Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Archaeologists looking for Stonehenge origins 'are digging in wrong place'

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One of the mysteries of Stonehenge is how some of its stones were brought from Pembrokeshire in Wales to Wiltshire. Photograph: I Captur...

NEOLITHIC DEATH RITUAL INCLUDES EARLIEST EVIDENCE FOR EUROPEAN BEER

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S panish excavations in Can Sadurní cave (Begues, Barcelona) have discovered four human skeletons dated to about 6,400 years ago. The ske...

6,400 year-old burials found in Spanish cave

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Excavations in Can Sadurní cave (Begues, Barcelona) have discovered four human skeletons dated at about 6,400 years ago which were buried f...
Thursday, November 21, 2013

NEANDERTHAL STRING THEORY

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I n a further study of Neanderthal occupation at Abri du Maras, Ardèche in France, the evidence is stacking up to support the view that t...

Another piece in Stonehenge rock source puzzle

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The chances of Stonehenge's spotted dolerites not coming from Carn Goedog are 'infinitesimally small' Research to be publi...

Deformed, Pointy Skull from Dark Ages Unearthed in France

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A woman's deformed skull was found in one of the tombs, which dates to around 1,650 years ago. The skeleton of an ancient aristocr...
Saturday, November 16, 2013

DNA hint of European origin for dogs

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Some dog-looking remains are more than 30,000 years old The results of a DNA study suggest that dogs were domesticated in Europe. No...
Wednesday, November 13, 2013

PREPARING FOR DEATH IN BRONZE AGE GALLOWAY

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T he discovery of 3  cists   found within close proximity to one another has intrigued archaeologists. One of the cists contained the bur...

Dig sheds light on prehistoric Cambridge

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A huge archaeological dig on the edge of Cambridge has uncovered evidence of people living in the area in prehistoric times. Excavations...
Thursday, November 7, 2013

The Corrard gold torc – Bronze Age jewellery with a twist to the tale

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The Corrard gold torc. © National Museums Northern Ireland: Collection Ulster Museum Dr Greer Ramsey, Curator, National Museums North...
Monday, November 4, 2013

6,000 years of occupation revealed at French site

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In advance of the construction of an industrial business park by the associated communes of Pays de Sainte Odile, Inrap has just finished a...

Resourceful Neanderthals in France

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H ow "smart" were the Neanderthals, really? The question has been at the center of scholarly debate for decades. But the findin...
Sunday, October 20, 2013

The stomach-turning truth about what the Neanderthals ate?

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New thinking suggests that Neanderthals may have eaten the contents of animals' stomachs – 'a consistency and a flavour that is n...

Jersey's place in Neanderthal history revealed in study

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A large portion of the site contains sediments dating to the last Ice Age A study on a Jersey site that revealed a significant piece o...
Saturday, October 19, 2013

Neanderthals used toothpicks to alleviate gum disease

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Removing food scraps trapped between the teeth one of the most common functions of using toothpicks, thus contributing to our oral hygiene....
Friday, October 18, 2013

5200 BC House Discovered in Romania

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Recently , we shared with you some recent discoveries in Romania, from various periods. Apparently there is room for more, as the biggest...

Skull Find Could Change Picture of Early Human Evolutionary History

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W e  may have to change some thinking about early human evolution in a major way,  suggests researchers, after studying new fossil finds ...

1.8M-year-old skull gives glimpse of our evolution, suggests early man was single species

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In this photo taken Oct. 2, 2013, in Tbilisi, Georgia, David Lordkipanidze, director of the Georgia National Museum, holds a pre-human s...

Archaeologists rediscover the lost home of the last Neanderthals

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A record of Neanderthal archaeology, thought to be long lost, has been re-discovered by NERC-funded scientists working in the Channel isla...

Blow to multiple human species idea

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The 1.8 million-year-old skull is the most complete hominid skull ever found The idea that there were several different human species...