Monday, October 21, 2019

3000-year-old toolkit suggests skilled warriors crossed Europe to fight an epic battle

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This collection of bronze artifacts was contained in a pouch or box and lost on a battlefield 3300 years ago, archaeologists say.  THOM...

Havering Hoard: Weapons found on building site to go on show

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A group of 453 artefacts are due to go on display at a museum next year LDRS Ancient weapons discovered on a building site will go on...

Scientists find early humans moved through Mediterranean earlier than believed

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Map of Greek islands in the Aegean Sea showing Naxos in the center (stock image). Credit: © lesniewski / Adobe Stock An international...
Thursday, October 17, 2019

Ungewöhnliche Funde vom bronzezeitlichen Schlachtfeld im Tollensetal

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Diese Sammlung von Objekten wurde von einer Tauchergruppe im Fluss Tollense gefunden und ist wahrscheinlich der Besitz eines Kriegers, de...
Wednesday, October 16, 2019

Hundreds of archaeological sites uncovered across NI

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Hundreds of important archaeological discoveries have been made at excavations across Northern Ireland during the past four years. The ...

Soziale Ungleichheit in bronzezeitlichen Haushalten

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Hochrangige und nicht-lokale Frauenbestattung aus Kleinaitingen »Gewerbegebiet Nord«. Der Kopfschmuck und der Bestattungsritus spiegeln d...
Thursday, October 10, 2019

1,800-year-old head-shaped balsamarium found in Bulgaria

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Dating back about 1,800 years, the brass balsamarium shows the head of a man wearing a cap made from the skin of a feline [Credit: Dani...

Israel cave bones: Early humans 'conserved food to eat later'

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In experiments, researchers removed skin from stored bones to match cut marks  found on bone fragments PA MEDIA Scientists in Israel ...

L’ENVIRONNEMENT DE NÉANDERTAL ET DE HOMO SAPIENS À ITTENHEIM

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Une équipe d’archéologues de l’Inrap a mené une opération archéologique à Ittenheim (Bas-Rhin), sur prescription de l’État. Elle permet d...

Climate change endangers Scotland's archaeological treasures

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FILE PHOTO: Neolithic Buildings are seen at Skara Brae in the Orkney Islands, Scotland Britain September 25, 2019. REUTERS/George Sargent...

Early humans stored bone marrow like tins of soup 400,000 years ago

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The earliest evidence of delayed food consumption:  pictured is bone marrow after six weeks  ( AFTAU ) Prehistoric humans stored b...
Thursday, October 3, 2019

Ancient asteroid apocalypse destroyed early human civilisations, scientists claim

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A map showing the ‘platinum spikes’ found across the world A cataclysmic asteroid impact caused a global disaster which destroyed earl...

Archives, Possible Throne Room Discovered in Ancient Palace on Crete

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Source: Ministry of Culture The Greek Ministry of Culture announced on Thursday that a new storage room for valuables in Zominthos Pala...

Zentralismus in den ältesten vorstädtischen Siedlungen Europas

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Kupferzeitliches Versammlungshaus nach der Freilegung: In einem offenen Hof und einem angrenzenden, überdachten Gebäudeteil fanden eine V...
Sunday, September 29, 2019

Did a common childhood illness take down the Neanderthals?

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MAGE: THIS ILLUSTRATION SHOWS THE STRUCTURE OF THE EUSTACHIAN TUBE IN NEANDERTHAL MAN AND IT'S SIMILARITY TO THE HUMAN INFANT. BROO...
Saturday, September 28, 2019

Somerset human remains 'as old as Cheddar Man'

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The human remains were found to be as old as Britain's oldest complete skeleton, the Cheddar Man SOUTH WEST HERITAGE TRUST Two bo...
Thursday, September 26, 2019

Historic find suggests bottle-feeding not a modern phenomenon

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A reconstruction of a baby being fed using a vessel.  Photograph: Helena Seidl da Fonseca/PA Babies from prehistoric cultures were fe...

Prehistoric babies fed animal milk in bottles

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Prehistoric family scene ARCHOLOGIEDERSCHWEIZ Prehistoric babies were bottle-fed with animal milk more than 3,000 years ago, according ...
Wednesday, September 25, 2019

Neanderthal footprints found in France offer snapshot of their lives

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The excavation site of the footprint layer in Le Rozel, France.  Photograph: Dominique Cliquet/AFP/Getty Images Scientists find 257 p...

Giving birth two million years ago was 'relatively easy'

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Human childbirth can be a long, painful, drawn-out process, needing assistance  and sometimes taking days. GETTY IMAGES Human childbi...