Prehistoric Archaeology Blog

The Prehistoric Archaeology Blog is concerned with news reports featuring Prehistoric period archaeology. If you wish to see news reports for general European archaeology, please go to The Archaeology of Europe Weblog.

Monday, November 11, 2019

Frozen moss reveals fatal final journey of 5,300-year-old ice mummy

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Fresh clues have emerged about the final journey of a European glacier mummy shot dead by an arrow before his body was preserved in ice...

Archaeologists unearth ancient settlement in SE Turkey

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Sewer system dating back 11,800 years, over 20 architectural structures found in Mardin province An ancient historical site dating back...

Archaeologists unearth ancient settlement in SE Turkey

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Sewer system dating back 11,800 years, over 20 architectural structures found in Mardin province An ancient historical site dating back...

Archaeologists unearth ancient settlement in SE Turkey

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Sewer system dating back 11,800 years, over 20 architectural structures found in Mardin province An ancient historical site dating back...

New human ancestor discovered in Europe

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A male Danuvius guggenmosi probably looked something like this [Credit: Universitat Tubingen] Our upright posture may have originate...

IMPORTANTE NÉCROPOLE NÉOLITHIQUE À ENSISHEIM

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À Ensisheim (Haut-Rhin), l'Inrap et Archéologie Alsace fouillent des campements de chasseurs-cueilleurs et une importante nécropole n...

Whale bone DNA gives new clues to Iron Age Orkney life

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The vessel - made from a fin whale vertebra - contained a human jaw bone and two newborn lambs UHI ARCHAEOLOGY INSTITUTE When they fi...
Sunday, November 3, 2019

Britain's first city discovered as archaeologists say it was home of people who built Stonehenge

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Britain's first city discovered as home of people who built Stonehenge   Britain’s first ‘city’ arose near an ancient spring on Sal...

The last Neanderthal necklace

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A falange of imperial eagle with marks of court from Cave Foradada [Credit: Antonio Rodriguez-Hidalgo] The interest in these findings...

Bronze Age monument discovered in Forest of Dean

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Archaeologist Jon Hoyle said nobody knows precisely what ring cairns were used for ANNE LEAVER It was identified following a LiDAR (l...
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...
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David Beard MA, FSA, FSA Scot
I am a freelance archaeologist and Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries and the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland specializing in the medieval period. I have worked as a field archaeologist for the Department of Environment (Northern Ireland) and the Museum of London. I have been involved in continuing education for many years and have taught for the University of Oxford Department for Continuing Education (OUDCE) and the Universities of London, Essex, Ulster, and the London College of the University of Notre Dame, and I was the Archaeological Consultant for Southwark Cathedral. I am the author of and tutor for an OUDCE online course on the Vikings, and the Programme Director and Academic Director for the Oxford Experience Summer School.
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