Tuesday, March 30, 2021

Burrowing Bunnies in Wales Unearth Trove of Prehistoric Artifacts

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The site of the rabbit burrow has apparently been occupied by different groups over the millennia. (Richard Brown and Giselle Eagle / WTSWW)...

Iron Age warrior discovered at 'Scandinavia's answer to Sutton Hoo' was buried in a boat alongside a beheaded OWL and a down duvet 'to ease the journey to the realm of the dead'

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Two 7th century warriors at an ancient burial ground in Sweden were laid to rest with comfy bedding stuffed with feathers from a variety of ...

Early stone technologies found to be much older than researchers thought

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Tools made of stone show the migratory patterns of early humans (photo credit: EMIL ELJEM/ISRAEL ANTIQUITIES AUTHORITY) Researchers from Ken...
Monday, March 22, 2021

Archaeologists shell-shocked by Iron Age party

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The Cairns site, at South Ronaldsay. Supplied by Martin Carruthers, Lecturer in Archaeology at the Archaeology Institute of the University o...

The Ancient Diolkos Of Corinth Undergoing Restoration

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The Ancient Diolkos of Corinth, one of the greatest technical works of antiquity, is being restored. Over the last year, the Corinth Ephorat...

Gesellschaften im Gleichgewicht

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Steinmonumente geben Aufschluss über Sozialstrukturen Monumente aus Steinen, die von Archäologinnen und Archäologen auch als Megalithen oder...

BAD OMEN World’s 1st cities COLLAPSED due to overpopulation and climate change 4,000 years ago, research shows

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The ancient people of Mesopotamia built the world's first cities Credit: Alamy The cities, now buried in Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Lebanon...
Sunday, March 21, 2021

Greek bull figurine unearthed after heavy downpour

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The small bull statuette is believed to have been offered to the god Zeus during a sacrifice REUTERS A bronze figurine of a bull believed to...

Experts Say First Pre-Human Lived in Northern Greece-Balkan Area

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7.2 million-year-old tooth from “Graecopithecus,” found in Azmaka, Bulgaria. Credit:  Jochen Fuss, Nikolai Spassov, David R. Begun, Madelain...
Saturday, March 13, 2021

Scientists Have Unlocked the Secrets of the Ancient 'Antikythera Mechanism'

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IMAGE: WIKIMEDIA (LEFT), © 2020 TONY FREETH (RIGHT) A digital model has revealed a complex planetarium on the ancient device's face. “Un...

Ancient Greek Antikythera Mechanism recreated by scientists

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New model reveals display of 2,000 year-old mechanical device used by the ancient Greeks to predict astronomical events (Tony Freeth/UCL/PA)...
Thursday, March 11, 2021

Prehistoric Tombs Discovered in Southern Poland

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KRAKOW, POLAND—According to a report in The First News, a megalithic cemetery has been discovered by archaeologist Jan Bulas, who first spot...

These Bronze Age women were more powerful than we thought

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The Almoloya archaeological site is in southeastern Spain. Archaeologists working at an ancient complex in southeastern Spain say women prob...
Tuesday, March 2, 2021

Pottery Residues Offer Clues to Malta’s Prehistoric Menu

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(Courtesy Davide Tanasi) RABAT, MALTA—The Times of Malta reports that researchers led by Davide Tanasi of the University of South Florida an...

Hominid Footprints on Crete Could Change Evolutionary Theory For Good

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Hominid footprints in the stone of Crete could change evolutionary theory altogether. Credit: The Conversation. He was not looking for homin...
Sunday, February 28, 2021

Rare Bronze Age spearhead discovered intact in Jersey

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The piece was dated from the remains of the wood shaft it was attached to JERSEY HERITAGE A rare and complete metal spearhead dating back th...

The World’s Oldest Woman Doesn’t Look Like You’ve Been Told

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Almost 50 years ago, on a Sunday morning in late November 1974, a team of archaeologists in Ethiopia unearthed a 3 million-year-old skeleton...
Saturday, February 20, 2021

Moustache on Wimpole Estate statue linked to '1st Century trends'

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It is believed the figure could represent Cernunnos, the Celtic god of fertility NATIONAL TRUST/OXFORD ACHAEOLOGY A tiny statue's mousta...

Reversal of Earth's magnetic poles may have triggered Neanderthal extinction -- and it could happen again

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During this time, Earth's inhabitants would have been subjected to some dazzling displays -- northern and southern lights, caused by sol...

Zombie infection threat as country unlocks 50,000-year-old viruses

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Russia is seeking to unlock unknown prehistoric viruses up to 50,000-years-old by extracting biological material from carcasses of ancient a...