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Ancient ring discovered underground in Scotland could be a Stonehenge-like monument
1+ hour, 19+ min ago (483+ words) A hidden ring of stones or timbers detected beneath peat at Machrie Moor could represent a previously unknown Neolithic or Bronze Age monument. While scanning one of Scotland's richest prehistoric landscapes, archaeologists uncovered evidence of what may be a newfound…...
A goat's tooth just solved a 100-year-old mystery about ancient Greek farming
4+ hour, 53+ min ago (648+ words) The Times of India For nearly a hundred years, historians and archaeologists have argued over one basic question about ancient Greece: how did its farmers actually raise their animals?...
Ancient quarry used by Aboriginal people in South Australia for at least 7, 000 years, new research finds
4+ hour, 45+ min ago (547+ words) Archaeological research in South Australia's River Murray and Mallee region has confirmed Aboriginal quarrying and tool-making activity at a major chert source dating back at least 7, 000 years, highlighting long-term, sophisticated resource use and trade networks connected to the river corridor....
Popular Archeology - Early hunter-gatherers in the Americas likely targeted large prey such as mammoths instead of smaller animals
19+ hour, 57+ min ago (348+ words) Early hunter-gatherers in the Americas likely targeted large prey such as mammoths instead of smaller animals Popular Archeology American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)The earliest human societies in the Americas likely hunted specific animals such as mammoths…...
Were Clovis foragers in Late Pleistocene North America big-game hunters, or just big-game scavengers?
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (511+ words) Eurek Alert! Clovis fluted points from Blackwater Draw, New Mexico. Credit: Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports There are currently 15 well-documented Late Pleistocene localities in North America in which Clovis points are found associated with proboscidean remains (of mammoth, mastodon, and…...
New ancient circle found by archaeologists hidden under ground on Scots island
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (434+ words) A BURIED ritual circle that could be more than 5, 000 years old has been discovered on a Scottish island. Archaeologists used cutting-edge tech to scan the ground at Machrie Moor, on the Isle of Arran, for signs of disturbed earth that…...
Unique Iberian burial with deer antlers discovered in Spain
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (430+ words) Deer Antlers Found in Unusual Iberian Burial in Spain inkorr. com Deer Antlers Found in Unusual Iberian Burial in Spain Archaeological Discovery at Cerro de las Cabezas According to " " ": A burial site containing two adult males, dating from the late…...
Discovery Reveals an Irish Site as One of the First Organized Urban Settlements of the Bronze Age in Western Europe
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (782+ words) An archaeological study reveals that the Navan complex in Northern Ireland was one of the first proto-urban centers in Western Europe, with unprecedented territorial planning more than 3, 000 years ago. The research, published in the journal Antiquity, places Haughey's Fort, near…...
Ancient DNA from a ruined tomb near Jerusalem reveals a hidden human story from 3, 000 years ago
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (380+ words) The Times of India On the outskirts west of Jerusalem, a burial chamber was disturbed long before scientists reached it, its contents partly scattered and partly preserved by chance What remained did not look remarkable at first glance: broken pottery,…...
New ancient circle discovered hidden beneath the ground on Scottish island
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (399+ words) Thousands of years later, Machrie Moor on the Isle of Arran is still giving up its secrets. A new report released by Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has revealed traces of a possible new stone or timber circle at the site,…...