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There are ∼35,000 presently extant European Megaliths – ancient monuments constructed from one or more blocks of stone – that remain all across Europe. Most of them come from the Neolithic period and the Copper Age. The majority of them are concentrated in coastal areas, while there are quite a few in the inland, too (e.g. Thrace -modern day Greece, Bulgaria, Turkey). Continue reading “Does the Megalithic Tradition have an ‘origin’?”
In this post we present information extracted from two publications on the striking discovery of a huge Ore Trade Network from Cyprus to Scandinavia, and the reverse, during the Bronze Age. Continue reading “Ore Trade Network from Cyprus to Scandinavia, and the reverse, during the Bronze Age”
In this post we present information extracted from official publications on the archaeological site of Bernstorf in Bavaria, Germany. Some exciting findings have come to light, including two amber objects with incised Mycenean Linear B Writing. Continue reading “Bernstorf, Bavaria; Mycenean Linear B in Bronze Age Germany”
In this post we present selected parts of the very interesting paper titled “Towards a reconstruction of Tin-trade routes in mediterranean protohistory“, by Fred C. Woudhuizen. Continue reading “Minoan Crete and Western Tin-trade Routes”
In this post we present selected parts of the paper titled “An early Aurignacian arrival in southwestern Europe“, by Miguel Cortés-Sánchez et al. Continue reading “An early replacement of Neanderthals in Iberia by Anatomically Modern Humans”
In this post we present the Minoan seal-stone CMS XI No. 325. It is a finding that, if proved genuine, implies radical changes on the History of Alphabetical Writing. Continue reading “The Minoan seal-stone CMS XI No. 325 – A demand for a proper Dating of the item”
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