ἀνθρώποισι πᾶσι μέτεστι γινώσκειν ἑωυτοὺς καὶ σωφρονεῖν.
A skull fragment discovered in the Apidima cave on the Mani peninsula, southern Peloponnese, Greece, appears to be the oldest (so far) fossil of Homo sapiens ever discovered in Europe. Continue reading “The ‘Apidima 1’ skull fragment from Mani, Greece; the oldest (over 210,000 yBP) Homo sapiens fossil in Eurasia?”
Around 7,600 years ago, the emergence of agricultural settlements in Southeastern Europe and subsequent progress of civilization suddenly came to a standstill. Continue reading “A flood slowed the pace of Neolithisation across southeastern Europe?”
This post is a summary of official announcements on the very interesting discovery of Neanderthal populations moving at very high altitudes (more than 2,000m) in the Pindus Mountains of Western Macedonia, Greece, and exploiting various raw materials during the Middle Palaeolithic era. Continue reading “Palaeolithic in the Pindus Mountains of Western Macedonia (Greece); Neanderthals exploited raw materials at altitudes as high as 2,200m”
This article is a summary of information on the exciting discovery of alcoholic production (including beer) in prehistoric China. Continue reading “Alcoholic beverages in China 9,000 years ago”
This article presents general information on the Neolithic settlement of Sesklo, Thessaly, Greece. Continue reading “The prehistoric Sesklo settlement in Thessaly, Greece; Naval Trade, Art and Warfare in the Neolithic Age”
In this article we present a summary of information on the excavation of the prehistoric settlement of Dispilio, Kastoria, Greece. Among the finds, there seem to exist various ‘writing symbols‘. Even though specialists haven’t yet concluded on the issue, this remains an exciting possibility; humans using Writing during the Neolithic times. Continue reading “The prehistoric settlement of Dispilio, Kastoria, Greece. Writing in Neolithic Greece?”
