The megaliths of southern India form a class of enigmatic monuments, though nearly two hundred years of scholarly work has been devoted to them. Continue reading “Megalithic Astronomy at Nilaskal and Baise, India”
A Mycenaean tholos in Messina coastal plain, Sicily
During recent decades, the intense research in the field, realized by the Messina Cultural and Environmental Heritage Survey with the collaboration of some researchers of the Messina University, has provided the occasion to integrate archaeological, stratigraphic, and palaeoenvironmental data useful for reconstructing the geological framework of the coastal plain underlying the urban area of Messina and of its natural seaport. Continue reading “A Mycenaean tholos in Messina coastal plain, Sicily”
Bone knife from Morocco is oldest specialized tool associated with Aterian culture – Unique technological complex in North Africa around 90,000 years ago
A single bone artefact found in a Moroccan cave is the oldest well-dated specialized bone tool associated with the Aterian culture of the Middle Stone Age, according to a study by Abdeljalil Bouzouggar of the Institut National des Sciences de l’Archéologie et du Patrimoine in Morocco and colleagues. Continue reading “Bone knife from Morocco is oldest specialized tool associated with Aterian culture – Unique technological complex in North Africa around 90,000 years ago”
The Shamir Dolmen Field in Israel
The Intermediate Bronze Age (IB) of the Southern Levant is known as the “Dark Ages.” The large cities of the Early Bronze Age, which were the region’s first urban settlements, collapsed and were abandoned. Continue reading “The Shamir Dolmen Field in Israel”
Ouranopithecus macedoniensis; a prehistoric species of the Hominidae family from the Late Miocene of Greece
In this post we present published information, in chronological order, on Ouranopithecus macedoniensis, a species belonging to the Hominidae family, dating back to the Late Miocene. Continue reading “Ouranopithecus macedoniensis; a prehistoric species of the Hominidae family from the Late Miocene of Greece”
The Neolithic settlement of Episkopi, Ioannina, Greece
Very few Neolithic sites are known from central Epirus. Although sites of this date are well attested in neighbouring Albania and in western Macedonia, they remain scarce in central Epirus as a result of both limited research activity and the physical constraints of the landscape. Continue reading “The Neolithic settlement of Episkopi, Ioannina, Greece”