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Most detailed analysis yet of prehistoric stone circle shows how masons spent more time making key areas look the best. Continue reading “Stonehenge up close: digital laser scan reveals secrets of the past”
Genetic analysis shows ancient Galilean farmers warmly embraced blue-eyed, fair-skinned immigrants from Iran and Turkey in the late Copper Age. Continue reading “Mysterious 6,500-year-old Culture in Israel Was Brought by Migrants, Researchers Say”
Natural phenomenon “Stone Forest” is better known with its Bulgarian name “Pobiti kamani” which could be translated as “stones beaten into the ground”. Seven large and several separate small groups are located on the north and south from the Beloslav Lake. These are numerous limestone pillars as high as 10 m, hollow or solid cylinders, truncated cones and single rocks and cliffs. Continue reading “Pobiti Kamani – A desert and stone forest in Bulgaria”
A hoard of 6,500-year-old Copper Age axes and ax hammers – Europe’s largest such find so far – has been discovered by accident near the town of Polkovnik Taslakovo, Dulovo Municipality, Silistra District, in Northeast Bulgaria. Continue reading “Europe’s largest hoard of Copper Age axes found in Northeast Bulgaria”
Archaeological research at an ancient woodland in the UK has yielded evidence of early human activity. The site, Lionacleit, is located on the Isle of Benbecula and was an ancient woodland which eventually declined. Continue reading “Traces of early human activity found on the remains of an ancient woodland”
Bronze was imported to Scandinavia from the East Mediterranean. This trading started about 1750 BC. At just the same time amber from the Baltic started to appear in Mycenaean and Minoan graves. This gives evidence of active trading between the Mediterranean and Scandinavia. Continue reading “Ancient Mediterraneans in Scandinavia; Bronze Age Trade”
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