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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”
The British Archaeological Mission of the University of Birmingham
and the Egypt Exploration Society, working on the Qubbet el-Hawa project
in Aswan succeeded in uncovering six tombs of different sizes dating back to the Old Kingdom. Continue reading “British archaeologists discover six Old Kingdom tombs in Aswan”
The remains of a young woman were discovered by archaeologists in what is now the Nicaraguan village of Bleera Kaanu. Buried some 5,900 years ago, the unusually muscular young woman is the oldest known human buried in lower Central America to date, adding a significant chapter to the region’s archaeological record. Continue reading “Oldest known human burial identified in Lower Central America”
A relative of modern humans that lived at least 104,000 years ago in northern China showed evidence of dental growth and development very similar to that of people today, a new study found. Continue reading “An ancient relative of humans shows a surprisingly modern trait”
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