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The archaeological mission of the Supreme Council of Antiquities working at Tel Kom al Trogy in Al-Bihera Governorate brought to light the third section of a winery with its storage cells. Continue reading “Roman-Era winery storage rooms unearthed at Tel Kom al Trogy”
In this article we present findings of the Paleolithic period in the Prefecture of Drama. Continue reading “Paleolithic finds in the Prefecture of Drama, Macedonia, Greece”
In this article we present selected parts from the very informative paper “Analysis and Provenience of Minoan and Mycenaean Amber, III. Kakovatos” by Curt W. Beck, Constance A. Fellows, Audrey B. Adams. Continue reading “Myceneans undoubtedly traded with Northern Europe (Bronze Age)”
Prehistoric defensive settlements in today’s Poland were more common than archaeologists believed. Until recently, approx. 20 of them were known from the Neolithic and early Bronze Age. The latest research conducted in Małopolska showed that there were nearly twice as many. Continue reading “Prehistoric defensive settlements were more common than expected”
An archaeological mission working in Kom el Khelgan (an area on the border between the Delta cities of Sharqiya and Daqahliya) has discovered a number of tombs that date back to the Second Intermediate Period (Hyksos era) and 20 burials from Predynastic Egypt, namely the Naqada III period. Continue reading “Egyptian archaeologists discover 5000-year-old burials”
‘Coinciding with the Pit Grave culture (4200-3600 years before our era), coming from Southern Europe, the Neolithic communities of the north-eastern Iberian Peninsula started a ceremonial activity related to the sacrifice and burial of dogs. The high amount of cases that are recorded in Catalonia suggests it was a general practice and it proves the tight relationship between humans and these animals, which, apart from being buried next to them, were fed a similar diet to humans’. Continue reading “Dog burial as common ritual in Neolithic populations of north-eastern Iberian Peninsula”
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