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In this post we present selected parts of the very interesting paper titled “pXRF analysis of obsidian artifacts from Albania: Crossroads or cul-de-sac?“, by Rudenc Ruka et al.) Continue reading “Obsidian artifacts in Albania; evidence for prehistoric Trade with Italy and Greece”
Excavations led by Dr. Haluk Sağlamtimur of Ege University at the site of Başur Höyük have revealed complex burial practices in the Upper Tigris region during the transition to the third millennium BC. Continue reading “Başur Höyük excavation reveals evidence of human sacrifice in Bronze Age Mesopotamia”
An international team of researchers led by the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History has analyzed two 3,800-year-old Y. pestis genomes that suggest a Bronze Age origin for bubonic plague. Continue reading “Bubonic plague had a Bronze Age origin, study finds”
This post is a summary of information on water management and hydraulic technology in Minoan Crete, Greece, during the Bronze Age. Continue reading “Advanced water management and pioneer hydraulic technology in Minoan Crete (Bronze Age)”
This post is a summary of information on Pavlopetri, Lakonia, Greece, a submerged prehistoric town. Continue reading “Pavlopetri, Greece; a submerged prehistoric town”
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?”
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