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Around 7,600 years ago, the emergence of agricultural settlements in Southeastern Europe and subsequent progress of civilization suddenly came to a standstill. Continue reading “A flood slowed the pace of Neolithisation across southeastern Europe?”
This post is a summary of official announcements on the very interesting discovery of Neanderthal populations moving at very high altitudes (more than 2,000m) in the Pindus Mountains of Western Macedonia, Greece, and exploiting various raw materials during the Middle Palaeolithic era. Continue reading “Palaeolithic in the Pindus Mountains of Western Macedonia (Greece); Neanderthals exploited raw materials at altitudes as high as 2,200m”
In this post we present general information on the Neolithic settlement of Sesklo, Thessaly, Greece. Continue reading “The prehistoric Sesklo settlement in Thessaly, Greece; Naval Trade, Art and Warfare in the Neolithic Age”
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?”
The Theopetra Cave is one of the recently studied ‘prehistoric heavens’ in Greece. It can be rightfully claimed as such because its study has already provided us with plethora of information, including climate changes in the long past and evolution of human life in the area during the Paleolithic era. This article provides the reader with a summary on the various finds. Continue reading “A 23,000 years built wall found at the prehistoric Theopetra Cave in Thessaly, Greece. The oldest Anatomically Modern Human footprint in Europe?”
Interview with professor emeritus, Dr G. Theodorou
Last August (2016), the foundations were laid for the first Paleontological Museum and Natural History Park of the Peloponnese at Isioma in Karyes, near Megalopolis. Continue reading “Greece’s paleontological wealth”
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