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Trepanation is defined as the removal of a bone piece of the skull of a living individual without penetration of the underlying soft tissues. Trepanation is accepted as the oldest form of surgical operation. Continue reading “Trepanation in Anatolia, Turkey: From the Neolithic to the Middle Ages”
Here we present the ‘Abstract‘ of the corresponding paper by Krzewińska M, Kılınç GM, Juras A, Koptekin D, Chyleński M, Nikitin AG, Shcherbakov N, Shuteleva I, Leonova T, Kraeva L, Sungatov FA, Sultanova AN, Potekhina I, Łukasik S, Krenz-Niedbała M, Dalén L, Sinika V, Jakobsson M, Storå J, Götherström A. Continue reading “Ancient genomes suggest the eastern Pontic-Caspian steppe as the source of western Iron Age nomads”
Here we present the ‘Abstract‘ of the corresponding paper by Juras A, Krzewińska M, Nikitin AG, Ehler E, Chyleński M, Łukasik S, Krenz-Niedbała M, Sinika V, Piontek J, Ivanova S, Dabert M, Götherström A. Continue reading “Diverse origin of mitochondrial lineages in Iron Age Black Sea Scythians”
The Cairns archaeology dig is situated on a wild and wind-swept cliff above Windwick Bay in South Ronaldsay, Orkney. Continue reading “New Radiocarbon Dates shed light on changes in Iron Age Society in Orkney”
Archaeologists in Turkey have discovered a set of 1,500-year-old farming tools in Alexandria Troas, an ancient city in northwestern Turkey. Continue reading “Set of 1,500-year-old farming tools discovered in Turkey”
An Iron Age chariot has been found at a Yorkshire site during construction work, the second in less than two years. The discovery was made in the town of Pocklington, at Persimmon Homes site, at The Mile, where works for the construction of over 200 homes have started. Continue reading “Iron Age chariot found at construction site”
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