Under the direction of the Grand Angoulême Conurbation Community and the Nouvelle Aquitaine public land-management institution, the Angoulême train station quarter is currently undergoing a major redevelopment project. In this context, the State services (DRAC Nouvelle-Aquitaine) have prescribed a preventive excavation on the Renaudin Islet, located in a sector that is poorly known from an archaeological perspective. Continue reading “Late Palaeolithic Site Unearthed In Southwestern France”
The best radiocarbon-dated site in all recent Iberian prehistory
Experts from the University of Seville have reconstructed the social processes and cultural phenomena that occurred in the archeological site of Valencina (Andalusia) between the 32nd and 24th centuries BCE. Continue reading “The best radiocarbon-dated site in all recent Iberian prehistory”
Ancient genomes show social and reproductive behavior of early Upper Paleolithic foragers
Here we present the ‘Abstract‘ of the corresponding paper by Sikora M, Seguin-Orlando A, Sousa VC, Albrechtsen A, Korneliussen T, Ko A, Rasmussen S, Dupanloup I, Nigst PR, Bosch MD, Renaud G, Allentoft ME, Margaryan A, Vasilyev SV, Veselovskaya EV, Borutskaya SB, Deviese T, Comeskey D, Higham T, Manica A, Foley R, Meltzer DJ, Nielsen R, Excoffier L, Mirazon Lahr M, Orlando L, Willerslev E. Continue reading “Ancient genomes show social and reproductive behavior of early Upper Paleolithic foragers”
Rare prehistoric site uncovered in central Israel
A rare and important prehistoric site, roughly half of a million years old, extending over about 10 dunams, was uncovered during the last few months in Jaljulia. Continue reading “Rare prehistoric site uncovered in central Israel”
The Theopetra Cave in Thessaly: a 130,000 year old prehistory (Part 3)
To date, the biggest and the most complete research programme of the Ephorate of Palaeoanthropology and Speleology (EPSSG) is that of the Theopetra cave. The facts presented in the 1st and 2nd part of the special issue reveal the reasons for which the cave became an object for enhancement through community programmes of the 3rdCommunity Support Framework (CSF). Continue reading “The Theopetra Cave in Thessaly: a 130,000 year old prehistory (Part 3)”
The Theopetra Cave in Thessaly: a 130,000 year old prehistory (Part 2)
Particularly important information also results from the archaeobotanical remains and the radiocarbon study. Continue reading “The Theopetra Cave in Thessaly: a 130,000 year old prehistory (Part 2)”