A groundbreaking study has cast doubt on the long-held belief that Rujm el-Hiri, an ancient structure in the Golan Heights, functioned as an astronomical observatory. Known as the Wheel of Spirits, this site has intrigued researchers for decades due to its massive circular stone walls and mysterious design. However, new findings suggest that geodynamic shifts […]
Bronze Age Archaeology
Exploring diverse Bronze Age cultures across Europe, the Near East, North Africa, South Asia and beyond, archaeologists gain insights into social hierarchies, religious beliefs, and emergence of complex chiefdoms and states. Transitions to more permanent settlements, long-distance trade of metals and luxury goods also characterized this important transitional period between Stone Age hunter-gatherers and the rise of Iron Age civilizations.
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The Origin of Italo-Celtic and Graeco-Armenian Languages Discovered
A scientific discovery has unveiled one of history’s greatest enigmas: the origin of Italo-Celtic and Graeco-Armenian languages, fundamental pillars of Mediterranean civilizations. An international team of geneticists and archaeologists has reconstructed the migration patterns and cultural blending that gave rise to these significant linguistic families. The research, recently published on the preprint server bioRxiv, sequenced […]
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Prehistoric Marbles, Whistles, and Other Vestiges of Childhood Games from Bronze Age, Discovered in the Carpathian Basin
A group of researchers from the Institute of Archaeology in Zagreb has revealed fascinating evidence about how children played during the Late Bronze Age (14th to 9th centuries BCE) in the southern Carpathian Basin. According to a recently published study, the ceramic toys and other objects found in settlements and graves in Croatia, Slovenia, and […]
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King Solomon’s Mines Did Not Pollute the Environment, According to Geochemical Analysis
A recent study conducted by Tel Aviv University challenges the popular belief about the environmental and health impacts associated with the copper industry in ancient times. Researchers thoroughly analyzed the copper production sites in the Timna Valley, dated to the 10th century BCE, the era of the biblical kings David and Solomon, and concluded that […]
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Mollusks Found in Building Materials Reveal Bronze Age Cretans Used Seagrasses to Make Their Bricks Fire-Resistant
A recent study led by Rena Veropoulidou (Museum of Byzantine Culture in Thessaloniki) and Maud Devolder (Ghent University) has uncovered an innovative technique for unraveling the mysteries of Bronze Age architecture in the Aegean region. Researchers have utilized remains of marine mollusks as indirect indicators to identify traces of disintegrated mud bricks used in constructions […]
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Structures Found in Iraq Reveal the Deliberate Collapse of One of the First Centralized Governments Over 5,000 Years Ago
At the archaeological site of Shakhi Kora, located in the Iraqi Kurdistan region, excavations have provided new insights into the origin and evolution of the earliest state institutions, dated to the fourth millennium BCE. An international team led by Professor Claudia Glatz from the University of Glasgow has uncovered structures and objects that reveal both […]
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How the Nebra Sky Disc, the First Known Portable Astronomical Instrument, Was Manufactured in the Bronze Age Revealed
The Nebra Sky Disc, over 3,600 years old, is considered a globally significant discovery and has been part of UNESCO’s Memory of the World Program since 2013. This bronze disc, one of the most extensively studied archaeological objects to date, astonishes not only for its design and astronomical symbolism but also for the technical enigmas […]
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An ancient inscription from the Late Bronze Age in an unknown language found in Georgia in the Caucasus
Recent archaeological excavations have uncovered a basalt tablet with inscriptions in an unknown language near Lake Bashplemi, in the Dmanisi region of Georgia. The discovery is significant not only because of the rarity of the material found but also because it could reveal unknown aspects of the ancient civilizations that inhabited the Caucasus. The finding, […]
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Clay Cylinders with Inscriptions Found in Syria Show the Use of an Alphabet 500 Years Before Egypt
A team of archaeologists from Johns Hopkins University, led by Professor Glenn Schwartz, has discovered small clay cylinders with inscriptions in Syria that appear to be the oldest known examples of alphabetic writing to date. These inscriptions, dating back to approximately 2400 BCE, predate other alphabetic systems by about 500 years. This discovery could reshape […]
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The Highest Prehistoric Petroglyphs in Europe, Found in the Alps of Lombardy
The Lombardy region has been the site of an exceptional archaeological discovery: a series of petroglyphs found on Pizzo Tresero (Valfurva) within the Stelvio National Park at over 3,000 meters, making them the highest petroglyphs found in Europe and providing new clues about human presence in mountainous areas since ancient times. The discovery began in […]
