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The Remains of a Copper Age Warrior Found in Germany Still Wear a Wrist Guard for the Bowstring

Before the start of construction on the SuedOstLink high-voltage direct current transmission line, the State Department for Heritage Management and Archaeology of Saxony-Anhalt (LDA) in Germany is carrying out extensive archaeological investigations along the planned route, which stretches from Wolmirstedt, near Magdeburg, to Droyßig, in the Burgenland district. As a result of these excavations, graves […]

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Ancient Sunstones Found in Denmark Are Neolithic Sacrifices to Revive the Sun After a Volcanic Eruption

Throughout human history, volcanic eruptions have wreaked havoc on civilizations, causing drastic climatic shifts, failed harvests, and societal turmoil. One such event, in 43 BCE, saw an Alaskan volcano release massive amounts of sulfur into the atmosphere, plunging the Mediterranean into a period of agricultural collapse and famine. Recent evidence suggests that a similar catastrophic […]

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More than 100 Eerie Bronze Age Tombs Similar to the Embrace One Discovered Across Europe

Archaeologists have long been fascinated by prehistoric burial sites containing the remains of an adult holding or embracing a child in death. A new international study provides fascinating new insights into these enigmatic burial practices and the family relationships of early Bronze Age communities in Western Eurasia around 3000-2000 BC. Researchers from Johannes Gutenberg University […]

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The Face of Ava, a Woman Found in an Early Bronze Age Tomb in Scotland, Reconstructed

In 1987, the remains of a woman from the Early Bronze Age, who died 4,250 years ago, were discovered in a rock-cut tomb in the megalithic circle of Achavanich in Caithness, Scotland. DNA analysis showed that she descended from European immigrants who arrived in Britain several generations before her birth, along with details about her […]