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The Gre Filla Höyük will carry by Ministry of Culture and Tourism

The Gre Filla Höyük will carry by Ministry of Culture and Tourism

Diyarbakır Culture and Tourism Provincial Director Cemil Alp said '9,300-year-old Gre Filla mound will be moved as it is'. Emphasizing the importance of preserving Gre Filla rather than being destroyed, Alp said that the entire temple will be moved,…

In Fact, Who Fought In The Ancient Greek Battles Of Himera?

In Fact, Who Fought In The Ancient Greek Battles Of Himera?

Study titled "Isotopic evidence for geographical heterogeneity in ancient Greek military forces" demonstrates the power of archaeological remains to test the claims of historical texts and reveals a potential bias in ancient writings. Archaeological…

Two radiation events identifyed in Neanderthal history

Two radiation events identifyed in Neanderthal history

Archaeologists, developed methods for the enrichment and analysis of nuclear DNA from sediments, and applied them to cave deposits in western Europe and southern Siberia dated to between approximately 200,000 and 50,000 years ago.

Guano of the eastern horseshoe bats helped archaeologists

Guano of the eastern horseshoe bats helped archaeologists

UOW Ph.D. student Conor McAdams said for an experimental microarchaeological study of guano-driven diagenesis in tropical cave sediments; "Our bat poo experiment might seem like mad science, but it is helping to fill gaps in the story of the peopling…

Oldest humans bed who 200 thousand years old

Oldest human's bed who 200 thousand years old

Early plant use by humans is not well studied because of poor preservation over time, however Border Cave's unique ecosystem has allowed for excellent preservation of this material - providing further insight into the lives of early humans in these…

8.000 years old fluted stone tools discovered in Arabia

8.000 years old fluted stone tools discovered in Arabia

Stone fluted points dating back some 8,000 to 7,000 years ago, were discovered on archaeological sites in Manayzah, Yemen and Ad-Dahariz, Oman. Until now, the prehistoric technique of fluting had been uncovered only on 13,000 to 10,000-year-old…

Triple burial from Copper Age found in Croatia

Triple burial from Copper Age found in Croatia

The grave was found almost empty. Only a few sherds and a shell were recovered from the soil surrounding the burials, but they were probably part of the fill of the grave pit

Blast turned brain to glass in Pompeii

Blast turned brain to glass in Pompeii

The remains of a man lying on a wooden bed were discovered at Herculaneum, closer to Vesuvius than Pompeii, in the 1960s. He is believed to have been the custodian of a place of worship, the Collegium Augustalium.

Scandinavian warrior graves found in Poland

Scandinavian warrior graves found in Poland

Archaeologist says; The Danish warriors would have been buried during the Piast dynasty – the first Polish dynasty to rule from the 10th century to the end of the 14th century.

Dr. Sandra Toffolo found oldest city view of Venice

Dr. Sandra Toffolo found oldest city view of Venice

Oldest known city view of Venice discovered. Researcher Dr. Sandra Toffolo from the University of St Andrews has unearthed the oldest known city view of Venice, dating from the 14th century.