Archaeology and History

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  Chris Mav

  

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  We Have The First Evidence of Ancient Human Life in This Vast Lava Tube Cave

  ScienceAlert - David Nield

  Archaeologists have uncovered a treasure trove of evidence that humans once occupied a cave in Saudi Arabia formed by flowing lava, shedding light on …

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  Chris Mav

  

  4 days ago

  Aboriginal people made pottery, sailed to distant islands thousands of years before Europeans arrived

  phys.org - Sean Ulm

  Pottery was largely unknown in Australia before the recent past, despite well-known pottery traditions in nearby Papua New Guinea and the islands of …

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  Chris Mav

  

  4 days ago

  Drowned land off Australia was an Aboriginal hotspot in last ice age, 4,000 stone artifacts reveal

  Live Science - By Emma Bryce

  The landscape features in the dreamtime stories of Australia's Indigenous people. An analysis of over 4,000 stone artifacts discovered on an island …

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  Chris Mav

  

  3 days ago

  Road construction workers discover historic fortress in Poland. Check out the find

  thestate.com - By Irene Wright

  After the remnants of a historic fort were discovered during a construction project in Poland, researchers are getting a look into the past of …

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  Chris Mav

  

  3 days ago

  First insights into the genetic bottleneck characterizing early sheep husbandry in the Neolithic period

  phys.org - The Bavarian Natural History Collections

  Modern Eurasian sheep predominantly belong to only two so-called genetic matrilineages inherited through the ewes, so previous research has assumed …

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  Chris Mav

  

  2 days ago

  Clovis Points May Have Had Multiple Uses - Archaeology Magazine

  archaeology.org - Jessica Esther Saraceni

  KENT, OHIO—A new study suggests that Clovis spear points may have been used for butchering as well as hunting big game, according to a Phys.org …