Archive for June, 2011

Rows of prehistoric wooden posts found in Suffolk

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The mystery surrounding the discovery of prehistoric wooden posts on the marshes in Waveney (Suffolk, England) has deepened following the discovery of a third site. Three rows of Iron Age...

Homo erectus did not live alongside modern humans in Indonesia

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Homo erectus, an ancient human ancestor that lived from 1.8 million to 35,000 years ago, is said by theorists of human evolution to have lived alongside Homo sapiens (modern humans)...

The lost civilizations of the Amazon

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In recent years archaeologists have uncovered evidence of ancient, densely populated settlements throughout the Amazon basin, hinting at societies far larger and more advanced than previously thought. Archaeologist Denise Schaan...

Ancient Irish stone tools go on display

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Stone tools used by the first builders in Galway (Ireland) thousands of years ago will soon go on display. Rare polished axeheads used by prehistoric Galwegians more than 6,000 years...

Communal burials in ancient Turkish settlement

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Human remains discovered beneath the floors of houses at one of the world's first permanent settlements were not biologically related to one another - a finding that paints a new...
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