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1 day ago · Keller’s research drew inspiration from ethnographic illustrations of stilt houses in Papua New Guinea, a breakthrough that marked the birth of European settlement archaeology. Previously, the dominant focus of the discipline had been easy-to-discover burial mounds and the insights into the world of the dead that they disclosed.
1 day ago · At a massive site in southern Turkey called Çatalhöyük, large numbers of multi-roomed, mud-brick structures cluster in several parts of a settlement that covers an area equivalent to nearly 26 ...
1 day ago · In the prehistoric settlement of Dikili Tash in northern Greece the oldest samples of wine ever recorded in Europe were discovered. The samples date back to 4200 BC and reverse existing data regarding the way of living during the Neolithic period. The archaeological site excavated in the last decade by Greek and French archaeologists near the ...
12 hours ago · A fire 2,200 years ago that burned a settlement to the ground also preserved a moment of life and war in Iron Age Spain. Clues unearthed by archaeologists may lead back to the arsonists.
5 days ago · Waltkopp // Getty Images. Studying preserved footprints in New Mexico continues to provide insight into the first human movements in North America. A research team believes the footprints are more...
2 days ago · Orce’s Archaeological Wonderland. The village of Orce is situated on the high plateau of Granada in southern Spain. Residents have long relied on groundwater to raise crops or livestock in the region’s semi-arid landscapes. Many still do, but in 1976 a farmer east of town unearthed some unusual fossilized bones in a field near the Rio Orce ...
1 day ago · “This settlement pattern implies organised planning and the use of advanced watercraft,” says Professor Bradshaw. Within 300 years, or 11 generations, the population of Cyprus had expanded to a median of 4,000–5,000 people.
