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Jan Turek
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Archaeologist, Centre for Theoretical Study, Charles University, Prague
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📰 >11,000-year-old statues from Şanlıurfa Province, Türkiye hint at death rituals and symbolic expression within #Neolithic communities in southwest Asia

🏺 #ArchaeologyNews via @the-independent.com

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Discovery of ancient statues rewrites prehistoric human history
Experts say the find sheds light on death rituals in the Neolithic age
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November 28, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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The Perils of Pits: further research at Durrington Walls henge (2021–2025)

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The Perils of Pits: further research at Durrington Walls henge (2021–2025)
In 2020, a series of large features were identified, set within two arc-like structures, to the north and south of Durrington Walls henge (Gaffney et al. 2020). Based on geophysical survey and borehol...
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November 29, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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Archaeologists have now exposed the entire floor, hewn directly into the limestone, alongside multiple human heads carved into the walls and several seated human statues positioned around the interior
An amphitheater-like Neolithic structure has been uncovered at Karahantepe in southeastern Türkiye - Anatolian Archaeology
A newly uncovered amphitheater-like structure at Karahantepe reveals how early Neolithic communities gathered, performed
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November 28, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Huge Neolithic structure found in Stonehenge landscape
A study has confirmed 16 pits were dug close to the Stonehenge more than 4,000 years ago.
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November 27, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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"Then something went terribly wrong. Vráble and other mass graves across Europe attest to a wave of brutality around 5000 B.C.E., about the same time as hundreds of LBK settlements across the continent abruptly vanished."

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Headless bodies hint at why Europe’s first farmers vanished
Wave of mass brutality accompanied the collapse of the first pan-European culture
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November 23, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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To complete the set, here is Seahenge: an Early Bronze Age timber monument from the Norfolk coast. In contrast to Stonehenge, it was likely a small-scale community gathering locale rather than a place of large-scale ‘elite’ display.

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Seahenge: several upright pieces of wood placed on plinths surrounding a central image of a large tree stump. Whilst part of the original monument, the central stump could not be moved from its current location at Lynn Museum.
November 7, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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🏅 Právě tyto hodnoty podle něj vystihují i práci nových laureátů. Medaile za rozvoj svých oborů převzali matematik Petr Hájek, fyzikové Karel Hrbáček a Ludvík Kunz a archeoložka Natalie Venclová.
November 7, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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📚 Publikace Ibn Fadlána Cesta z Baghdádu k volžským Bulharům, kterou z arabštiny do češtiny přeložil Ondřej Beránek, získala prestižní ocenění Turjuman Award.

🏆 Ocenění uděluje Sharjah International Book Fair.

Více⬇️
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November 6, 2025 at 7:36 AM
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Ancient DNA studies usually link changes in lifestyle and language in the past to population movements. But not always! A new study in @nature.com reveals a South American ancestry that stayed steady for 8,500 years, despite major cultural and linguistic shifts. @science.org 🏺 🧬
Mystery group lived in central Argentina for millennia, ancient DNA reveals
New study fills major gap in genetic map of ancient human migrations
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November 5, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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📷 is a frontispiece from the latest issue of Antiquity © Anas Alhajj Photography / CC-BY-SA-2.0 www.flickr.com/photos/86455... (login required)

🆓 in our latest #AntiquityEditorial on archaeology in wartime: doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
Antiquity Editorial - Archaeology in Wartime
Read Robin Skeates' latest editorial, discussing the complexities of archaeology in war-torn regions
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November 1, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Lucka, dvacetiletá dívka, která se musela postavit na vlastní nohy, čelí nejtěžší zkoušce svého života. Diagnóza glioblastomu mozku ji zasáhla nečekaně. Potřebuje naši pomoc na léčbu TTF Optune, která...
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October 31, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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À Carhaix-Plouguer (Finistère), une fouille archéologique révèle plus de 6 000 ans d’histoire humaine, du Néolithique à l’Antiquité.

En savoir plus 👉 www.inrap.fr/plus-de-six-...
October 21, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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My students today campaigned against the fascist idiots trying to get control over the Czech ministry of environment. I’m proud of them! 🤎👍
October 19, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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Support Democracy! Never give up! ✌🏼
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This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings
October 19, 2025 at 6:49 AM
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Happy International Archaeology Day!

#InternationalArchaeologyDay
🏺 #Archaeology
A book cover design with the title “The Desire to Be an Archaeologist (and Other Diseases of the Brain)” by Antique Christie. The cover has a vintage style with a red and beige color scheme, the publisher name “Great Auk Books” at the top, and a small illustration of an auk bird near the bottom.
October 18, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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#ctvrtkycts is back after the holidays and the renovation of our seminar room: tomorrow, Eric Shiraev (George Mason University) will speak on The Use and Misuse of Historical Names: Who Gets Remembered and Why It Matters. 10-12 a.m. at @CTS_uk_av or online at cesnet.zoom.us/j/92791774267.
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October 15, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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NEW #Archaeology in wartime, protecting cultural property and the complexities of conflict. Explore the consequences of modern armed conflicts for archaeology and heritage in Robin Skeates' latest #AntiquityEditorial 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 🏺

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Interior of the nave of a destroyed mosque (the Great Omari Mosque, Gaza city).
October 14, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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Reject fascism!
October 13, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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“Anthropocene Ruptures: Crossing Borders, Building Connections”, Charles University Prague, October 9–10, 2025 - a two-day event of discussions, networking, and a field trip; participants also from Humboldt University, and University of Vienna. Link and program: www.anthropocene.cz/en/anthropoc...
Anthropocene Ruptures: Crossing Borders, Building Connections
CENTRAL Workshop Anthropocene Ruptures: Crossing Borders, Building Connections, organized by Center for Theoretical Study, Charles University
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October 5, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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October 4, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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Satisfaction!
October 4, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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We have lost an absolute trailblazer and heroine of science www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Jane Goodall, world-renowned primatologist, dies aged 91
Jane Goodall Institute says ‘tireless advocate’ for natural world died in California during US speaking tour
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October 1, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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INDIANA JONES punching Nazis since 1936 👊
September 29, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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A MERE COINCIDENCE?
Be aware of the extremists! Support DEMOCRACY in the forthcoming Czech parliamentary elections!
September 29, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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📖 Book release! Hinterland. Archeologie severočeských pískovcových krajin. Co-edited by Petr Pokorný, contributions from Jindra Prach and Jan Hošek (CTS).

An illustrated journey (100+ images) through 20,000 years of sandstone landscapes, from the Ice Age to today.

🔗 www.kosmas.cz/knihy/559021...
September 25, 2025 at 11:20 AM