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Historic Discovery in Karahantepe: The First T-Shaped Pillar with a Human Face Unearthed - Arkeonews

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Researchers have known that the T-shaped pillars of Göbeklitepe and Karahantepe symbolized human figures, as indicated by the engraved arms and hands on their surfaces. However, this is the first time that a pillar directly portrays a human face.

For the first time in history, a T-shaped pillar carved with a human face has been unearthed, marking a new milestone in our understanding of

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During its four-year term, TORF plans to reconstruct the broader medieval landscape of North Frisia and investigate how human efforts to reclaim land ultimately failed in the face of nature’s power.

Uncovering Medieval North Frisia: New Research Unit Explores Human Impact on the Wadden Sea - Medievalists.net

The TORF Research Unit is uncovering the medieval past of North Frisia’s Wadden Sea—revealing drowned settlements like Rungholt, storm surge disasters, and centuries-old human efforts to shape the coa...

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Past Horizons Archaeology Equipment @pasthorizons.bsky.social · 5d

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For well over a century, debate has raged as to whether the manuscript was made at Iona on the west coast of Scotland, the northern English monastery of Lindisfarne or a Columban monastery in Ireland.

Book of Kells: exploring the evidence that points to Pictish origins in north-east Scotland

While we know the manuscript spent at least 650 years at Kells, we do not know where it started its life. Now a new book offers some clues as to its provenance.

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Archaeologists recently recovered more than 200 artifacts from historical bearded vulture nests in southern Spain. One of the most remarkable was a 650-year-old sandal made from woven twigs and grasses.

Generations of Bearded Vultures Stashed Humans' Treasures, Including a 650-Year-Old Sandal, in These Bird Nests

Researchers recovered more than 200 human artifacts from historical nests in southern Spain

How the Vikings protected themselves from attacks

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Despite being one of Norway’s longest-standing military traditions – used from around 950 to 1814 – beacon fires have been little studied by researchers.

People in Viking Age Norway lived in constant fear of enemy attacks. For the first time, the Vikings’ defence system has been mapped.

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At three main sites, archaeologists found 176 engravings across 62 panels, the majority of which were life-sized, naturalistic depictions of animals. Camels make up 72% of the identifiable animals, followed by ibex, wild equids (horses and donkeys), and gazelles.

12,000-Year-Old Camel Carvings Rewrite Arabia’s Forgotten History

Who were Arabia's first artists?

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Traces of blue indigo on 34,000-year-old grinding tools suggest new Paleolithic plant use scenarios

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The discovery was made through microscopic analyses of ancient unknapped ground stone tools recovered from Dzudzuana Cave, located in the foothills of the Caucasus in Georgia.

An international research team coordinated by Ca' Foscari University of Venice has identified the presence of indigotin—a blue dye compound—on stone pebbles dating back to the Upper Paleolithic. This ...

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The start of a painstaking investigation which eventually solved a 100-year-old mystery by identifying two missing Scottish soldiers.

How the war detectives solved the mystery of two missing Scottish soldiers

How a small, dedicated team identified two Scots who died more than 100 years ago in Northern France.

4,500-year-old gold brooch, jade stone found in Troy among century’s most important discoveries - Türkiye Today

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The brooch was unearthed in the layers of Troy II, one of the early settlement phases of the site. The discovery has now provided clear evidence, dating the layer to around 2,500 B.C.

A 4,500-year-old gold brooch and rare jade stone discovered in Troy reshape its chronology and will soon be displayed at the Troy Museum

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The dolmen is 43 feet long, and its walls are 6.6 feet high. On top of the roof is a tumulus, which is a manmade mound of sand and stones.

Archaeologists Discover a 5,000-Year-Old Tomb in Southern Spain

The stone structure, called a dolmen, offers a glimpse into prehistoric life, trade and religion

Ancient fishing nets resurrected from pottery using X-ray CT

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Researchers have successfully reconstructed the structure of prehistoric fishing nets from the Jomon period (ca. 14,000–900 BCE) by analyzing impressions preserved in ancient pottery.

In an archaeological achievement, researchers from Kumamoto University have successfully reconstructed the structure of prehistoric fishing nets from the Jomon period (ca. 14,000–900 BCE) by analyzing...

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Life-size statue embedded in Gobeklitepe wall offers clues to 12,000-year-old rituals - Türkiye Today

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The statue, still in situ, was deliberately placed in the wall of a chamber. Experts describe it as life-size and stylized, providing one of the few direct examples of a ritual offering incorporated into the architecture.

Gobeklitepe continues to reshape history as newly found human statue points to ceremonial traditions that may have driven rise of agriculture

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Past Horizons Archaeology Equipment @pasthorizons.bsky.social · 19d

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The workshops, copper ingots of different shapes and sizes, and tuyère heads uncovered provide clear evidence of an advanced and well-organized system for smelting and casting copper before transporting it to the Nile Valley.

Ancient copper smelting workshop unearthed in South Sinai - Ancient Egypt - Antiquities

An Egyptian archaeological mission has uncovered a copper smelting workshop, administrative buildings, and observation points at the Wadi El-Nasab site in South Sinai, shedding new light on the scale ...

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Archaeologists have spent almost 30 years studying Finlaggan to gain a better understanding of its place in the kingdom of the Lords of the Isles. Remains of a castle were uncovered and dated to the 12th and 13th centuries, before the lords rose to power.

'Forgotten' royal castle uncovered at Finlaggan on Islay

Archaeologists say the fortress was owned by ancestors of Scotland's medieval Lord of the Isles.

Fife archaeological find could be 'rare' carving of a face

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A possible rare representation of a Pictish human face found in Fife, SE Scotland during archaeological dig.

Archaeologists suggest the small stone carving could show the face of an ancient Pict.

Excavations at Neuenburg Castle Reveal Lost Medieval Buildings - Medievalists.net

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Recent excavations beneath the castle’s massive tower have revealed dense traces of medieval settlement, including the remains of a heated residential building.

Archaeologists in Germany are uncovering hidden medieval buildings beneath Neuenburg Castle’s great tower. These new excavations are reshaping the history of this fortress founded in the 11th century.

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The newly excavated site features 18 structures, including ceremonial temples and residential compounds.

The newly discovered desert city that's rewriting the history of the Americas

The discovery of Peñico in Peru's Supe Valley is reshaping our understanding of the Caral civilisation – a peaceful society that survived climate catastrophe 4,000 years ago.

Curator Rediscovers Tenth-Century 'Portrait' of a Viking With an 'Unusual, Ornate Hairstyle'

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The man has a braided goatee, a moustache and a neatly groomed hairdo that's parted down the middle and wavy on the sides.

First unearthed in 1797, the small gaming piece was kept in storage at the National Museum of Denmark for more than 200 years until curator Peter Pentz found it

Africa's Oldest Mummy Is a Toddler Who Died 5,400 Years Ago, Nearly a Millennium Before the Egyptians Started Mummifying Their Dead

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Researchers have noticed striking similarities between the Uan Muhuggiag child and Egyptian mummification practices. Both cultures placed their dead in fetal positions, used ostrich eggshell beads as jewelry and removed internal organs to prevent decay.

Libya's civil war has placed the Uan Muhuggiag mummy at risk. But negotiations are underway to transport the rare artifact from Libya to Rome, where it will undergo restoration and scientific analysis

Roman era monumental tomb discovered in Bulqiza - Albanian Times

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The discovery of the inscribed tomb offers new insights into the Roman presence in northern Albania.

Archaeologists in the village of Strikçan, Bulqiza, have unearthed a monumental Roman tomb, the first of its kind ever discovered in Albania. The site, known as Fusha e Gurrës, has revealed an extraor...

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