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Neolithic Farmers May Have Buried These Mysterious Stones to Bring Back the Sun After a Volcanic Eruption
Using ice core samples, researchers linked a natural disaster with a trove of nearly 5,000-year-old artifacts discovered at an archaeological site in Denmark ...
Neolithic people in Denmark sacrificed ‘sun stones’ after climate cataclysm, scientists say
Sacrifices of “sun stones” occurred around the same time a volcanic eruption in 2900 BC dimmed the sun throughout Northern Europe, according to a new study.
Archaeologists discover 5,400-year-old neolithic stone house in Provence
The village at Cavalaire-sur-Mer represents the second example of an open-air Cardial settlement ever discovered in France.
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France’s Oldest Neolithic Settlement Discovered on the French Riviera
Archaeologists uncovered one of France's oldest Neolithic settlements, offering insights into Early Cardial period farming communities.
Neolithic People Sacrificed 'Sun Stones' After Volcano 4,900 Years Ago
A "completely unique" collection of prehistoric stone artifacts have been linked to a "devastating" volcanic eruption.
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6,800-year-old “extremely rare” Neolithic site discovered on the French Riviera
One of the oldest Neolithic dwellings in France, attributed to the early Cardial period, is currently being excavated. This ...
An ancient volcano blotted out the sun, killing crops. People likely reacted by making "sun stones"
The sun stones correspond with the decline of the so-called Funnel Beaker tradition in European Neolithic culture, or the era ...
Skull Heap Reveals Strange Prehistoric Ritual Practiced for Centuries
Neolithic people collected and deposited skull bones in the center of a village as part of a ritual tradition more than 7,000 ...
Neolithic Europeans sacrificed stones to beg the sun to return
According to the team, there is a high chance that a connection exists between the volcanic eruption, the subsequent changes ...
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Largest Known Settlement of Neolithic Majiayao Culture Discovered in China
Archaeologists uncovered the largest Majiayao culture settlement in Gansu, China, revealing new insights into a ...
Volcanic eruptions linked to Neolithic 'sun stone' sacrifices in Denmark
About 4,900 years ago, a Neolithic people on the Danish island Bornholm sacrificed hundreds of stones engraved with sun and ...
Neolithic lakeside site unearthed in Xizang provides the first evidence of a ‘historical origin’ in central Xizang’s prehistoric culture
A Neolithic lakeside site in Southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. Photo : Courtesy of the Xinhua News Agency. A ...