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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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.
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Neolithic lakeside relics site identified on Qinghai-Xizang Plateau
LHASA -- A relics site, first discovered in Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region in 2019, has been identified as the ...
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 ...
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 ...
Turf over surf: Isotope analysis reveals prehistoric Greek dietary practices
Simon Fraser University, the Greek Ministry of Culture, and the University of Bologna have conducted an isotope study on the ...
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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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 ...
Small carnivores may have constituted important part of hunter–gatherer nutrition in the Levant
A recent study published by Dr. Shirad Galmor and colleagues in Environmental Archaeology examined the role played by foxes ...