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Gōbekli Tepe (Haluk / Adobe Stock) — 26 Sep 2022

Gōbekli Tepe: The Symbolism Of The Serpent And The Fox

By dbcarroll526

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Archaeological excavation and research at Gōbekli Tepe; that incredible ancient megalithic sacred site from an era of at least 12,000 years ago located in modern day Turkey; called by many the world’s first temple and the cradle of the gods; is...
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Gōbekli Tepe (Haluk / Adobe Stock) — 26 Sep 2022

Gōbekli Tepe: The Symbolism Of The Serpent And The Fox

By dbcarroll526

Archaeology & Science

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Archaeological excavation and research at Gōbekli Tepe; that incredible ancient megalithic sacred site from an era of at least 12,000 years ago located in modern day Turkey; called by many the world’s first temple and the cradle of the gods; is...
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Attirampakkam stone tools (Ophelia S/ CC BY-SA 4.0) — 23 Sep 2022

Blades of Destiny: The Ancient Tools And Weapons That Crafted History

By ashley cowie

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It is widely accepted that Homo sapiens were the first species to develop effective tools, but humans were not the first primate to make or use stone tools. That achievement belongs to an unidentified species that hunted and fished along the shores...
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Attirampakkam stone tools (Ophelia S/ CC BY-SA 4.0) — 23 Sep 2022

Blades of Destiny: The Ancient Tools And Weapons That Crafted History

By ashley cowie

Archaeology & Science

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It is widely accepted that Homo sapiens were the first species to develop effective tools, but humans were not the first primate to make or use stone tools. That achievement belongs to an unidentified species that hunted and fished along the shores...
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Phallic megalith covered with glyphs and author in the Pohnpaid meadow (Image © 1992 Carole Nervig) — 21 Sep 2022

Glyphs Upon A Stone Altar: The Petroglyphs Of Mu

By Carole Nervig

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Awareness of Nan Madol as a world class archaeological site has grown exponentially over the last decade, especially since achieving World Heritage Site status in 1996. Constructed upon an offshore reef of Pohnpei Island, Federated States of...
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Phallic megalith covered with glyphs and author in the Pohnpaid meadow (Image © 1992 Carole Nervig) — 21 Sep 2022

Glyphs Upon A Stone Altar: The Petroglyphs Of Mu

By Carole Nervig

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Awareness of Nan Madol as a world class archaeological site has grown exponentially over the last decade, especially since achieving World Heritage Site status in 1996. Constructed upon an offshore reef of Pohnpei Island, Federated States of...
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Tomb of Richard de Vere the 11th Earl of Oxford - died 1417 - and his second wife Alice. He commanded the English centre under Henry V at Agincourt, and was involved in the king’s French campaigning. (Image: © Rebecca Batley) — 19 Sep 2022

Colne Priory – Revisiting the Excavation Of The Earls Of Oxford’s Tomb Sites

By Rebecca Batley

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No trace of the medieval Colne Priory in Essex remains above ground, as the site is now occupied by a later building of the same name, and in private ownership. However, for decades archaeologists have been digging into its past as the priory was...
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Tomb of Richard de Vere the 11th Earl of Oxford - died 1417 - and his second wife Alice. He commanded the English centre under Henry V at Agincourt, and was involved in the king’s French campaigning. (Image: © Rebecca Batley) — 19 Sep 2022

Colne Priory – Revisiting the Excavation Of The Earls Of Oxford’s Tomb Sites

By Rebecca Batley

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No trace of the medieval Colne Priory in Essex remains above ground, as the site is now occupied by a later building of the same name, and in private ownership. However, for decades archaeologists have been digging into its past as the priory was...
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The Homo Floresiensis Controversy: The Hunt For The Modern Hobbit A Hoax? — 12 Sep 2022

The Homo Floresiensis Controversy: The Hunt For The Modern Hobbit A Hoax?

By ashley cowie

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Has the search for the modern relatives of Flores Island’s Homo floresiensis turned into a hoax-hunt? Everything that scientists thought about human evolution changed in 1856 after the first fossil evidence of ancestral human forms was discovered...
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The Homo Floresiensis Controversy: The Hunt For The Modern Hobbit A Hoax? — 12 Sep 2022

The Homo Floresiensis Controversy: The Hunt For The Modern Hobbit A Hoax?

By ashley cowie

Archaeology & Science

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Has the search for the modern relatives of Flores Island’s Homo floresiensis turned into a hoax-hunt? Everything that scientists thought about human evolution changed in 1856 after the first fossil evidence of ancestral human forms was discovered...
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