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• Unusual Ancient Burial in Austria Reevaluated

  14-05-2024 03:02 via archaeology.org
  VIENNA, AUSTRIA—According to a Live Science report, radiocarbon dating and the analysis of DNA samples taken from the remains of two people buried in the same grave with a horse some 1,800 years ago in northern Austria reveals that they were first-degree relatives—either mother and daughter or sisters. It had been previously thought that the two individuals may have been a married couple that lived during the medieval period. The older woman is estimated to have been between the ages
  
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• 5,000-Year-Old Rock Art in Sudan May Reflect Climate Change

  14-05-2024 02:37 via archaeology.org
  SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA—Rock art depicting boats and cattle has been discovered in Sudan’s Atbai Desert, more than 60 miles from Wadi Halfa and the shores of Lake Nubia, according to a Cosmos Magazine report. The images have been dated to 5,000 years ago. “At this early prehistoric period, we have almost no evidence of Egyptians or Nubians going this far into the desert and that’s why it was really unexpected to find this large scene of boats,” said Julien Cooper of Macqu
  
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• Final Excavation Planned at Scotland’s Ness of Brodgar

  14-05-2024 02:08 via archaeology.org
  ORKNEY, SCOTLAND—According to a report in The Guardian, a final excavation will be conducted at the Ness of Brodgar this summer. Discovered in 2003, the six-acre site is located on an isthmus in the West Mainland of Orkney that separates the Loch of Stenness and the Loch of Harray. “There are more than 100 buildings here,” said archaeologist Nick Card. The monumental Neolithic structures include buildings linked to outhouses and kitchens by stone walkways. Cattle bones, pottery
  
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• Possible Roman Waystation Uncovered in England

  14-05-2024 02:06 via archaeology.org
  COTSWOLDS, ENGLAND—BBC News reports that a Roman settlement was discovered during a road construction project in southwestern England. The settlement was situated along the road that connected Roman Cirencester and Gloucester, said Alex Thompson of Oxford Cotswold Archaeology. “We think that our settlement was being used to help with people that were travelling along the road and probably something to do with horses,” he said. Travelers may have stopped at the site to exchange
  
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