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A Mammoth Tusk Boomerang From Poland Is 40,000 Years Old

Europe · Poland

A Mammoth Tusk Boomerang From Poland Is 40,000 Years Old

Coverage: 14 sources

The boomerang is a one-of-a-kind find from the last place archaeologists expected.See the Story

Why Were Ancient Statues of This Egyptian Female Pharaoh Destroyed?

University of Toronto · Egypt

Why Were Ancient Statues of This Egyptian Female Pharaoh Destroyed?

38% Right coverage: 8 sources

Shattered depictions of Hatshepsut have long thought to be products of her successor’s violent hatred towards her, but a new study presents a different narrative See the Story

Submerged Blocks of Alexandria's Ancient Lighthouse Lifted From Seafloor - Archaeology Magazine

Roger Stone · Alexandria

Submerged Blocks of Alexandria's Ancient Lighthouse Lifted From Seafloor - Archaeology Magazine

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Stone blocks from the lighthouse, Alexandria, Egypt ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT—Built in the third century b.c., the Lighthouse of Alexandria was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Reaching a height of 330 feet, it was one of the world’s tallest man-made structures for centuries until it was toppled by earthquakes around the fourteenth century. Its ruins were rediscovered by underwater archaeologists beneath Alexandria harbor in 1994. Now, acc…See the Story

Network of Walled Oases Identified in Arabian Desert - Archaeology Magazine

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DUMAT AL-JANDAL, SAUDI ARABIA—New research in northwest Saudi Arabia has identified the existence of a network of previously unknown fortified enclosures, La Brújula Verde reports. Known as Walled Oasis Complexes, these settlements consisted of large defensive walls encircling desert oases that helped shelter and protect crops, water sources, and herds of goats and sheep. Relying on satellite imagery and ground reconnaissance, the study located …Archaeology · Saudi Arabia See the Story

Megalithic Stone Monuments in France May Be Europe's Oldest - Archaeology Magazine

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Audrey Blanchard of Archeodonum and Jean Noel Guyodo of the University of Nantes during the excavation of Le Plasker. CARNAC, FRANCE—The southern coast of the French region of Brittany is home to one of Europe’s highest concentrations of mysterious megalithic standing stones. More than 10,000 are strewn around a six-mile stretch in the Carnac region, from La Trinité-sur-Mer to Erdeven. Unlike other megalithic monuments, such as Stonehenge, these…Plants · Carnac See the Story

Extensive Marble Floor of Ancient Agora Uncovered in Turkey - Archaeology Magazine

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GERMENCIK, TURKEY—Türkiye Today reports that Turkish archaeologists led by Gorkem Kokdemir of Ankara University at the site of Magnesia in western Turkey have uncovered an extensive 2,400-year-old area paved with well-preserved marble slabs that once formed part of the city’s agora. In ancient Greek settlements, the agora served as a city’s main religious, administrative, and social center. Before archaeologists began excavating Magnesia’s main …Germencik · Germencik Read Article

Ancient Andeans' Shift to Agriculture Wasn't Fueled by Need - Archaeology Magazine

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LAKE TITICACA, PERU—The switch to agricultural rather than hunter-gatherer-based societies is one of the most pivotal moments in the history of humankind. Archaeologists have long thought that this transition may have been influenced by hardships, as communities began relying more heavily on domesticated crops due to increasing population and diminished wild resources. However, according to a statement released by the Public Library of Science, …Peru · Peru Read Article

Features - Mexico's Butterfly Warriors - Archaeology Magazine - November/December 2022

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

The annual monarch migration may have been asacred event for the people of MesoamericaMexico · Mexico See the Story

A Tree Fell in the Amazon—and Revealed Mysterious Urns of Ancient Human Remains

100% Center coverage: 2 sources

Archaeologists still don’t know who buried the urns or exactly how old they are.Archaeologist · Brazil See the Story

Oldest Steel Acupuncture Needles Found in Chinese Tomb - Archaeology Magazine

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This jade tube contained fragments of steel acupunture needles. NANCHANG, CHINA—Global Times reports that archaeologists investigating the tomb of Liu Hemarquis, the Marquis of Haihun, in east China's Jiangxi Province discovered the world’s oldest steel acupuncture needles. Dating to the time of the Western Han Dynasty (206 B.C.–A.D. 9), the 2,000-year-old needles were found within a jade tube, which itself was placed inside a gilded lacquer box…Nanchang · Nanchang Read Article

Pacific Voyagers Transported Rice Across Vast Ocean Stretch - Archaeology Magazine

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Rice husk phytoliths CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA—According to a statement released by The Australian National University (ANU), researchers have identified the earliest known evidence of rice in the Pacific Islands. Rice was originally domesticated in central China 9,000 years ago, but it took thousands of years for it to reach the Marianas Island in western Micronesia. Phytolith analysis of microscopic plant debris found on pottery from the Ritidian Be…Canberra · Canberra See the Story

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