To Archaeology with love.

Student of archaeology, 22, Croatia. *"I'm so fascinated with the study of people and why they are the way they are. That's my research and my archaeology, if you will, when I get a role. I'm so excited to attack a part from every angle of what makes a person a person." S.C.

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Cave bear skull placed on top of a rock by unknown man thousands of years ago (30,000–32,000 BP) in Chauvet Cave, France.

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We have eight eagle talons which were excavated at the famous Neanderthal site called Krapina, in Croatia. Recent re-examination of the talons suggest they were strung together to make a necklace. If this is true, the talons are the earliest known symbolic Neanderthal artifact, dating to 130,000 years ago. That’s about 50,000 to 80,000 years before Homo Sapiens arrived in the area.

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Krapina, Croatia

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Tower of Saint Mary  was built by King Koloman in early 12th century. It conatians inscriptions with his name and year 1102 when he entered Zadar.

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Ancient Bribir.

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Asseria.

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Colonia Julia Narona, today Vid near Metković.

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Zadar is one of the most beautiful and antique cities in Dalmatia. Its origins can be traced back to the Iron Age when it was liburnian city called Jader. Today is best known for its roman and medieval monuments.

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Early Romanesque Church of Saint Nikola in Nin, Croatia. 12th Century.