#early neolithic

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The Monumental Neolithic Halls of Carnoustie

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Early Neolithic Site Found in Utrecht, Extends Dutch City’s History Back to 11,000 BC

Early Neolithic Site Found in Utrecht, Extends Dutch City’s History Back to 11,000 BC

Prehistoric finds from the newly discovered Early Neolithic site in Utrecht, Netherlands, some of which go back to 11,000 BC. Photo: TV grab from RTV Utrecht

An Early Neolithic (Stone Age) settlement has been discovered by archaeologists in Utrecht in the Central Netherlands, meaning that the history of the Dutch city goes back to 11,000 BC. (more…)

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Study Sheds Light on Dog Origins

Study Sheds Light on Dog Origins

Scientists have traced the emergence of the modern dog to the domestication of a population of gray wolves that took place in Europe between 20,000 and 40,000 years ago.

By analyzing the DNA of two prehistoric dogs from Germany, an international research team led by Krishna R. Veeramah, PhD, Assistant Professor of Ecology & Evolution in the College of Arts & Sciences at Stony Brook University,…

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Archaeologists Discover 8,000-Year-Old Stone Structure, Obsidian from Armenia in Prehistoric Settlement in Bulgaria’s Ohoden

Archaeologists Discover 8,000-Year-Old Stone Structure, Obsidian from Armenia in Prehistoric Settlement in Bulgaria’s Ohoden

An aerial view of the 2016 summer excavations at the Ohoden Early Neolithic Settlement near Bulgaria’s Vratsa. Photo: Vratsa Regional Museum of History Facebook Page An 8,000-year-old stone structure and an obsidian artifact of the same age which appears to have originated in Armenia have been discovered during the 2016 excavations of the prehistoric settlement located in an area known as Valoga…

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