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[1] 30 January – Excavation of an early Anglo-Saxon cemetery site in west Cambridge, England, is reported. [2] 4 February – Preliminary excavations on the intended site of the Stonehenge road tunnel in England have uncovered Bronze Age graves and neolithic pottery among other features, it is reported. [3]
Bir Hima, which is an ancient Palaeolithic and Neolithic site, lies north of Najran, categorized as a Lower Palaeolithic or Oldowan site. Apart from petroglyphs, carving tools used for this art work (in the form of chopper or pebble tools) were also found here, made of such materials as quartzite, andesite and flint. [8]
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In April 2021, Egyptian archaeologists announced the discovery of 110 burial tombs at the Koum el-Khulgan archaeological site in the Dakahlia Governorate. 68 oval-shaped tombs of them dated back to the Predynastic Period and 37 rectangular-shaped tombs were from Second Intermediate Period. The rest of them dated back to the Naqada III period ...
The archaeological team that excavated the tomb in 1980 determined it to be from the Second Temple period, [8] which lasted from about 515 BCE to 70 CE.Typical of the area, a tomb of this type would be assumed to have belonged to a wealthy Jewish family.
The event features archaeologist's lectures, tours of archaeological sites, and archaeological fairs. IAD Scavenger Hunt is an online Scavenger Hunt game published by AIA, and the ArchaeoDoodles Contest is a doodle event held by AIA in which participants create illustrations and graphics using 15 words or phrases recommended by AIA to help ...
Experts working in the Tomb of Cerberus in Giugliano, an area in Naples, unsealed a 2,000-year-old sarcophagus. Inside they found the remains of a shockingly well-preserved body lying face-up and ...
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