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Here are nine of some of the most significant archaeological discoveries in history that changed what humans know about our origins and culture through time. Pompeii and Herculaneum gave a glimpse ...
Archaeological discoveries in the United Kingdom (2 C, 79 P) Pages in category "Archaeological discoveries in Europe" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
Loschbour man was a hunter-gatherer, and the flint tools used for stalking and killing prey (wild boar and deer) were found by his body. He was found to have been one of the late Western Hunter-Gatherers, soon to be supplanted by more numerous groups of Early European Farmers from Anatolia and Southwestern Europe. [3]
Location: Playa de la Isla , off the coast of Mazarron, Sapin: Coordinates: 1]: Type: Site of a sunken ship: History; Founded: 7th century BC: Abandoned: 7th century BC: Periods: Iron Age: Cultures: Phoenician, Iberian: Site notes; Discovered: 1988 (Mazarrón I) 1994 (Mazarrón II): Condition: Conserved at the Museum of Underwater Archaeology in Cartagena: Ownership: Spain: The Phoenician ...
The discoveries at Glauberg have added several new perspectives to the understanding of early Celtic Europe. They have somewhat expanded the known extent of early La Tène civilization, they have thrown much light on the early development of Celtic art, and most importantly of sculpture.
The faces had wide nasal openings and lacked the rectangular orbitae and broad complexion so characteristic of Cro-Magnons. [12] These traits, combined with what de Villeneuve interpreted as prognathism led the discoverers to the conclusion that the Grimaldi man had been of a "negroid" type. [8] Some traits did not fit the picture though.
The site was discovered in 1868: remains of 5 humans (4 adults and a child) were found, dated to about 28,000 years ago. Seen as distinct from the recently discovered Neanderthals and as a precursor of modern man, the term "Cro-Magnon" was soon used to indicate all prehistoric modern men in Europe. [12] La Micoque, in Les Eyzies.
Most of the find had been placed in the chest, but there were also objects around it such as three bronze cauldrons, three bells and a fire-grid of iron. [2] A chain, made up of 26 figure-of-eight shaped links, was wrapped around it. [2] It served both as an extra lock and handle since the chest was too heavy for the original handle. [5]