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This High-Altitude Cave Drew Humans for Thousands of Years--and These Green Rocks Explain Why

https://gizmodo.com/this-high-altitude-cave-drew-humans-for-thousands-of-years-and-these-green-rocks-explain-why-2000754576

#Science #History #Archaeology

This High-Altitude Cave Drew Humans for Thousands of Years—and These Green Rocks Explain Why

The findings challenge the long-held assumption that prehistoric people didn’t spend much time in high-altitude mountain regions.

Gizmodo

Pleiades gazetteer 1h ago

Registration is open for a three-part, free, "Getting Started" online workshop series to orient and train new people interested in using and contributing to the #PleiadesGazetteer of ancient places: https://pleiades.stoa.org/events . The series will run from 4-6pm US Eastern time on Tuesday, Thursday, and Tuesday 2, 4, and 9 June 2026.

Three or four more sets of these three-parters will be run later in the summer (and on different weekdays and different times to accommodate schedules and timezones). Additional announcements will be made when those dates and times are set.

Boosts appreciated.

#ancientGegoraphy #ancientHistory #archaeology #classics #DH #gazetteers #HGIS

Upcoming Events

Information about upcoming training and other Pleiades-related events.

Pleiades: a gazetteer of past places

Ancient Origins 1h ago

AO THROWBACK: How DNA Analysis Ended Scientific Disputes in the Case of the Kennewick Man
?? Trending with 100K+ readers! What do you think? ??
https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/kennewick-man-003258
#AncientOrigins #History #Archaeology #HumanOrigins #Evolution #Fascinating #Past #Incredible

Metro – Metro.co.uk: News, Sport, Showbiz, Celebrities from Metro [Unofficial]2h ago

Archaeologist pinpoints possible location of the Ark of the Covenant

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://metro.co.uk/2026/05/05/archaeologist-pinpoints-possible-location-ark-covenant-28241504/

Anu Holopainen 4h ago

Ars Nova / Aboa Vetus #nykytaide #arkeologia #contemporaryart #archaeology #turku #finland

Ancient Origins 4h ago

?? FASCINATING DISCOVERY: Unravelling the Identity of the Real Robin Hood
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https://www.ancient-origins.net/history/unravelling-identity-real-robin-hood-002506
#AncientOrigins #History #Archaeology #HumanOrigins #Evolution #Heritage #DidYouKnow #MustRead

PCI Archaeology 4h ago

1/3 New recommendation: C. Chatzisavvas, T. Pappas, P. Rigas, N. Mitianoudis, G. Pavlidis, C. Kiourt, A. Koutsoudis, V. Katsouros & G. Ioannakis (2026). Towards an Easy-to-Use Machine Learning Framework for Cultural Heritage Scientists. V3 peer-reviewed and recommended by PCI #Archaeology https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19856328 #OpenScience #openaccess