A 6,000-year-old mega-structure in Romania was built to be seen — positioned at the settlement entrance, nearly 4x larger than neighboring houses. But what was it? Excavations offer more questions than answers. #Cucuteni #Archaeology #EuropeanPrehistory https://www.anthropology.net/p/the-building-that-shouldnt-be-there

#FindsFriday! In 2021, we carried out an exciting excavation in Großmugl, where we documented settlement remains from the #BronzeAge and #IronAge. The #EarlyBronzeAge #pottery included several highlights: vessels decorated with rows of impressions, incised lines, and punctuated dots, some filled with white inlay, like the fragments shown here! #Archaeology #Ceramics #ArchaeologicalFinds #Excavation #EuropeanPrehistory #MaterialCulture #Austria #History #Österreich

𝗦𝗸𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 ‘𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝗢𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗼𝗿𝘆’ 𝗥𝗲-𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 – 𝗗𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗘𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗲?
New uranium-series dating reveals Greek Petralona hominin skull is at least 286,000 years old, supposedly ending decades of controversy and proving multiple human lineages coexisted in Europe.
#petralona #hominins #outofafrica #europeanprehistory #europe #ancientorigins #ancienthistory