Unique Neolithic ceremonial enclosure uncovered in Skåne, Sweden

Archaeologists from the National Historical Museums have uncovered an extraordinary Neolithic ceremonial complex in Hammar, Skåne, Sweden, dating back to 3,500–3,000 BCE.

This site reveals rare insights into the lives and rituals of the Funnel Beaker culture, which thrived across Scandinavia between 4,300 and 2,800 BCE...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2024/11/neolithic-ceremonial-enclosure-uncovered-in-sweden/

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Archaeologists discover 5,300-year-old burial mound, Europe’s longest, in Czechia

During a recent highway construction project in Czechia, archaeologists have unearthed one of the largest prehistoric burial mounds in Europe.

The initial clue was an “elongated trapezoidal gutter,” a typical feature of long barrows—ancient burial mounds dating back to the Eneolithic period...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2024/06/5300-year-old-burial-mound-in-czechia/

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