Oldest known rock art dated to 67,800 years discovered in Sulawesi cave

A faded hand outline on a limestone wall in southeast Sulawesi now holds the oldest known date for rock art. Scientists measured mineral growth over the image and found an age of at least 67,800 years. Researchers located the hand stencil inside Liang Metanduno cave on Muna Island...

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Oldest known rock art dated to 67,800 years discovered in Sulawesi cave

A faded hand outline on a limestone wall in southeast Sulawesi now holds the oldest known date for rock art. Scientists measured mineral growth over the image and found an age of at least 67,800 years. Researchers located the hand stencil inside Liang Metanduno cave on Muna Island...

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Elite Anglo-Saxon sand burials and sacrificed horse grave found near Sizewell nuclear site in England

Archaeologists working in eastern England have identified an early medieval burial ground dating to the sixth and seventh centuries near Sizewell in Suffolk. The site emerged during archaeological surveys linked to road construction serving the Sizewell C nuclear power project...

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Elite Anglo-Saxon sand burials and sacrificed horse grave found near Sizewell nuclear site in England

Archaeologists working in eastern England have identified an early medieval burial ground dating to the sixth and seventh centuries near Sizewell in Suffolk. The site emerged during archaeological surveys linked to road construction serving the Sizewell C nuclear power project...

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Roman marching camps discovered in Saxony-Anhalt reveal early military advances deep into Germania

Archaeologists have identified the first confirmed Roman marching camps in Saxony-Anhalt, marking the earliest structural proof of Roman military movement deep into the interior of Germania near the Elbe River. The sites lie between the northern Harz Mountains and...

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Roman marching camps discovered in Saxony-Anhalt reveal early military advances deep into Germania

Archaeologists have identified the first confirmed Roman marching camps in Saxony-Anhalt, marking the earliest structural proof of Roman military movement deep into the interior of Germania near the Elbe River. The sites lie between the northern Harz Mountains and...

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