Taking a stroll in the hills and finding burial cairns quite casually. #Achaeology
Pole is 110 cm.

The Terracotta Army

29 March 1974: The Terracotta Army was discovered by a group of farmers digging a well in Shaanxi province, #China. #History #TerracottaArmy #achaeology

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Tracking back such a big population (1 in 200 of all men) to one relatively recent lineage always was sus to me.
my confirmation bias is very happy about the results this study.

Far fewer people are related to Genghis Khan than previously assumed, new genomic study suggests | Live Science […]

The representative cover slab, removed from the stone case, was examined by Viennese and Bochum specialists for determining the origin of ancient marble.

New research on the marble slab of Otto the Great's tomb in Magdeburg Cathedral confirms the marble's origin. #achaeology

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Gelb hinterlegt die Statue von Boudica, London. Darüber blau hinterlegt in weisser SChrift: Die Kelten aus archäologischer Perspektive

Die Kelten – der Begriff ist heute fest etabliert und weckt so manche Assoziation.

Die Idee einer in der materiellen Kultur (angeblich) sichtbaren ethnischen – hier „keltischen“ – Identität reicht weit zurück ...

Hier lesen: www.iak.uni-bonn.de/de/institut/...

#vfg_bonn #archaeologie #achaeology

The World’s Most Anticipated Museum Is Finally Open. (Well, Mostly.) The Grand Egyptian Museum, outside Cairo, has been delayed by revolutions, wars, financial crises and a pandemic. At long last, here’s a look inside.

Gifting so all can read. Overview of Grand Egyptian Museum now almost fully open.
#News #Achaeology #Discover
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226 Archaeological Sites Damaged in Gaza Amid Ongoing Conflict - Archaeologs A report released by the Palestinian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities indicates that 226 archaeological sites in Gaza have been damaged during the ongoing conflict, with repair costs estimated at 2...

226 Archaeological Sites Damaged in Gaza Amid Ongoing Conflict - Archaeologs

#achaeology #culture #news

www.archaeologs.com/n/226-archae...

Ancient Terracotta-Floored Structures Unearthed in Muğla Dating Back 9,000 Years - Archaeologs Girmeler encompasses two caves with extensive galleries and a mound in front of the caves. The site is strategically located near a natural hot spring, which likely served as a focal point for the com...

Ancient Terracotta-Floored Structures Unearthed in Muğla Dating Back 9,000 Years - Archaeologs

#achaeology #news

Palaeolithic excavation with the logo of the GREPAM association.

The GREPAM (Groupe de Recherche et d'Etude du Patrimoine Archéologique Méditerranéen ) launches his bluesky account!

Here you can follow our latest news on archaeological research, mainly prehistoric 🦣💀🦴🦌🪨, in the South of France!

#GREPAM #ResearchGroup #Achaeology #Palaeolithic #Mediterranea

The basis of my studies on ancient dogs are not only animal finds, works of art and historical documents (when they are reliable), but also genetics. A 2016 study (Worldwide patterns of genomic variation and admixture in gray wolves) revealed fascinating findings about the origins of the dog and its connections to wolves. In addition to confirming that the first dogs 'originated' in Europe tens of thousands of years ago from an extinct wolf subspecies (as I theorized back in 2012), geneticists have discovered that some wolves have dog ancestors. This may seem impossible (if the dog is descended from the wolf, it cannot be the other way around), but it has been found that over 30,000 years ago our ancestors hybridized dogs with wolves, and this happened several times. 1/3

For example, wolves from the Iberian Peninsula, during a genetic 'bottleneck', were crossed with dogs by our ancestors to preserve their lineage. This practice was also used in America: Mesoamerican civilizations, from Teotihuacan to the Aztecs, regularly hybridized dogs and wolves for religious reasons. Today, among wild wolves, we can encounter some with a black coat, the result of natural hybridizations between dogs and wolves, which have led to a variety of 'grey wolves'. I will write about the hybridizations induced by Mesoamerican civilizations in my next book, "Migrations", due out at the beginning of 2025. If you are interested in ancient dogs, you can read “ORIGINS - In search of ancient dog breeds” (Prehistory / Ancient Greece) and “ROMA CANES MUNDI” (dogs of the Roman period), available online in paper and electronic format, in English and Italian (ORIGINS also in French, Spanish and Russian). 2/3

What do you think of these fascinating and incredible connections between dogs and wolves? Are you more curious about genetic discoveries or the mythological stories that our ancestors artfully constructed to celebrate their four-legged heroes? 3/3

About hybridiazion of #wolf and #dog in past #time, implication in wolf #genetics and what i discover in my #studylife #achaeology #History #dogs #pets #PuppyLovers
www.amazon.com/ORIGINS-sear...

Great Saturday programme 😁
#TAFAC #Achaeology