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West Lancashire Coast was a des res for hunter gatherers 8,000 years ago
An 8,000 year-old Mesolithic settlement has been discovered near my neck of the woods on the West Lancashire Coast.
Dog’s tooth accessories were all the rage in Stone Age Europe
German archaeologists discover the world’s oldest purse, dated to 4,500 years ago, decorated with over 100 dog teeth.
Project to trace 10,000 years of change in Northumbrian landscape
Archaeologists will lead a community project to trace the natural and human history of a Northumberland wetland site since the last Ice Age.
New evidence suggests Europeans reached America by boat up to 26,000 years ago
New archaeological evidence suggests that Europeans reached America 10,000 years before the Siberian-originating ancestors of the American Indians.
8,000-year-old Stone Age settlement found under the Solent was laid out like a modern “high street”
An 8,000-year-old Stone Age settlement under the surface of the Solent in Hampshire was laid out like a modern “high street”, according to archaeologists.
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