Archaeologists Sifted Through an Ancient Lakebed—And Found 1.5-Million-Year-Old Tools
A pilot project to scan the surface material of an Iraqi desert revealed 850 different artifacts from the Old and Middle ...
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Hundreds of Stone Age, ancient objects found during pilot excavation stun explorers
A groundbreaking pilot excavation in the Iraqi desert uncovered over 850 Stone Age artifacts up to 1.5 million years old, shedding new light on human evolution in the Arabian Peninsula. An ...
Cornwall’s mystical far west — in the footsteps of Ithell Colquhoun
As Tate stages the first major exhibition of the surrealist artist, Oliver Smith follows her to the ancient stone circles of Penwith ...
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Abercrombie & Kent Pairs Private Jet Journey With Crystal Cruise
Abercrombie & Kent offer a luxurious travel experience combining a private jet journey with a Crystal cruise, starting with a ...
Iraq's ancient lake bed reveals hand axes dating back 1.5 million years
The discoveries were focused on the Al-Shabakah area, which was once a large lake during the Pleistocene epoch but is now a ...
To Historians and Tourists, It’s a Mysterious Ancient Burial Site. It Used to Be My Playground.
Author Oliver Smith spent many childhood days exploring a prehistoric mound near his grandparents’ house in Wales. As an ...
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Writing on clay tablets — uncovered in Iraq — reveal hidden history of ancient city
One of three stone tablets found in northeastern Iraq ... University of Central Florida, courtesy of Tiffany Earley-Spadoni An ancient game board, building remains and three clay tablets recently ...
Hand axes discovered in Iraqi desert may go back 1.5 million years
Ella Egberts (VUB) traveled to Iraq in November and December as part of a pilot project to search for archaeological surface ...
Nubian kings ruled Egypt for less than 100 years. Their influence lasted centuries.
Once vassals to pharaohs, the Kushite kings of Nubia took control of Egypt for almost a century. Embracing Egyptian rituals, ...