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  1. Ancient Art of Tassili n’Ajjer: 12,000-Year-Old Window into Sahara’s Past

    Discover the ancient cave paintings of Tassili n'Ajjer in Algeria's Sahara Desert, a UNESCO World Heritage Site featuring over 15,000 prehistoric artworks. These stunning engravings and drawings, dating back 12,000 years, reveal insights into early human life, climate change, and the region's once-lush environment. Explore this lunar-like landscape of sandstone formations and humanity's enduring creativity.

    streetartutopia.com/2025/04/20

  2. #Kwanamii Spirit Run: #Quechan Running to Save #SacredLand from #GoldMining

    The Kwanamii Spirit Run honors today the resilient pride of the Quechan, as they run to #OroCruz for no gold mining

    By Ofelia Rivas, Tohono O'odham, #CensoredNews
    January 27, 2024

    "The Oro Cruz #GoldMine is projected to begin mining on our Sacred Land. This will result in digging huge open pits, which would forever destroy our #ArchaeologicalSites, contaminate water and contribute to the destruction of our vital #ecosystems. #Cyanide and #mercury are regularly released into the #environment." -- Quechan.

    bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2024/01

    #GoldMining #California #EnvironmentalRacism #WaterIsLife #CulturalGenocide #IndigenousNews

  3. #Archeologists in Norway found an arrow that was likely trapped in ice for 4,000 years

    by Dustin Jones, September 6, 2023

    "Archeologists in Norway discovered an arrow shaft that appears to be from the #StoneAge, meaning it is approximately 4,000 years old.

    "The discovery was made on the side of #MountLauvhøe, which stands at just over 6,500 feet in Norway's Lom Municipality. Archeologists had found arrows from the Iron and Middle ages when they last surveyed the area in 2017. However, this arrow shaft was found after ice at the site melted away in recent years, according to Lars Holger Pilø, co-director Secrets of the Ice, part of Norway's Department of Cultural Heritage.

    "He said the discovery predates earlier finds by more than 2,000 years, which adds a lot more "time depth" to the site. Researchers can determine the age of the artifact by its shape, but will submit a sample of the wood for carbon dating once the field season is over."

    wfdd.org/story/archeologists-n

    #History #ArchaeologicalSites #archaeology #Norway #Histodon

  4. #Archeologists in Norway found an arrow that was likely trapped in ice for 4,000 years

    by Dustin Jones, September 6, 2023

    "Archeologists in Norway discovered an arrow shaft that appears to be from the #StoneAge, meaning it is approximately 4,000 years old.

    "The discovery was made on the side of #MountLauvhøe, which stands at just over 6,500 feet in Norway's Lom Municipality. Archeologists had found arrows from the Iron and Middle ages when they last surveyed the area in 2017. However, this arrow shaft was found after ice at the site melted away in recent years, according to Lars Holger Pilø, co-director Secrets of the Ice, part of Norway's Department of Cultural Heritage.

    "He said the discovery predates earlier finds by more than 2,000 years, which adds a lot more "time depth" to the site. Researchers can determine the age of the artifact by its shape, but will submit a sample of the wood for carbon dating once the field season is over."

    wfdd.org/story/archeologists-n

    #History #ArchaeologicalSites #archaeology #Norway #Histodon