#chalcolithic — Public Fediverse posts
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🇧🇬 **Mystery of the Varna Gold: What Caused These Ancient Societies to Disappear?**
"_Treasure found in prehistoric graves in Bulgaria is the first evidence of social hierarchy, but no one knows what caused the civilization’s decline_"
#History #Histodons #Chalcolithic #Gold #Archaeology #Archaeodons #Bulgaria #Europe
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‘none more red’ story of the week…
Ancient Iberians Ingested Red Dust Loaded With Mind-Altering Mercury #chalcolithic #cinnabar #acrodynia https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/ancient-iberians-ingested-red-dust-loaded-with-mind-altering-mercury-180983889/
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In 1998, a copper hoard from the 4th millennium BC was found near Neuenkirchen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Germany). In his master's thesis, #ClusterROOTS member Henry Skorna examined the far-reaching connections of the Neuenkirchen find ensemble and the context of the site. The thesis is now available online at #SidestonePress:
https://www.sidestone.com/books/the-life-and-journey-of-neolithic-copper-objects
#archaeology #stoneage #copperage #chalcolithic #neolithic