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  1. The Native American mound builders

    Native American cultures in the region of the Great Lakes, the Ohio River Valley, and the Mississippi River valley, constructed large characteristic mound earthworks over a period of more than 5,000 years in the United States.

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    heritagedaily.com/2022/08/the-

  2. Scientists, using an innovative mobile laser method have determined that gold found in ancient Troy, Poliochni and Ur had the same origin.

    Researchers applied a portable laser ablation system (pLA) to analyse samples of Bronze Age jewellery found in Troy and Poliochni.

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    heritagedaily.com/2022/11/gold

  3. Archaeologists have discovered two medieval shipwrecks from the mid-14th century during excavations in Varberg, Sweden.

    The wrecks are merchant vessels known as cogs, a single-masted transport ship that first appeared during the 12th century on the Frisian coast, although the name “cog” is recorded as early as the 9th century.

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