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Ancient Origins @[email protected] · 2026-09-11 · 02:31 UTC

Prehistoric builders hauled 25-ton stones across Yorkshire despite having rock much closer. Then centuries later, one missing monolith may have reappeared in disguise.
#DevilsArrows #AncientBritain #Megaliths #Prehistory #AncientMysteries
Read more:https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/devil-s-arrows-stone-row-source-00103163

#devilsarrows #ancientbritain #megaliths #prehistory #ancientmysteries

Bob the Traveler @[email protected] · 2026-09-11 · 00:48 UTC

French archaeologist Jacques Boucher de Crèvecœur de Perthe, born OTD in 1788, excavated and studied what he called the Antediluvian period of prehistoric #France https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/france/pierre-tourneresse/?s=mb #travel #prehistory

#france #travel #prehistory

Bob the Traveler @[email protected] · 2026-09-10 · 22:48 UTC

French archaeologist Jacques Boucher de Crèvecœur de Perthe, born OTD in 1788, excavated and studied what he called the Antediluvian period of prehistoric #France https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/france/saumur-megaliths/?s=mb #travel #prehistory

#france #travel #prehistory

Bob the Traveler @[email protected] · 2026-09-10 · 20:48 UTC

French archaeologist Jacques Boucher de Crèvecœur de Perthe, born OTD in 1788, excavated and studied what he called the Antediluvian period of prehistoric #France https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/france/paris-megaliths/?s=mb #travel #prehistory

#france #travel #prehistory

Bob the Traveler @[email protected] · 2026-09-10 · 20:48 UTC

French archaeologist Jacques Boucher de Crèvecœur de Perthe, born OTD in 1788, excavated and studied what he called the Antediluvian period of prehistoric #France https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/france/paris-megaliths/?s=mb #travel #prehistory

#france #travel #prehistory

Bob the Traveler @[email protected] · 2026-09-10 · 20:48 UTC

French archaeologist Jacques Boucher de Crèvecœur de Perthe, born OTD in 1788, excavated and studied what he called the Antediluvian period of prehistoric #France https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/france/paris-megaliths/?s=mb #travel #prehistory

#france #travel #prehistory

Bob the Traveler @[email protected] · 2026-09-10 · 20:48 UTC

French archaeologist Jacques Boucher de Crèvecœur de Perthe, born OTD in 1788, excavated and studied what he called the Antediluvian period of prehistoric #France https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/france/paris-megaliths/?s=mb #travel #prehistory

#prehistory #travel #france

Bob the Traveler @[email protected] · 2026-09-10 · 20:48 UTC

French archaeologist Jacques Boucher de Crèvecœur de Perthe, born OTD in 1788, excavated and studied what he called the Antediluvian period of prehistoric #France https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/france/paris-megaliths/?s=mb #travel #prehistory

#france #travel #prehistory

Online Marketing Scoops @[email protected] · 2026-08-28 · 19:13 UTC

Gene That Differs Between Humans and Neanderthals Could Shed Light On The Species Disappearance Mouse Study Suggests

Allan Henderson (CC BY 2.0) A gene called ASDL, which helps synthesize DNA, differs between modern humans and our extinct human relatives. The findings could shed light on why Neanderthals vanished. A protein that helps synthesize DNA is different in modern humans than it is in Neanderthals and Denisovans our closest extinct relatives and new experiments in mice genetically modified to express the modern human version hint that this may have made us behave differently…….Continue […]

https://onlinemarketingscoops.com/2026/08/28/gene-that-differs-between-humans-and-neanderthals-could-shed-light-on-the-species-disappearance-mouse-study-suggests/

#ancientdna #ancienthumans #anthropology #archaeology #cavedwelling #culturalheritage

💧🌏 Greg Cocks @[email protected] · 2026-08-11 · 03:31 UTC

Are Colorado Moose Invasive? New Research Says NO
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https://www.colorado.edu/asmagazine/2026/06/18/are-colorado-moose-invasive-new-research-says-no <-- shared technical article
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https://youtu.be/orpLT22YnKQ?si=aThWWjMhKOUELwuv <-- shared overview video
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https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.70279 <-- shared paper
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“The modern Colorado moose is often considered just that: modern - brought to the state by wildlife officials in the late 1970s, preceded by very occasional reports of moose sightings in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Since being translocated to Colorado, these charismatic megafauna have been a source of both fascination and concern. In Rocky Mountain National Park [RMNP], where moose populations have thrived, ecosystems have been changing, and moose-associated impacts have sparked renewed conversations about managing an animal labeled “non-native.”
However, newly published research [link above] by an interdisciplinary team of scientists, archivists and Tribal cultural heritage leaders shows that the “non-native” label is inaccurate. They present evidence demonstrating that moose have been in Colorado for at least centuries and likely longer.
The researchers analyzed newspaper archives, archaeological site reports, scientific journals, museum collections and photo archives to understand where and when moose were present in Colorado prior to the mid-1900s. Perhaps most importantly, notes lead author William Taylor, a University of Colorado Boulder associate professor of anthropology and CU Museum curator of archaeology, the scholars sought Indigenous histories, and in doing so found evidence of moose being well known and deeply integrated into traditional knowledge of Native people in the southern Rockies.
Crystal C’Bearing, a study co-author and Northern Arapaho Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, notes that among the Northern Arapaho, "the moose is considered a valued commodity among the Tribe.” She adds that societies within the Northern Arapaho "utilize many animals, including moose, in their clothing, society items and regalia. This tradition continues today."
The scholarly approach of joining Indigenous knowledge with historical accounts, archaeology and paleontology, "shows the power of multiple independent lines of evidence converging on the conclusion that moose were part of southern Rocky Mountain ecosystems long before modern reintroductions," says study co-author Jonathan Dombrosky of Crow Canyon Archaeological Center and the University of Alabama. "More broadly, the study demonstrates how historical sciences can help us better understand the origins of modern ecosystems and make more informed decisions about their future…"
#moose #populations #Colorado #USA #native #invasive #introduced #nonnative #translocated #megafauna #herbivore #ungulate #impacts #ecosystems #environment #vegetation #native #indigenous #tribal #FirstNation #archaeology #paleontology #symbology #reporting #historicalscience #history #RockyMountain #Rockies #regional #prehistory #Holocene #biogeography #archaeozoological #modern #premodern #management #archivists

#moose #populations #colorado #usa #native #invasive

Chris Bond @[email protected] · 2026-08-09 · 18:31 UTC

#1359 Stan Beckensall - British Prehistoric Rock Art. Tempus Publishing Ltd, Stroud, 1999, 1st edition.

#StanBeckensall #TempusPublishing #RockArt #Petroglyphs #Prehistory #BookOfTheDay

#stanbeckensall #tempuspublishing #rockart #petroglyphs #prehistory #bookoftheday

J.B. Delroen @[email protected] · 2026-07-31 · 07:07 UTC

Stonehenge, au coucher du soleil.
Version entièrement gratuite, puisqu'il y a un sentier, une route historique anglaise, qui longe le site, et avec sa tente ou son véhicule, on peut se garer sur la piste qui mène à cette petite route. On est juste à 10m plus loin que ceux qui paient le tarif grand public (ou ceux qui paient le tarif VIP pour aller au milieu des pierres, encore un autre débat, ça).
Mais bref, une manière simple et économique de profiter du site car non limité dans le temps.

#Stonehenge #Travel #Voyage #England #UnitedKingdom #Prehistory #Préhistoire #Stones #OldStones

#stonehenge #travel #voyage #england #unitedkingdom #prehistory

Ancient Origins @[email protected] · 2026-07-04 · 23:32 UTC

Everyone links boomerangs to Australia. But the oldest known example was discovered in Europe, carved from mammoth ivory nearly 40,000 years ago.
#Boomerang #AncientHistory #HistoricMysteries #Archaeology #Prehistory #AncientHumans #LostHistory
Read more:https://www.ancient-origins.net/artifacts-other-artifacts/40000-year-old-worlds-oldest-boomerang-00102947

#boomerang #ancienthistory #historicmysteries #archaeology #prehistory #ancienthumans

PugJesus @[email protected] · 2026-04-02 · 16:59 UTC

Please nerf megafauna

https://piefed.social/c/historymemes/p/1945047/please-nerf-megafauna

#history #meme #prehistory #huntergatherers #megafauna

Omni Letters @[email protected] · 2026-02-24 · 04:00 UTC

A new study suggests that symbols engraved on artifacts up to 40,000 years old in Europe may have been precursors to the earliest writing systems.

#Archaeology #AncientHistory #Prehistory #EarlyWriting #OriginsOfWriting #WritingSystems #RockArt #AncientSymbols #ArchaeologicalDiscovery #ScientificStudy #HumanEvolution #AncientEurope #40000YearsOld #HistoryMysteries #AncientCivilizations #Antiquity #ScienceAndHistory #RecentResearch #CulturalHeritage

#archaeology #ancienthistory #prehistory #earlywriting #originsofwriting #writingsystems

Marcial Tenreiro-Bermudez @[email protected] · 2026-02-20 · 01:42 UTC

Archaeoethnologica: Festschrift for Johannes Müller - Book / Homenagem a Johannes Müller - Livro

+INFO in: https://archaeoethnologica.blogspot.com/2026/02/homenagem-johannes-muller-livro.html

#Archaeology #Prehistory #Protohistory #BronzeAge #IronAge #Neolithic #socialstructure #chiefdom #Europe #ethnoarchaeology #funerary #inequality #NearEast #economy #books #openaccess