ClemensSchmid, 12 days ago to Archaeology

I did a little maintenance work on c14bazAAR today (https://github.com/ropensci/c14bazAAR). Among the databases it allows to download there is one called the "Radiocarbon Palaeolithic Europe Database" (https://ees.kuleuven.be/en/geography/projects/14c-palaeolithic). A little disclaimer on the website caught my attention 😢. Maybe there is somebody here working in the Palaeolithic and ready to take over this great resource. #archaeology #opendata #paleolithic #c14

archaeology, 1 month ago to Archaeology

Giant 200,000-year-old hand axe discovered in Saudi Arabia

An international team of archaeologists working in the Qurh Plain of northwest Saudi Arabia has unearthed a colossal hand axe estimated to be over 200,000 years old. The find is made of fine-grained basalt and measures an impressive 51.3 cm (20 inches) in length...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2023/11/giant-hand-axe-discovered-in-saudi-arabia/

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#archaeology #archeology #handaxe #archaeologynews #alula #qurhplain #Prehistoric #paleolithic

GregCocks, 1 month ago to France

Spatiotemporal Analysis Is 17,000 Years Old – Or Maybe More?

https://subscription.packtpub.com/book/programming/9781837639175/2/ch02lvl1sec05/history-of-geospatial-analysis <-- shared text

https://doi.org/10.1017/S0959774322000415 <-- shared paper

[Snow and Picquet were not first, as amazing as they were...]
“Geospatial analysis can be traced back as far as 17,000 years ago [or more], to the Lascaux cave in southwestern France. In this cave, Paleolithic artists painted commonly hunted animals and what many experts recently concluded are dots representing the animals’ lunar cycles to note seasonal behavior patterns of prey, such as mating or migration…”
#GIS #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #LascauxCave #France #archaeology #artwork #Paleolithic #artists #humanoid #lunarcycles #seasonal #model #modeling #abstract #relationships #knowledgegraphs

photos - Examples of animal depictions associated with sequences of dots/lines. (a) Aurochs: Lascaux, late period; (b) Aurochs: La Pasiega, late; (c) Horse: Chauvet, late...; (d) Horse: Mayenne-Sciences, early; (e) Red Deer: Lascaux, late; (f) Salmon: Abri du Poisson, early; (g) Salmon (?): Pindal, late; (h) Mammoth: Pindal, early.

mythologyandhistory, 2 months ago to history

Did you know that the oldest known #adhesive was also chewing gum?

#Birch tar is in its simplest form, burned birch #bark. It forms a sticky black pitch that can be used as glue.

Evidence for #human (& #Neanderthal) use has been dated to 200k or the Old #Stone Age.

Birch tar is also a disinfectant & it has been found as a chewing gum in various locations in Europe.

One birch gum piece from 5700 yrs ago, contained a complete human #genome of a woman.

#history #paleolithic

mattotcha, 3 months ago to random

These scientists built their own Stone Age tools to figure out how they were used
https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/03/these-scientists-built-their-own-stone-age-tools-to-figure-out-how-they-were-used/ #paleolithic #StoneTools #ExperimentalArchaeology

itnewsbot, 3 months ago to ReverseEngineering

Writing – So Easy a Caveperson Could Do It - We modern humans tend to take writing for granted, and often forget that like any ... - https://hackaday.com/2024/02/13/writing-so-easy-a-caveperson-could-do-it/ #reverseengineering #anthropology #cavewriting #paleolithic #caveperson #cavewoman #science #caveman #hunting #writing #paleo

mlcotten13, 4 months ago to austria

We once travelled to the site in #Austria where the Venus von #Willendorf statuette was found. It was raining, the fruit orchards were just starting to blossom and the view of the #Danube flowing through the #Wachau was impressive. One could feel the history and somehow believe that people had been here for 25,000 years. #Watercolor #Paleolithic #Archeology

johank76, 5 months ago to AncientHistory Swedish

Please circulate widely!

The ArCHe MSCA Doctoral Network is recruiting 10 doctoral candidates to study Stone Age hunter-fisher-gatherer remains in coastal areas across Europe in an international, interdisciplinary and intersectoral perspective. Apply by 4 February 2024!
https://www.arche.uio.no/?fbclid=IwAR0PLCR9zMp8reqn3tpbBZTPxmcGT0dyyBUTBkVwMQe770o1V6OqWKTBLhw

#archeology #anthropology #paleolithic #stoneage #heritage #phdPosition #PhdStudentship
@anthropology @archeology

jens2go, 7 months ago to indonesia

Spent some time re-reading that #GunungPadang #14C paper which makes the round, supposedly supporting the idea of a #Paleolithic monumental #pyramid in #Indonesia.

But to be honest, I'm still scratching my head how this passed peer review.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/arp.1912

technoshaman001, 7 months ago (edited 7 months ago) to random

I just had a vision that showed me how #paleolithic people would move massive stones and arrange them in circles like #Stonehenge and other celestial circles around the world made out of megalithic stones... they would burn trees on top of the frozen ice tundra and it would melt the water on the top layer enough that they could slide the blocks along without causing damage to the earth and then as it recedes in the springtime and it melts, the stones would fall into place

archaeoten, 9 months ago to animals

Archaeoethnologica: Cattle and Persons - Book / Gado e Pessoas - Livro

+INFO in: https://archaeoethnologica.blogspot.com/2023/08/gado-e-pessoas.html

#neolithic #paleolithic #zooarchaeology #animals #medieval #cattle #herding #Prehistory #protohistory

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EAAPaM, 9 months ago to Archaeology German

Hello!
We are now also tooting on this platform about #Palaeolithic / #Paleolithic, #Mesolithic, #StoneAge, and #huntergatherer #Archaeology. We are also keeping you updated about the annual meeting and affairs of the European Association of Archaeologists relevant for our community. If you want to know more, check our public website:
https://eaapalaeomesocommunity.wordpress.com
#firsttoot

megalithic, 10 months ago to snowboarding

Kleine Scheuer, a cave used by humans in the Upper #Paleolithic, and one of many inside the Rosenstein #mountain. Part of an archaeo #hiking trail leading to 11 #archaeological sites on the mountain. Photo by our member Martin L. More on our page https://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=58776 #cave #archaeology

JulietJFall, 10 months ago to italy

A cool spot of #mosstodon up in the Apuan Alps near the Grotta all’Onda — the “wave cave” named because of its broad limestone mouth — perfect for enjoying some cool air while escaping from the heatwave, in Tuscany 🇮🇹. A rock shelter since the Middle Paleolithic, and a lovely spot for a picnic today.
#italy #AlpiApuane #toscana #paleolithic

Two people disappearing into the wide mouth of the Grotta all’Onda, a cave site of prehistoric shelter high up in the mountains.
Standing inside the wide cave pictured in the previous image, looking out in the sunny woods. The image looks as though it is taken from a much cooler place than outside the cave.

kharvati, 1 year ago to Archaeology

Super exciting new results from Mandrin cave, pointing to the use of bow & arrow by early modern humans in Europe at ca. 54 ka

following up on previous work showing a modern human incursion into Neanderthal territories at the same site

See #openaccess article by Metz et al.

'Bow-and-arrow, technology of the first modern humans in Europe 54,000 years ago at Mandrin, France'
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.add4675

and news write-up
https://phys.org/news/2023-02-bow-and-arrow-technology-modern-humans-europe.html

#humanevolution #paleolithic #archaeology