Celtic Tomb Unearthed in Germany

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gold rings Bad Camberg, Germany-euronews A Celtic wagon burial is reported to have been discovered in central Germany. Hesse state archaeologist Udo Recker said the grave, which was found during work to build the solar park, is more than 2,000 years old and belongs to the Hunsruck-Eifel culture. It contained several gold rings of varying …

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Artifacts Recovered in The Netherlands

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fibula According to a report in Emmen, Netherlands— NL TimesMore than 3,000 artefacts were recovered during environmental work in the Nieuwe Drostendeep stream valley in the northeastern part of the Netherlands. Objects include tools from the Palaeolithic and Bronze Age; Medieval jewelery and ornaments from the 2nd century BC; and materials from the Eighty Years’ …

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Ancient squirrel poop from Arctic permafrost contains DNA from mammoths, bison, horses and big cats

An Arctic ground squirrel sitting on low vegetation and soil, surrounded by tundra plants.

Frozen droppings from prehistoric ground squirrels are rich with DNA from Ice Age animals, including wooly mammothA mysterious big cat and a vast array of other creatures reveal a remarkably detailed genetic snapshot of ancient life in Canada’s rugged Yukon. Although genetic material of the larger creatures was found in the feces of ground squirrels, …

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