Prehistoric Archive
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What Did Our Ancestors Eat?
Posted on November 13, 2011 | No CommentsUntil the advent of modern processing technologies, dirt, grit, and fiber constituted a large part of most early diets. -
The first modern humans came to Europe earlier than presumed
Posted on November 2, 2011 | No Comments45 000 year old teeth found in Italy were from humans, not Neanderthals, research finds -
Ancient cooking pots reveal gradual transition to agriculture
Posted on November 1, 2011 | No CommentsHumans may have undergone a gradual rather than an abrupt transition from fishing, hunting and gathering to farming, according to a new study of ancient pottery. -
Researchers recreate face of ancient human
Posted on October 26, 2011 | No CommentsA reconstruction based on the skull of Norway’s best-preserved Stone Age skeleton makes it possible to study the features of a boy who lived in Scandinavia 7,500 years ago. -
Herding horses: a model of prehistoric horsemanship in Scandinavia – and elsewhere?
Posted on August 14, 2011 | No CommentsHerding horses: a model of prehistoric horsemanship in Scandinavia – and elsewhere? By Anneli Sundkvist Pecus – Man and animal in Antiquity: Proceedings of the conference at the Swedish Institute in... -
Bodies From the Bog: Metamorphosis, Non-Human Agency and the Making of ‘Collective’ Memory
Posted on August 7, 2011 | No CommentsBodies From the Bog: Metamorphosis, Non-Human Agency and the Making of ‘Collective’ Memory McLean, Stuart (University of Minnesota) Trames Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences, Vol.12:3 (2008) Abstract This essay... -
Surveying Prehistoric Scandinavian Boathouses and Graves: An example from Central Norway
Posted on July 31, 2011 | No CommentsSurveying Prehistoric Scandinavian Boathouses and Graves: An example from Central Norway By Arne Anderson Stamnes ISAP News: The newsletter of the International Society for Archaeological Prospection, Issue 26 (2011) Introduction:... -
Ancient settlement discovered on Scottish island
Posted on July 26, 2011 | No CommentsArchaeologists working on a Scottish island previously thought to be home only to seabirds and feral sheep, have found the remains of a permanent settlement which could date back 4000... -
Retracing Ancient Cosmologies in Bronze Age Central Europe: A Prehistoric Puzzle
Posted on July 24, 2011 | No CommentsRetracing Ancient Cosmologies in Bronze Age Central Europe: A Prehistoric Puzzle By Emília Pásztor Journal of Cosmology, Vol.9 (2010) Abstract: In the lack of written and oral material, studying and... -
Prehistoric Cave Art in Europe
Posted on July 17, 2011 | No CommentsPrehistoric Cave Art in Europe By Bernard Smith Lecture given at the University of Melbourne (between 1956 and 1966) Abstract: What do we mean by Palaeolithic Cave Painting? It is...