aDNA of African #Neolithic #pastoralists from the #GreenSahara
#AfricanHumidPeriod

'Here we report ancient genomic data from the Central Sahara, obtained from two approximately 7,000-year-old Pastoral Neolithic female individuals buried in the Takarkori rock shelter in southwestern Libya. The majority of Takarkori individuals’ ancestry stems from a previously unknown North African genetic lineage that diverged from sub-Saharan African lineages around the same time as present-day humans outside Africa and remained isolated throughout most of its existence. Both Takarkori individuals are closely related to ancestry first documented in 15,000-year-old foragers from Taforalt Cave, Morocco'

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-08793-7

Blackabrook Cist East, Dartmoor

Easternmost cist in a group of three situated to the north of Blackabrook River at SX 605 738. A fine example dating from early Neolithic to late Bronze Age (4000-701 BC). Capstone missing. May once have been surrounded by a cairn.

An almost 6,000 years old wooden cup, found in the Late #Neolithic pile dwelling settlement of Hornstaad-Hörnle at the Lake Constance. The waterlogged, anaerobic environment provided ideal conditions for the preservation of organic materials.

Archäologisches Landesmuseum Baden-Württemberg

#archaeology

For today’s #StandingStoneSunday here’s a pair of photographs capturing the walls around the side of the mighty monument. A thing of beauty and awe, even if the sky was dark on the day I took these back in March 2019. #neolithic #Ireland

#StandingStoneSunday Stenness, Orkney (2023)

#Neolithic textile production: an amazing find! A charred spindle with a charred ball of flax thread.
Found in the pile dwelling settlement of Sipplingen-Osthafen, Lake Constance, dating 3316-3306 BC. The damp environment has preserved it in good condition.

Archäologisches Landesmuseum Baden-Württemberg

Archaeoethnologica: Archaeology of the Eurasian Steppe Nº 1 - 2025

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Mehmet Özdoğan from Istanbul University has been researching the Neolithic period in Anatolia for 60 years. During this time, the perception of this crucial period in human history has changed significantly. In his keynote lecture on Monday, Mehmet Özdoğan discussed the latest findings. In an interview, he also revealed the coincidence that led him to archaeology.
#Archaeology #Neolithic #Anatolia #HowtobecomeanArchaeologist
#KielScales25
#archaeo100secs

Cairn Holy Cairn 1 - one of two Neolithic chambered tombs overlooking Wigton Bay in Galloway. The tomb has two chambers and a wonderful facade of upright pillar stones. My own. #TombTuesday #Neolithic #Archaeology #Galloway

Fresh from the blog:

On the early beginnings of #pyrometallurgy - and some new finds from the Pre-Pottery #Neolithic of southeastern #Anatolia.

https://trowelandpen.com/2025/03/24/firestarter-early-neolithic-experiments-in-copper-metallurgy

The remains of the stone chamber of Heston Brake Neolithic long barrow near Portskewett in Monmouthshire for today's #StandingStoneSunday

The long barrow stands on a little hill not far from the coast of Afon Hafren (Severn).

Visited on a lovely spring day, March 2012.

A Stone that Once Mattered — A Forgotten Boundary

A low-angle view of a nondescript triangular stone, half-buried in a bleak expanse of dry, brown heather. The pale sandstone stands out against the darker, tangled vegetation, with the occasional patch of golden rushes breaking the monotony. In the distance, the low hi ...

http://www.fhithich.uk/2025/03/21/a-stone-that-once-mattered-a-forgotten-boundary/

14 min

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4avrRX8Hus