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Bronze Age cities archaeologists say could be the precursor of Western civilisation are being uncovered in excavations on the Russian steppe.
Twenty of the spiral-shaped settlements, believed to be the original home of the Aryan people, have been identified, and there are about 50 more suspected sites. They all lie buried in a region more than 640km long near Russia's border with Kazakhstan.
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Early Celts in Eastern France

Excavations of a hill fort located near one of the largest burial mounds in Eastern France have been carried out by an archaeologist from the University of Bristol. Among the many finds is a bronze brooch: a masterpiece of early Celtic art with a duck's head motif, its eyes inlaid with Mediterranean coral.
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The temple found in the Goliama Kosmatka mound dates back to the second half of the 5th century Bc. Few floral elements have been preserved on the marble door of its chamber. These ornaments symbolise the four directions and the life cycle. A unique gold garland was found in the very centre of the tomb, as well as a gold wine cup and military equipment. A bronze statue representing the head of king of king Seut III was ceremonially buried in front of the tomb.
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Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak

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Mount in Southern Bulgaria might hold Thracian king Seuthes residence: archaeologist

Ivan Hristov, deputy director of the National Museum of History, suggests the residence of the Thracian king Seuthes might have been at the mount of Kozi Gramadi, close to the southern village of Starosel. The exploration of the site resumes on July 1.
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It was an age when reindeer roamed the Scottish landscape, competing for territory with human raiding parties from what is now the North Sea.
The country lay under glaciers as far south as the Highland Line, and a mini ice-age was fast approaching.
Today, for the first time, Scottish archaeologists will tell the story of this remarkable period at a national conference in Glasgow.
Alan Saville, of National Museums Scotland, will join archaeologist Tam Ward to discuss ongoing work at Howburn Farm, an ancient human campsite discovered by amateur enthusiasts in 2005. The discovery, north of Biggar, is the oldest so far found, and proves that humans lived in Scotland as long as 14,000 years ago.
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Tell Zeidan

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Archaeologists Uncover Land Before Wheel; Site Untouched for 6,000 Years

A team of archaeologists from the University of Chicago's Oriental Institute, along with a team of Syrian colleagues, is uncovering new clues about a prehistoric society that formed the foundation of urban life in the Middle East prior to invention of the wheel.
The mound of Tell Zeidan in the Euphrates River Valley near Raqqa, Syria, which had not been built upon or excavated for 6,000 years, is revealing a society rich in trade, copper metallurgy and pottery production.
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RE: Ancient Settlements

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Some of the archaeological remnants relating to medieval Assam, which have survived for centuries, are now facing threat from a quarter of land encroachers in Betioni GP area of Khumtai LAC. One of such examples is the large campus dedicated to Mumai Tamuly Barbaruah alias Sukuti, the first man to hold the post of Barbaruah (like that of the present post of the Commissioner of Upper Assam) during the reign of Susengpha Pratap Singha (1603-1641 AD), and the father of great hero Lachit Barphukan, whose village organisation skill and societal bonding had been adored by many eminent historians including Sir Edward Gait. The campus has been completely encroached by a political leader of the ruling party to open a tea garden on the plot. There is a quadrangular road surrounded by land barricade (bordhap), in the plot.
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