Topic: archaeological survey

  • World's Oldest Art: A 67,800-Year-Old Hand Stencil

    World's Oldest Art: A 67,800-Year-Old Hand Stencil

    Archaeologists have discovered a 67,800-year-old hand stencil in a Sulawesi cave, making it the world's oldest known surviving rock art and the earliest confirmed evidence of *Homo sapiens* in the region. The finding, dated using advanced mineral analysis, dramatically extends the known timeline ...

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  • Giant Medieval Shipwreck Discovered in Denmark

    Giant Medieval Shipwreck Discovered in Denmark

    A remarkably well-preserved medieval cargo ship, dated to 1410, was discovered in the Øresund strait near Copenhagen during a routine seabed survey. The vessel, a large merchant cog, was a key workhorse of Northern European trade, likely transporting bulk goods from Dutch to Baltic ports before s...

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