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Wooden Foundations Found Beneath the Entrance to Denmark’s Trøjborg Castle
Worked wooden piles uncovered at the entrance to Denmark’s Trøjborg Castle may belong to a former gatehouse. Tree-ring dating could reveal whether they formed part of the medieval fortress or the Renaissance castle built over it centuries later. Archaeologists from Museum Sønderjylland encountered the timbers while monitoring construction at the protected castle ruin near Visby…
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75,000-Year-Old Norwegian Cave Reveals 46 Types of Ice Age Animals and Lost Genetic Lineages
A Norwegian cave has preserved the remains of 46 types of animals that lived in the European Arctic around 75,000 years ago, providing an exceptionally rare glimpse of wildlife during the last glacial period. The discovery at Arne Qvamgrotta, part of the Storsteinhola cave system, represents the oldest preserved faunal assemblage known from the European…
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Ancient Peruvian Civilization Linked to Climate Crisis Revealed Through Toad Sculpture
Recent archaeological work near the ancient Peruvian city of Caral has shed new light on how climate change contributed to the decline of early civilizations in the Andes. At the Vichama site, about 160 kilometers north of Lima, researchers uncovered a small 12-centimeter sculpture depicting two toads, alongside anthropomorphic figures etched on mud walls. Dating…