Archaeology

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Why did Neanderthals become extinct and Homo sapiens "won"? Different social structures may have been the key

Neanderthals had big brains, their own language and used sophisticated tools. They were smart, had aesthetic and artistic sensibilities, and were spiritually based - they buried their dead with reverence. In many ways they were equal to modern humans and in many ways even surpassed them. So why did the Neanderthals die out while our ancestors took over the world? New evidence suggests that the fundamental differences were not in individual skills, but in our societies...

A plea to all archaeologists visiting the LP site

Hello to all archaeologists and fans of this site. I am writing to you with a request. Have any of you come across the artefacts from the picture attachment of this article?

The most beautiful find of March 2024

We have here the March round of our traditional competition for the most beautiful find of the month. Since winter left us before it even showed up, the search in March was like I certainly don't remember in the last few years.

History hunters - mystery on 29.4.2024

As of 2018, here is this double-tracked find. But no determination has been made since then.

History hunters - mystery on 26.4.2024

The tiny silver bauble has been around since 2019.

A 2500-year-old perfectly preserved bronze helmet has been discovered in Croatia

An ancient Greco-Illyrian helmet was discovered during the excavation of an archaeological burial site on the Croatian Pelješac peninsula about 40 km from Dubrovnik. It was probably left at the site as a memento of a deceased soldier. This is the second helmet - the first and younger one was discovered just ten metres away.

History hunters - mystery on 25.4.2024

In April 2020 we added this "weird" canopy.

History hunters - mystery on 24.4.2024

For a change, one basically fresh March thing. The item ended up in unidentified...

History hunters - mystery on 23.4.2024

The subject is on LP already under 2013. And even though the finder has stated in the description "Latin bronze application, handed over to archaeologists", it is still in the unclassified.