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Cambridge Archaeological Unit (CAU) have discovered archaeological material ranging from the prehistoric to the medieval period during work on the new Springstead Village development in Cherry Hinton, Cambridge. The extensive findings of the excavations, which started in 2022 and will continue until 2027, have recently been revealed. The work was commissioned by Bellway and Latimer, and is focused on a ridge connecting Cherry Hinton to Trumpington. Finds, including a barbed arrowhead, suggest that this ridge was subject to consistent activity in the prehistoric period as a routeway or for farming, but the exposed nature of the area meant the space was probably too windy for settled communities at this time. Craig Cessford, Senior Project Officer at CAU, said that the excavations were ‘particularly helpful in understanding the low-density dispersed later prehistoric activity, in a way that has not been possible locally before.’                ...

Archaeologists from the University of Hradec Králové have discovered a giant mound structure along the route of the D35 Plotiště-Sadová highway in Czechia. Excavations revealed an “elongated trapezoidal gutter,” a typical feature of long barrows, measuring 190 meters in length. According to the researchers, this discovery is the longest monument of its type known in Europe. According to the researchers, the monument is likely associated with the Funnel(-neck-)beaker culture, in short TRB or TBK (3800-3350 BC), named for their ceramics, beakers and amphorae with funnel-shaped tops. The estimated date of the monument is the Chalcolithic, a period that saw the transition between the Neolithic and Bronze Age.                               From: Heritage Daily Visit Website  https://www.weaversnest.org/  for more information on Archaeology and History.          ...

Archaeologists in Spain have discovered a stone from a “lost civilization” with an ancient alphabet inscribed upon it, Fox News reported. If researchers' hypotheses prove correct, the discovery could precede the Rosetta Stone by more than 400 years. The stone, measuring about eight inches in length, was uncovered in Badajoz, southwest Spain. According to the CSIC, the stone is marked with 27 signs or letters. They believe that the slab they possess may be incomplete, hypothesizing that the original tablet contained about 32 characters.                                                               From:  Yahoo.com Visit Website  https://www.weaversnest.org/  for more information on Archaeology and History.                     ...

A trove of perfectly preserved ceramics, burnt animal bones and a wooden chalice have been pulled up from a well in Ostia Antica, shedding new light on religious life at the heart of Ancient Rome. Discarded peach stones, oil lamps and marble fragments dating from the first and second centuries BC were also pulled up from the 3m-deep shaft at Ostia, an ancient port city at the mouth of the Tiber that is now the site of a vast archaeological park. The well is located outside the ruins of the Temple of Hercules in the archaeological site’s so-called sacred area, once home to Ostia’s most important places of worship. Water at the bottom has preserved the artefacts for centuries.                                     From:  The Art Newspaper Visit Website  https://www.weaversnest.org/  for more information on Archaeology and History.   ...