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Unearthed at the Gobekli Tepe site in Turkey, the calendar that has been carved onto a pillar is 10,000 years older than the previous oldest calendar, documented in Greece in 150 BC. Analysis of the markings, led by the University of Edinburgh, found 365 "V" symbols etched on one of the pillars at the site, each thought to represent a single day. The research suggests ancient people were able to record their observations of the sun, moon and constellations, created to keep track of time and mark the change of seasons. The markings also appear to show solar and lunar cycles, showing 12 lunar months with 11 additional days, the researchers said. The summer solstice is depicted as a separate, special day, represented by a "V" worn around the neck of a bird-like beast, thought to represent the summer solstice constellation at the time.                                       ...

An archaeological dig at a former burial ground has unearthed pre-Victorian skeletons, a Roman cobbled surface as well as more clues to the city's history. The excavation at Worcester Cathedral's College Yard also found remnants of a medieval bell tower, 2,000-year-old window glass and the buried walls of a 12th Century crypt. Worcester Cathedral’s archaeologist, Fiona Keith-Lucas said artefacts are yet to be analysed. The College Yard, to the north of the cathedral, was the city's burial ground for 750 years until the 19th century. During the dig more than one type of quern stone for grinding flour was discovered, alongside the neck of a blue glass perfume bottle and a decorative stamp made from a sheep bone.                                                 From:  BBC Visit Website  https://www.weaversnest.org/  for more informat...

Restoration work on a metal artifact found in Berlin, Germany, has revealed it to be an "ornately decorated" Japanese sword that possibly dates to the 17th century. The object was uncovered in the winter of 2022 during excavations being carried out in the vicinity of Berlin's Molkenmarkt—the oldest square in the city—along the neighboring Stralauer Straße (Stralauer Street), State Museums of Berlin announced in a news release. The excavations in Stralauer Straße were initiated because new power lines had to be laid in the ground below the street. The metal object was spotted in the cellar of a former house amid rubble dated to the Second World War. From:  Newsweek Visit Website  https://www.weaversnest.org/  for more information on Archaeology and History.                                                       ...