Pre-Historic Cultures - Europe
German Aurignac Culture updated 07/2017 Germany
When homo sapiens moved into Europe around 50,000 years ago he started an "artistic revolution" and created the world's first human & animal figurines plus musical instruments
German Aurignacian Revisited published 09/2022 Germany
New research results plus first visit inside Hohle Fels and further caves around Blaubeuren
Lion Man Statue published 04/2021 Germany
It is the most amazing and oldest sculpture of mankind carved out of a mammoth ivory tusk and representing a mixed creature of a man with lion head
Nebra Sky Disc - Aunjetitz Culture published 08/2019 Germany
Sensational discovery of a 3,600 year old bronze disc with precise image of night sky produced and found in Germany. This led to totally new view on little known Aunjetitz Culture
Poemmelte Cult Ring updated 04/2020 Germany
This Extraordinary site is 5,000 years old and has close connections to Stonehenge and Avery in England. With a diameter of 115 meters and various circles it is the most important cult site in Germany
Goseck Sun Observatory published 11/2021 Germany
Possibly the oldest sun observatory in human history not in Egypt or Mesopotamia but in Germany!
Glauberg Celts published 11/2021 Germany
Celts are not a common tribal clan but various ethnic groups established a common cultural area across Europe 3,000 years ago. Glauberg became one of the most important sites when life size stone statues were unearthed fifteen years ago
Gold Hats published 12/2023 Germany
These rather limited discoveries present us with more questions than answers. Were they ritual or cosmic calendars?
Megalithic Structures - Europe
European Megalithic Past published 10/2014 Portugal
Astonishing pre-historic monolith stone circles around Evora in Portugal are the oldest and largest in Europe
Stonehenge published 10/2019 Great Britain
It is not the largest nor the oldest megalithic cult ring but the most intriguing and most visited
Update: latest research show that monolith were not transported over hundreds of kilometers but come from a quarry in Malborough just 25 km away
Greater Stonehenge published 10/2019 Great Britain
It is a huge pre-historic landscape with many monuments including so-called Cursus, Woodhenge, Bluehenge, Durrington Walls and Blick Mead
Newgrange Tombs published 03/2022 Ireland
Newgrange, Knowth & Dowth are three of the most significant megalithic passage tombs just 50 kilometers north of Dublin. Like Stonehenge they lie in a neolithic landscape
Corsica published 09/2022 France
This island has an interesting neolithic history with many concentrations of menhirs and fortified villages with numerous towers
Sardinia published 09/2022 Italy
Another Mediterranean island with many megalithic structures such as giant tombs and fortified villages
Malta published 09/2022 Malta
On this rather small island numerous large and unique temple complexes were erected which possibly made it an important pilgrimage site for seafarers in the Mediterranean
Baleare Islands published 09/2022 Spain
These islands were as well populated early on in neolithic times and have various interesting megalithic structures like the upside down navetas or ship hulls which tourists often miss
Megalithic Structures - Near East & Asia
Mongolian Deer Stones published 05/2020 Mongolia
This little known steppe nomad tradition so far has been neglected. This article will shed more light on these amazing Bronze Age stelae
Pre-historic Weapons, Stone Tools & Skeletons
Paleolithic Spears updated 04/2020 Germany
Sensational discovery of 300,000 year old wooden hunting spears used by homo heidelbergensis show that ancient men were far more sophisticated than previously assumed
Latest update: recently a two meter long forest elephant tusk was discovered, as well as bones of a sable teeth lion, first proof of his existence in the region
Pre-historic Tools & Weapons published 11/2019
Starting with first stone tools 2.5 million years old we show lances, catapults, bow & arrow, nets and hunting traps
Ice Man updated 01/2016 Italy
Sensational find in 1991 of a 5,300 year old mummified body high up in the Alps still surprises us with new results from ongoing research after 25 years
First Shaman Lady published 03/2024 Germany
After new excavations and detailed research it was confirmed this female skeleton dated 9,000 years old was a shaman buried with all her healing utensils