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4,000-year-old bone workshop tells story of China’s transition from the Neolithic period


4,000-year-old bone workshop tells story of China’s transition from the Neolithic period

It is unlikely that many readers would suspect that the nearly 20,000 bone needles discovered in northwest China would provide modern scientists with insight into the technological advances that marked the transition between two eras of human development. But they do. A bone needle workshop at a site called Shimao in Shaanxi Province is an […]

Archaeologists resume excavations at 4,000-year-old site in Mazandaran province


Archaeologists resume excavations at 4,000-year-old site in Mazandaran province

TEHRAN – A team of archaeologists has resumed excavations at Izgam-Dasht, a site with an estimated 4,000-year history in the western part of Mazandaran Province in northern Iran. So far, 17 ancient tombs have been discovered at the site, Mohammadreza Khalatbari, the head of the archaeological team, told ISNA on Monday. “Two periods of excavation […]