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The article examines the sexist clichés associated with prehistory, highlighting that ideas about the lives of men and women in caves are largely based on fantasies and stereotypes, as shown by the reaction to misogynistic remarks made by a police officer. #Préhistoire #Sexisme #Archéologie (translated)

Scientists have discovered that the Neanderthal Shanidar A, buried 75,000 years ago in northern Iraq, was both long cared for and likely deliberately killed with a spear, providing new insights into the life and death of Neanderthals. #Neanderthalers #Archeologie #Wetenschap (translated)

During the reconstruction of Rustaveli Avenue in Tbilisi, archaeologists discovered the remains of a pottery workshop from the 10th and 11th centuries, shedding light on the everyday life of the city's inhabitants during a time when it was an important center of trade on the Silk Road. #archeologie #Tbilisi #HedvábnáStezka (translated)

Turkish archaeologists have discovered the oldest known shipwreck in the world in the depths of the sea near the island of Kekova, whose artifacts, such as amphorae and anchors, dated to 4400 to 4700 years, suggest the presence of an ancient cargo. #archeologie #historie #lodnívraky (translated)

Archaeologists have recently conducted new drilling in Maastricht to gain more insight into the oldest habitation of the Netherlands, hoping to better understand the dating of Neanderthal finds and the landscape from that time. #Archeologie #Neanderthalers #Maastricht (translated)

Decades-old human skeletal remains found in Postoloprty, likely belonging to a victim of a post-war massacre, have prompted an effort to investigate the site and determine whether there is a mass grave here, while the construction of family houses in the area continues. #Postoloprty #masakr1945 #archeologie (translated)

The Allard Pierson Archaeological Museum in Amsterdam has voluntarily returned an illegally excavated ancient vase, the Centuripe pyxis, to Sicily, although the return was not legally required, which the museum considers a moral obligation to take responsibility for its collection. #restauratie #cultuur #archeologie (translated)

The return of a 2,200-year-old vase, which was originally stolen from a grave in Sicily, to the Allard Pierson Museum in Amsterdam proved to be a lengthy and bureaucratic process that was ultimately completed on October 7, 2026. #archeologie #cultureelgoed #restitutie (translated)

Tomas Kapler stated in his contribution that the discovery of two fragments of pyrite in a former clay pit near English Barnham, according to him, pushed evidence of fire being used by humans back by 350,000 years. A team from the British Museum, led by Nick Ashton and Rob Davis, found them in reddish clay, even though pyrite was not naturally present in the area, according to Kapler. Archaeologists also discovered charred and heat-cracked hand axes and soil burned at over 700 °C there. It reportedly took scientists four years to eliminate the possibility of a fire caused by lightning. Kapler wrote that research published in December 2025 in the journal Nature described the oldest unequivocal evidence that humans could make fire themselves. According to him, the previous such evidence came from Neanderthal sites in northern France and was 50,000 years old. The find from Barnham, according to Kapler, shows that humans had this ability already 400,000 years ago. Chris Stringer from the Natural History Museum in London speculated that they were early Neanderthals, among other reasons based on finds from Swanscombe and Atapuerca. The contribution also addressed the fact that archaeological finds mainly preserve stone, while wood, leather, and plant fibers deteriorate. Kapler recalled a 35,000-year-old tool made from mammoth ivory from the German cave Hohle Fels, whose holes, according to him, allowed for the production of rope, and a six-millimeter fragment of a cord 50,000 years old found in the French Abri du Maras. Archaeologist Bruce Hardy's estimate that we know less than 10 percent of the ordinary life of prehistoric humans was linked by Kapler to the items that did not survive, such as nets, bags, bowstrings, or footwear. According to his conclusion, the image of the Stone Age captures primarily what has not perished. #Archeologie #DobaKamenná #Historie (translated)

Archaeologists in Postoloprty discovered human remains during construction work on the former military complex, which raised new questions about the post-war massacre of thousands of Sudeten Germans that took place here in 1945. #PostoloprtskýMasakr #Historie #Archeologie (translated)

Oliver Riedl discovered a treasure of 934 Roman silver coins weighing over 3 kilograms in a field near Wesseling close to Cologne, which had been buried nearly two thousand years ago and is considered the largest coin find from the time of Emperor Hadrian in Germany. #archeologie #římskémince #poklad (translated)