Blackabrook Cist East, Dartmoor

Easternmost cist in a group of three situated to the north of Blackabrook River at SX 605 738. A fine example dating from early Neolithic to late Bronze Age (4000-701 BC). Capstone missing. May once have been surrounded by a cairn.

2-Apr-2025
New computer model reveals how #BronzeAge Scandinavians could have crossed the sea
Open sea trips from Denmark to Norway may have been possible – even if hugging the coast was likely safer

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Trojans of all classes enjoyed wine in Bronze Age Troy, study reveals https://www.diningandcooking.com/1991055/trojans-of-all-classes-enjoyed-wine-in-bronze-age-troy-study-reveals/ #Bioarchaeology #BronzeAge #HistoryOfDrinking #Wine

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I took these cairns at Bellever in 2008, couldn’t walk up there now of course but good to see them again #Dartmoor #Devon #bronzeage #cairns #photography

Bronze Age pottery reveals El Argar’s economic and political frontiers

A trailblazing study conducted by researchers from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) and the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology mapped out the economic and political borders of the territory of El Argar, the Bronze Age site credited with being the first state-level society in the Iberian Peninsula...

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