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Stone Pages Archaeo News Bandurria may be the oldest Peruvian site 26 Apr 2008 at 5:41am The archaelogical site of Bandurria dating back 3200 BCE (located in the province of Huaura, Lima) is considered the origin of ancient American civilization, said archaeologist Alejandro Chu Barrera, director... Old Scatness Broch gets funding after debate 26 Apr 2008 at 5:40am Shetland Councillors this week turned down a three-year funding request towards work on the Old Scatness Broch (Shetland, Scotland), instead approving funds of just under £150,000 for this year only.... Rock-art sites found in India 26 Apr 2008 at 5:40am The Indian Department of Archaeology & Museums has discovered rock-art sites in Warangal and Mahabubnagar districts, priceless stone sculptures in Warangal and a Buddhist settlement in Visakhapatnam. Disclosing the discoveries... Prehistoric settlement uncovered in Scotland 26 Apr 2008 at 5:39am Biggar Archaeology Group (south Lanarkshire, Scotland) have discovered the location of an ancient 5000-6000-year-old settlement site in a ploughed field at Carwood Farm near the town. After only two days walking... Ancient artifacts found in Thai cave 26 Apr 2008 at 5:39am Archeologists found scattered household utensils and pottery belonging to the prehistoric period in a cave in an eastern Thai province bordering Cambodia. Lt. Niran Yano accompanied by archeologists explored a... Newsfeed display by CaRP Megalithic Portal News An-Eured-Ven On the high moorland to the southwest of the St Michel reservoir, in the bowl below the Montagnes d'Arrée to the southeast of Mont St Michel, can be found some rows of white quartz stones, the name of which, An-Eured-Ven, translates to something approximating the wedding stones dance. Infant Carrying Ruled Out As Reason Why Early Humans Walked Upright Scientists investigating the reasons why early humans -- the so-called hominins -- began walking upright say it's unlikely that the need to carry children was a factor, as has previously been suggested.Carrying babies that could no longer use their feet to cling to their parents in the way that young apes can has long been thought to be at least one explanation as to why humans became bipedal. Human line 'nearly split in two' Ancient humans started down the path of evolving into two separate species before merging back into a single population 40000 years ago, a genetic study suggests. Chaco Culture Ancient Village or Settlement in San Juan County, New Mexico. Petroglyphs, Ancient Buildings, Ancient Roads, Artifacts.Chaco Canyon appears on satellite maps as a sliver of green, but this is only by comparison to the desert surrounding it. A thousand years ago it was the center of a complex culture stretching a hundred miles in any direction. Weedon Island Preserve Mound Burial Complex and Ancient Settlement in Pinellas County, Florida. The Weedon Island Perserve is the type site for the Weedon Island Culture, a Woodland era (200-700AD) culture exemplified by incised and point decorate ceramics. The culture is thought to have been influenced by Hopewell cultural influences of mound burials with funerary offerings. Newsfeed display by CaRP