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Archaeologists Discover 8,000-Year-Old House: 'Extraordinary'
Newsweek ^ | Published Oct 23, 2024, Updated Oct 25, 2024 | Aristos Georgiou

Posted on 10/31/2024 8:49:15 AM PDT by SunkenCiv

Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of an "extraordinary" prehistoric house that dates back to around 8,000 years ago.

The rectangular dwelling was discovered by researchers with the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW) in Svinjarička Čuka, Serbia, which is located in the Balkans region of southeastern Europe...

The building—described as an "extraordinary" find by the ÖAW—was constructed around 8,000 years ago from wattle and daub in combination with wooden posts. Its remarkable preservation can be explained by the fact that it was struck by a fire...

The dwelling contains evidence that its inhabitants were storing food, such as grain and seeds, providing fascinating glimpses into the lives of these early agricultural pioneers of the Neolithic period.

The Neolithic period in the Balkans began around 6500 B.C. (around 8,500 years ago) and lasted until approximately 3500 B.C. (around 5,500 years ago), although the exact dates vary depending on the specific region. This period marked the transition from hunting and gathering to agriculture and permanent settlements, with some of the earliest farming communities in Europe emerging in this region...

Excavations have been taking place at Svinjarička Čuka since 2018 and in that time, archaeologists have documented several phases of settlement from the early to middle Neolithic period.

These finds have been attributed to the Starčevo culture, which is one of the earliest Neolithic cultures in Serbia and the wider Balkans. The Starčevo culture is known for introducing agriculture and the domestication of animals to the region, alongside the establishment of small, semi-permanent villages.

(Excerpt) Read more at newsweek.com ...


TOPICS: History; Science; Travel
KEYWORDS: ancienthouse; godsgravesglyphs; neolithic; starcevoculture; sunkenciv; svinjarickacuka
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To: PIF

Maybe they’re still under warranty?


21 posted on 10/31/2024 9:19:10 AM PDT by sphinx
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To: Jamestown1630

As Graham Hancock suggests, “Advanced doesn’t necessarily look like us.”

I cannot imagine that “all of a sudden” humans became farmers and started writing….just 7,000 years ago.

It simply doesn’t make sense.

But, if we were so advanced we would make a lawn that rakes its own leaves.


22 posted on 10/31/2024 9:21:29 AM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: PIF
Only get alarmed if they find an 8,000 year old house with a washer, dryer, & dishwasher ...


23 posted on 10/31/2024 9:21:51 AM PDT by C210N (Mundus vult decipi, ergo decipiatur.)
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To: Red Badger

Jenny Marrs is beautiful on the outside and even more on the inside, good people.


24 posted on 10/31/2024 9:22:39 AM PDT by Colt1851Navy (What was wrong with Nixon?)
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To: Revel

Renovate! :) you’ll get a fortune!


25 posted on 10/31/2024 9:23:55 AM PDT by dp0622 (Tried a coup, a fake tax story, tramp slander, Russia nonsense, impeachment and a virus. They lost.)
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To: Petrosius

lol


26 posted on 10/31/2024 9:24:50 AM PDT by dp0622 (Tried a coup, a fake tax story, tramp slander, Russia nonsense, impeachment and a virus. They lost.)
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To: Colt1851Navy

My wife’s house looks nearly this bad, but my wife and I have only been married for fifteen years, so I haven’t had time to fix it up yet.(See Pa Kettle)


27 posted on 10/31/2024 9:25:31 AM PDT by Colt1851Navy (What was wrong with Nixon?)
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To: sphinx

LOL the plumbing is covered for 10,000 years. It was a special :)

The comments here are hysterical.


28 posted on 10/31/2024 9:26:25 AM PDT by dp0622 (Tried a coup, a fake tax story, tramp slander, Russia nonsense, impeachment and a virus. They lost.)
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To: C210N

My only posts on this thread have pretty much been “LOL”

Add another :)


29 posted on 10/31/2024 9:28:04 AM PDT by dp0622 (Tried a coup, a fake tax story, tramp slander, Russia nonsense, impeachment and a virus. They lost.)
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To: tumblindice

It’s actually in better shape than many of the homes in Democrat run blue cities.


30 posted on 10/31/2024 9:28:23 AM PDT by Frank Drebin (And don't ever let me catch you guys in America!)
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To: Jamestown1630

The Egyptian “helicopter” is actually a dragonfly, for example.


31 posted on 10/31/2024 9:32:13 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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To: Vermont Lt

I sometimes wonder if things were entirely built on what originally were fortuitous ‘accidents’ or accidental discoveries - Or if Knowledge is just ‘Out There’ all the time, waiting for something inside us to reach out.

I don’t think everything is just trial and error. (The original meaning of ‘genius’ was associated with the supernatural.)


32 posted on 10/31/2024 9:53:32 AM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: wildcard_redneck

I know. I was being flippant.


33 posted on 10/31/2024 9:57:32 AM PDT by bwest
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To: Vermont Lt

Party Pooper.


34 posted on 10/31/2024 10:18:18 AM PDT by Revel
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To: SunkenCiv
Did they find any pig bones? Svinja is Serbian for "pig."
35 posted on 10/31/2024 11:11:07 AM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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To: cuban leaf

6500 B.C. ? funny


36 posted on 10/31/2024 11:19:26 AM PDT by stylin19a (America-has citizens who will cross an ocean to fight for freedom but won't cross the street to vote)
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To: SunkenCiv

Blackrock immediately bought it and turned it into a rental.


37 posted on 10/31/2024 11:31:34 AM PDT by GaryCrow
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To: stylin19a

;)


38 posted on 10/31/2024 12:00:40 PM PDT by cuban leaf (2024 is going to be one for the history books, like 1939. And 2025 will be more so, like 1940-1945.)
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To: Verginius Rufus

It would interesting. It’s not unheard of for placenames to get passed down, pronounced differently of course, and separated from their original meaning. OTOH, sometimes the older name is the same information in a different language. Mutton Island off County Clare in Ireland had a Gaelic name that means Isle of Sheep. :^)


39 posted on 10/31/2024 12:36:53 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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To: SunkenCiv
I'm not sure if pigs had been domesticated 8000 years ago.

The French word for "sheep" is mouton. It's one of several examples where the modern English word for the meat that is served on the table comes from French while the word for the living animal goes back to Anglo-Saxon English. After the Norman Conquest the peasants were speaking Middle English while their noble landlords were speaking French. (Veal/calf and beef/cow are other examples.)

40 posted on 10/31/2024 1:21:55 PM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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