Ancient burial site and alien-like mask
Originally published November 20th 2020
This month’s Archaeologist discoveries in Europe have been quite rewarding. A 6,000-year-old mouthless prehistoric “alien” mask had been unearthed in Bulgaria along with an Islamic necropolis burial site in Spain
Roadworkers in Spain uncovered one of the oldest ancient Islamic burial sites.
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Archaeologists expect the majority of more than 400 graves dating from the eighth century, which were only discovered in recent weeks, to be exhumed by the end of the year.
Workers came across the human remains while widening a road in Tauste, near Zaragoza in north-east Spain.
The discovery could shed light on the eighth-century Muslim conquest of the Iberian Peninsula.
Arabs conquered most of the peninsula in three years, after crossing the Strait of Gibraltar in 711.
Settlement in Tauste was considered anecdotal until an archaeological project that began in 2010 confirmed the area had a stable Muslim population, according to the El Patiaz Cultural Association.
About 4,500 graves are estimated to be in the area.
The remains will be studied and undergo DNA analysis. Read more from N World
6,000-year-old mouthless prehistoric “alien” mask unearthed (Below)
A few days ago this more than 6,000-year-old mouthless prehistoric “alien” mask was discovered from a Salt Pit in the prehistoric town in Northeast Bulgaria that might have been a status symbol
This year’s archaeological season at the oldest salt mining center in Europe, which dates back to the 5 – 4th millennium BC and became the first prehistoric town on the continent, is now over. The site is located near the present town of Provadia (northeastern Bulgaria) and has been studied for years. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, archaeologists’ work began later this summer, but the season was extremely successful.
The discovery of this mouthless prehistoric clay mask or figurine dates from the 5th millennium BC. It has been compared to“an alien in a spacesuit” in local media reports. Read more about this discovery from Archaeology News
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