Prehistoric skull unearthed in England
A Quarry worker could have discovered proof of prehistoric life close to the River Trent (England). Part of a skull was found at a working gravel pit off Pasture Lane, Long Eaton, by a worker from RMC Aggregates (Eastern). Initial tests date it back to the prehistoric age.
After finding the skull, worried workers phoned the police and the site was closed, as officers began a search and investigation. But the investigation took on more of a historical angle when tests indicated the skull was thousands of years old. DS Rohan Catlow, based at Long Eaton, said: "We had experts come to the site and they believe it is a human skull from the prehistoric age, or maybe a primate, such as an ape." The skull was taken to Long Eaton police station, where experts are due to examine it in more detail.
Source: Evening Post (25 September 2003)
Bronze Age necropolis found in Italy
How did the men of the oldest northern Italian populations organise their villages? How did they live and with what rites did they pass on to the other world? An answer to these question might also come from the hundreds of tombs found in Casinalbo, near Modena, where research done by the Modena Archaeological Museum, in collaboration with the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia and with the City of Formigine, brought the discovery of an important necropolis from the Bronze Age, between 1500 and 1200 BCe.
About 400 tombs have already been discovered in the archaeological site. It is quite an important archaeological find, as no other necropolis of this size and age had ever been found south of the Po River. The site, directed by Andrea Cardarelli, professor of prehistory and proto-history at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia and scientific consultant to the Archaeological Museum, was excavated by many university students in the degree course of applied science to the arts, who worked together with archaeological operators of the museum.
Source: AGI (24 September 2003)
