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Old 03-10-2010, 06:58 AM   #1
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http://praguemonitor.com/2010/03/08/...bil-north-iraq
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Czech archaeologists find oldest settlement in Arbil, north Iraq



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Plzen, West Bohemia, March 5 (CTK) - An expedition of Czech archaeologists has found remains of an about 150,000-year-old prehistoric settlement in Arbil, north Iraq, which has been the so far oldest uncovered in this part of northern Mesopotamia, team head Karel Novacek told reporters Friday.

The archaeologists revealed a high number of items, mainly prehistoric stone tools, about nine metres under the ground in Arbil, capital of the Kurdish autonomous region, said archaeologist Novacek, from the University of West Bohemia in Plzen.

The eight-member expedition returned from Iraq at the end of last year. The team comprised experts from the University of West Bohemia, academic and university institutions in Prague and two companies.
Czech experts have succeeded in finding evidence of the oldest human settlement in the locality as all other finds of American expeditions working there 50 years ago are probably younger.

"We have been the first foreign expedition in this area since the second Gulf War in 2006," Novacek added.
The project, supported by the Czech Science Foundation (GACR), has been the first professional Czech expedition to Mesopotamia, a cradle of human civilisation.
"The expedition has mainly focused on the town of Arbil that used to be one of the royal residential centres of ancient Assyria. Its research is a real challenge for the modern 21st century archaeology," Novacek explained.

Unlike other more known ancient centres in this area, Arbil did not cease to exist and it has remained a lively town to date. It is one of the longest permanently populated sites in the world, Novacek added.
In spite of it, it has not attracted many archaeologists so far.

The beginning of this town dates back to the 3rd century BC.
The expedition's research was primarily based on geophysical exploration, historical buildings documentation and the assessment of aerial and satellite photos.
Novacek, in this respect, also praised cooperation with the Prague-based GemaArt Group heritage conservation company, that has worked in Iraq since 2004, without which the thorough research would not be possible.
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Wow! Cool stuff. It will be interesting to see what else they unearth.
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I tend to think in terms of US archeology being the leaders in this sort of thing, and obviously with whats going on in Iraq have taken it for granted there would be no access to any of this sort of stuff ... the Czech's seem to have been quietly getting on with the job
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Yeah, that did strike me as I read the article. I think this is the first time I read of a Czech archeological team.
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According to accepted anthropology that would make those inhabitants Neanderthals, no?
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Very cool KIWI.

Is this the oldest "settlement" found to date?

One of the oldest human settlements in Europe has been carbon dated to 31,000 years.

(Go figure the village they were found in is located in the Czech republic).

What about the rest of the world?
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According to accepted anthropology that would make those inhabitants Neanderthals, no?
Good point. According to this:
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Our species evolved not much more than 150,000 years ago, making us young compared to other hominid species, some of which survived for more than a million years.
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it would be at the beginning of our species. I wonder how big the settlement is.
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According to accepted anthropology that would make those inhabitants Neanderthals, no?
take the entire history of our planet.... chuck it in a blender, pour it in a sandbox, then jump around the box, kicking and swinging..... who can be blamed for not knowing or getting it wrong?

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(Go figure the village they were found in is located in the Czech republic).

What about the rest of the world?
sent an e-mail to my mates wife, she is a Czech journo in Praque.... with an interest in this sort of thing, ....
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take the entire history of our planet.... chuck it in a blender, pour it in a sandbox, then jump around the box, kicking and swinging..... who can be blamed for not knowing or getting it wrong?


Cool. Keep us up to date, man.
sent an e-mail to my mates wife, she is a Czech journo in Praque.... with an interest in this sort of thing, ....
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