Archaeologists Found 7,000-Year-Old Treasures—an Incredible Hoard of Human History

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Archaeologists Found 7,000-Year-Old Treasures—an Incredible Hoard of Human History

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Researchers at a dig site in Spain discovered tools from some of the first farmers, possibly dating back 7,000 years.

The artifacts uncovered during the excavation are from the Neolithic *******, one of the most pivotal revolutions in human history.

Animal ******** found during the dig allude to Neolithic husbandry practices.

New evidence uncovered at a dig site in Huesca, Spain, gives us a snapshot into what daily agricultural practices may have looked like more than 7,000 years ago.

The

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dig site was originally found in 1969 by Ignacio Barandiarán, and the area underwent its first excavation in 1972, which confirmed its occupation during the

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*******. Now, more than 50 years later, researchers from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) and the University of Zaragoza picked up where Barandiarán left off with an extensive dig campaign that lasted all of July 2024.

According to a

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from UAB, this is the first major excavation on the site, as all past efforts were only partial surveys of the area.

During the campaign, researchers documented the seasonal presence and possible later occupation of Neolithic groups—nomadic societies transitioning to a stationary, agricultural way of life between

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. The scientists recovered bone ******** from consumed animals at the site, and said that hunted animal ******** (rather than domesticated) stood out numerically among the bones.

Excavation team members also unearthed artifacts including flint tools, ceramics and mills, and even structures that could have been used for shelter. The UAB release said researchers plan to analyze the artifacts using carbon-14 dating, residue analysis, and other methods to further understand the agricultural practices and subsistence strategies of inhabitants.

“The discoveries made are important not only for the academic field,” the press release stated, “but also enrich the cultural heritage of the region.”

Huerto Raso is located in the Vero River Cultural Park and is surrounded by historically rich areas, including over 50 sites with post-Paleolithic rock art.

“The site of Huerto Raso is a window to the past that allows us to better understand the development of human societies during the ancient

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in the pre-Pyrenean area,” Alejandro Sierra, a researcher at UAB, said in the press release.

The pre-Pyrenean area, or

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, refers to the foothills of the Pyrenees mountain range, which spans Catalonia, Aragon, and Navarra in Spain. Other research in the area has produced similar findings to Huerto Raso. A

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published in the journal Open Archaeology analyzed findings from the Cova Colomera dig site in Serra del Montsec, Spain.

Like the excavation in Huerto Raso, the work in Cova Colomera also unearthed ******** from animals. Researchers used the bones that were likely from livestock to conclude that “the natural resources of the pre-Pyrenees were exploited by the earliest shepherds in the Early Neolithic.”

Humans began moving from small, nomadic bands to early farming civilizations during the

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*******. According to

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, historians have several theories as to why the Neolithic Revolution, also known as the Agricultural Revolution, began: population pressure, reliance on certain plants, and even creating a more cohesive, productive society are all possibilities.

The Neolithic fundamentally changed how humans interacted with land, animals and each other, and

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developed during the time can be traced to the present day, making the ******* responsible for one of humanity’s most important revolutions.

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