By Robbert van der Linde
Dec 16, 2023 at 10:22 PM Update: an hour ago
Archaeologists have found remains of man-made fortresses in western Siberia. The oldest remains are about eight thousand years old. It was not known that humans could create such structures so early.
The archaeologists describe their research in the December issue of Antiquity. The archaeological journal is published by the University of Cambridge.
The fort appears to be a fortified settlement. It consists of several houses dug into the ground. This probably happened to protect the residents from the cold. To protect the houses, posts and trenches were placed around them.
The settlement was found in the Amnya region, northern Russia. Ancient structures have been found in the area before. The area was inhabited by hunter-gatherers for millennia.
Using carbon dating, the archaeologists were able to determine that the fort is eight thousand years old. That is older than other fortified settlements found worldwide. In the rest of Europe, such fortified settlements were not built until two thousand years later.
Beeld: Nikita Golovanov
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2023-12-16 21:22:23
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