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Michael Bott @prehistoryguy.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

There it is!!! 🥳🤩🥰 100,000 subscribers! Who would have thought? Huge THANK YOU to every one of you who have helped us get to this milestone. Absolutely amazing!

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Michael Bott @prehistoryguy.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

MONDAY MEGALITH #21 | Camster Cairns, Caithness #mondaymegalith www.patreon.com/posts/monday... This unique grouping of chambered cairns have a presence and atmosphere all their own. Naked, grey stone encloses some remarkable examples of skilled masonry from 5,000 years ago.

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MONDAY MEGALITH #21 | Camster Cairns, Caithness | The Prehistory Guys

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Michael Bott @prehistoryguy.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Also we report on a Copper Age warrior from 4,500 years ago in Germany, found still wearing his archer’s arm guard - and what is said to be the largest collection of beads ever found that has been discovered in a 5,000 year old tomb in Spain. youtube.com/live/0x4cWR1...

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People have been dumping corpses into the Thames since at least the Bronze Age, study finds

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Michael Bott @prehistoryguy.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Did folk in prehistory find farting funny? Yes - we actually asked that question in our latest Patreon Monday Moot. This and another 100 hours of member-only content when you join our community. www.patreon.com/posts/monday...

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MONDAY MOOT #159 | Prehistoric Toilet Humour? | The Prehistory Guys

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Michael Bott @prehistoryguy.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Did you know that the oldest known worked wooden implement in the world was discovered in 1911 at Clacton-on-Sea, Essex? Most likely the work of Homo Heidelbergensis 420,000 years ago? Me neither. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clacton...

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Michael Bott @prehistoryguy.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

A recent paper has gone some way to solving some of the mystery surrounding the extraordinary 25,000 year old mammoth bone dwellings of Western Russia & Ukraine. We'll be recording a show about this on Thursday so watch out for it at the weekend! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Michael Bott @prehistoryguy.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Roberto Trotta is Professor of Theoretical Physics; and Visiting Professor of Astrostatistics at ICL. Recently he’s turned his attention to prehistory and in his recent book STARBORN he asked the question: what if our ancestors had never seen the stars? Here's our interview: youtu.be/DZ90aSIMQ4g

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Ancient Humans & The Cosmos: we talk with Professor Roberto Trotta

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Michael Bott @prehistoryguy.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

At a Neolithic settlement on the Danish island Funen dating back 5,500 years, archaeologists have discovered both grinding stones and grains from early cereals. However, new research reveals that the inhabitants did not use the stones to grind the cereal grains. youtu.be/Y8AxJVFZ-oY

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ALL GRUEL, NO BREAD? Discovering the Diet of Early Neolithic Farmers in Scandinavia

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Michael Bott @prehistoryguy.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Genetic analysis of people buried in a 2000-year-old cemetery in southern England has bolstered the idea that Celtic communities in Britain placed women centre-stage. youtu.be/lSS0cYxSu3k

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Celtic tribe's DNA points to FEMALE EMPOWERMENT in pre Roman Britain

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Michael Bott @prehistoryguy.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

A new study provides a revealing perspective on the changes in architectural structure during the Natufian and PPNA & PPNB periods in the Levant. youtu.be/wKMmtIrqXu0

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New insights into Natufian and Pre-Pottery Neolithic architecture.

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Michael Bott @prehistoryguy.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

Happy new year and a bold statement from your’s truly. Hope you enjoy. (The year as well as the film). The GROUND ZERO of Civilisation is not Göbekli Tepe. It's in London. youtu.be/c9OZRisIz6Y

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The GROUND ZERO of Civilisation is not Göbekli Tepe. It's in London.

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Michael Bott @prehistoryguy.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Join the fun! We're going live to our Patreon members on Thursday with a review of recent Prehistoric Archaeology discoveries. Free to join ... #RealArchaeology www.patreon.com/posts/live-p...

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LIVE: Prehistoric Archaeology News & Discoveries December 19th 2024 | The Prehistory Guys

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Michael Bott @prehistoryguy.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Apparently it's #tombtuesday so here's Wayland's Smithy up on the Ridgeway near the Uffington White Horse.

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Michael Bott @prehistoryguy.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

Another #MondayMegalith for you. If you weren't aware of Kilmartin Glen as a megalithic destination before, let this discussion of the Ballymeanoch stones be a great introduction to this unmissable area. www.patreon.com/posts/monday...

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MONDAY MEGALITH #4 | Ballymeanoch | The Prehistory Guys

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Michael Bott @prehistoryguy.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

No prizes for guessing where - but why? Actually, hunting for an 11,000 year old saddle quern from Abu Hurayra. As you do.

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Michael Bott @prehistoryguy.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

This is a saddle quern - but not just any saddle quern. It's the driver of the next Prehistory Guys film. Can anyone guess why?

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Michael Bott @prehistoryguy.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

It’s not often that we’re genuinely shocked by something we’ve discovered. We had come to regard lakeside villages as one-offs, as fascinating in their own right - but not fundamental to telling the story of the Neolithic in Europe. HOW WRONG COULD WE BE! #RealArchaeology 🏺 youtu.be/4yL39jdELoc?...

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PREHISTORIC WATERWORLDS: The Lake Villages of Neolithic Europe

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Clare Burke @thesherdnerd.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

During the Neolithic across the world you see the development of stunning decorative styles with the introduction of painted wares. This one from Thessaly is a beauty! #archaeology 🏺

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Michael Bott @prehistoryguy.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Well, that's Neolithic Lakeside Settlements sorted! Podcast recorded - now to the edit. Watch out for publication in a few days. #RealArchaeology 🏺

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Michael Bott @prehistoryguy.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Archaeologists Exploring Prehistoric Cave Find Earliest Evidence of Ritual in Israel www.haaretz.com/archaeology/...

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Archaeologists exploring prehistoric cave find earliest evidence of ritual in Israel

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Michael Bott @prehistoryguy.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Happy Monday 😊 You maybe won’t be surprised to learn that this morning’s podcast recording for our Patreon fans is all about how gobsmacked we are that lakeside dwellings in the Neolithic and Bronze Age Europe are so under the radar. How big does the elephant in the room have to be?

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Michael Bott @prehistoryguy.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

#MondayMegalith this week is the Rudston Monolith! The Monday Megalith was a series of podcasts made for our Patreon members beginning 4 years ago. They are now free for all to listen to. 🏺 www.patreon.com/posts/monday...

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MONDAY MEGALITH #3 | The Rudston Monolith | The Prehistory Guys

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Michael Bott @prehistoryguy.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Our latest UNPLUGGED review of recent prehistoric archaeology news & discoveries is up on YouTube now. (This is a recording of a live show for our Patreon supporters). #RealArchaeology 🏺 youtube.com/live/Zcw-Hdm...

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Michael Bott @prehistoryguy.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Just to reiterate the sentiment of my post a few days ago, I’ve been astonished to discover how HUGE a phenomenon lakeside dwellings were in European antiquity yet are so under- represented if not absent from most archaeological literature. Anyone got a take on this?

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Dr. James Dilley @ancientcraftuk.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Handaxes on the move! We’ve been busy making lots of replica prehistoric goodies for Christmas presents. But a couple found themselves on a plane with @profaliceroberts.bsky.social heading to Australia for her Cells to Civilisation tour! Here’s one of Palaeolithic handaxes being made: 🏺 🦣 🧪

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Michael Bott @prehistoryguy.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Goodness. Is that the time already?

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Mel Roxby-Mackey @archaeoborders.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Indeed. We need to give previous generations more credit. They were perfectly capable of making amazing artefacts themselves! For a local example we need look no further than the #Shropshire Sun Pendant described here by the officially marvellous @peterreavill.bsky.social youtu.be/paFxjQVjG_s?...

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The Sun Pendant: Britain’s finest Bronze Age treasure

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Michael Bott @prehistoryguy.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Yikes @urbanprehistorian.bsky.social - I thought that was a bit of the Cochno Stone for a moment! But Somerset is a long way from Glasgow!

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Mike Pitts @pittsmike.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

My obituary for Colin Renfrew. He will be missed by many people in all their different ways www.theguardian.com/science/2024...

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Lord Renfrew of Kaimsthorn obituary

Archaeologist who embraced new ideas and technologies and challenged long-held assumptions about the rise of early civilisation

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Karl @karlhannant.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Bahra 1, a prehistoric site in the Al-Subiyah desert of Northern Kuwait. Dating back to the mid-6th millennium BCE, Bahra 1 is among the oldest and largest known settlements in the Arabian Peninsula. 🏺⚱️ www.sciencealert.com/mysterious-s...

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Mysterious 'Snake Person' Head From 7,500 Years Ago Raises Questions

Excavations by the Kuwaiti-Polish Archaeological Mission at a site in Northern Kuwait's Al-Subiyah desert have uncovered a bizarre-looking clay head representative of the culture of a prehistoric peop...

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merryn @merryn02.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

I'm looking into the prehistory of butter. Seems to be a Neolithic discovery, simple to make, leaves minimal archaeological evidence. Was butter used to seal earthenware pots in prehistory? In cooking? Milk fats are often found in ancient pots. #butter #pots🏺 www.butterjournal.com/butter-history

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The History of Butter — Butter Journal

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Michael Bott @prehistoryguy.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

I've just scheduled our next UNPLUGGED show to go live for our Patreon supporters tomorrow night (Thursday). The recording will be available for everyone on YouTube afterwards. Prehistoric #archaeology news & discoveries. www.patreon.com/posts/live-p...

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LIVE: Prehistoric Archaeology News & Discoveries December 5th 2024 | The Prehistory Guys

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Michael Bott @prehistoryguy.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Can anyone tell me please, why don’t we hear more about prehistoric lakeside pile dwellings? Why do the LBK in their longhouses get all the headlines when folk at the same time were living over water on stilts? #archaeology #neolithic #prehistory

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Michael Bott @prehistoryguy.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Help us tell a story. In the great scheme of telling the story of the Neolithic, we're aiming to film in Greece and the Aegean next year for the Göbekli Tepe to Stonehenge Project. Buying us a coffee or two will help us get there! #RealArchaeology buymeacoffee.com/prehistoryguys

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Michael Bott @prehistoryguy.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

This week's #MondayMegalith is Moel ty Uchaf up in North Wales. The Monday Megalith was a series of exclusive podcasts made for our Patreon members that we started 4 years ago. We've now made them public for all to enjoy. www.patreon.com/posts/monday...

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MONDAY MEGALITH #2 | Moel ty Uchaf cairn circle, N. Wales | The Prehistory Guys

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