Another round of stories on the Neolithic Rhine princess

And the stories just keep on coming! More sites are picking up the news about the excavation of the burial site of a "Rhine princess" (aka the Princess of the Golden Woods) and the nearby City in the Trees.

I'm sure archaeologists will be discussing this news for years to come. So, anyway, here are some excerpts:

Dr. Ernst Voorst, Director of the Reinhard Van Gelder Institute of Anthropology and Archaeology, led an exuberant team in announcing the historic find earlier this week in Basel, Switzerland. Voorst hinted that this discovery vindicates the work that he and his colleague and mentor — the late Dr. Reinhard Van Gelder — had published a few years ago concerning two ancient fortresses on opposing sides of the Rhine Canyon.

Source: Day Loans

Now Professor Bonnet and her mentor, Dr. Voorst, have announced an astonishing discovery that is sure to set the European anthropological and archaeological community abuzz for years to come. A team of experts led by Dr. Voorst has excavated a grave site in a well-hidden part of the Black Forest region they dubbed the “golden wood”. The burial contained only one body, a female, and has been dated to approximately 10,000 BCE. Professor Bonnet, who holds the Chair of Rhine Valley Studies at the Van Gelder Institute, hinted that the body may not be either Neanderthal or modern Human.

Source: The Lobscouse Net

Nestled in what has now become known as the Golden Wood, the white fortress was the bastion of the apparent victors in a war that Voorst and his associates say occurred around 10,000-12,000 years ago. The archaeological community failed to rush to embrace the Voorst-Van Gelder expedition’s findings because they did not uncover any graves or find human remains.

Source: Day Change

It's a pretty big day for science, if you ask me. I'll probably spend many hours analyzing these reports, piecing together the entire complex picture that is slowly emerging. I hope you share that enjoyment, too.

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