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We are happy to announce our new book: 100 Great Archaeological Discoveries - A Guide to the Greatest Discoveries of Archaeology. Available on Amazon (Kindle & Paperback): amazon.com/dp/B09K27XPW3 Image
This book introduces you to some of the most impressive and exciting archaeological discoveries that have been made since the 1800s when the study of archaeology began. Image
From Aboriginal rock art to the 10.000-year-old Shigir Idol, from the Göbekli Tepe to the Nazca Lines, the world’s 100 greatest discoveries are in this book. Image
This 338-page book is available for non-member purchase for $0.00 on Amazon for Kindle Unlimited members. E-book price without kindle unlimited membership is $9.90, Paperback price is $29.90. Image
While preparing the book, we took the utmost care to use a simple narrative that anyone interested in archaeology can understand.
Our aim was to create a book that would appeal to everyone, not only for professional archaeologists but also for children and adults who have an interest in archaeology and art. We hope that this book will give you new insights into the fascinating world of the past. Image
Read more here about the book: amazon.com/dp/B09K27XPW3 (available on worldwide)

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The Great Shigir Idol is an archaeological Ural treasure that mankind has yet to decipher. It is approximately 12,500 years old and is the world's oldest monumental wooden statue. Modern studies on the idol began more than twenty years ago, but there are still many unanswered questions.
1) The middle of the 19th century was the "gold rush" era in the Urals. Due to gold prospecting in the area, the Shigir peat bog was partially drained. Workers found objects made of wood, horns, animal bones, stone, and clay.

The first archaeological discovery at this area was made by M. V. Malakhov in 1880. After Malakhov's discovery, many researchers became interested in Shigir peat bog. Thousands of finds were made here (animal figures, arrowheads, knives, shovels, clay pots, wooden skis, etc.). The age of the finds was very different from each other. This area somehow attracted ancient people for thousands of years.
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On a winter day on January 24, 1890, fragments of a wooden statue that later became the "Great Shigir Idol" were found in the second Kurinsky section of the Shigirskiy peat bog. The wooden idol was lying under a layer of peat four meters deep. The idol was delivered to the Ural Society of Natural Sciences Lovers Association (UOLE).

Dmitry Lobanov, the curator of the UOLE museum, first undertook to rebuild the Shigir Idol in the 1890s; however, his attempt was not successful because Lobanov used only a half of the ten pieces.
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