Germany unearths prehistoric artifacts of "national significance"August 20, 2016 - 15:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A group of ancient copper items found at a construction site in June, including three pieces of jewelry and an ax, has turned out to be possibly of "national significance," the northern German city of Osnabrück said on Friday, August 19, Deutsche Welle reports. It said a collection of this size and type had never been found in Germany before. The artifacts, which are thought to date back to the end of the Neolithic Age between 2,500 BCE and 2,000 BCE, were reportedly found at a building site on the edge of the inner city by a volunteer worker from the city's archeology department. Experts said the artifacts were made using techniques developed in the southeastern European region. The city said the items needed restoration to reveal all the details of design and production methods, adding that tests would be carried out to establish whether the items were perhaps among the oldest metal products in Germany, if not Europe. The city's mayor, Wolfgang Grieser, said he wants the city to have the rights to present the find and has already received approval from the relevant authority in Lower Saxony, the German state in which Osnabrück is located. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |