Caral: The Oldest Civilization in the Americas
Caral: The Oldest Civilization in the Americas Caral (also referred to as Caral-Supe) is a stunning ancient city located in the Supe Valley of Peru. Today travellers can visit the Caral Ruins, which are believed to be the remains of one of the oldest cities in the Americas. Rewind time and the city of Caral …
What Ancient DNA Reveals About Life in Africa 20,000 Years Ago
What Ancient DNA Reveals About Life in Africa 20,000 Years Ago Every person alive on the planet today is descended from people who lived as hunter-gatherers in Africa. The continent is the cradle of human origins and ingenuity, and with each new fossil and archaeological discovery, we learn more about our shared African past. Such …
Ancient DNA reveals surprises about how early Africans lived, travelled and interacted
Ancient DNA reveals surprises about how early Africans lived, travelled and interacted A new analysis of human remains that were buried in African archaeological sites has produced the earliest DNA from the continent, telling a fascinating tale of how early humans lived, travelled and even found their significant others. An interdisciplinary team of 44 researchers …
Ancient Bowl From Tibet Shows Alexander the Great – the Jewish Version
Ancient Bowl From Tibet Shows Alexander the Great – the Jewish Version An ancient silver bowl with Greek-style reliefs found in Tibet decades ago does not show scenes from Homer’s “Iliad,” as has been postulated. Rather, the bowl shows Alexander the Great and his servants, based on a Jewish version of the “Alexander Romance” dating …
A tsunami wiped out ancient communities in the Atacama Desert 3,800 years ago
A tsunami wiped out ancient communities in the Atacama Desert 3,800 years ago A recent study of geological deposits and archaeological remains has identified a mᴀssive earthquake and tsunami that wiped out communities along the coastline of Chile’s the Atacama Desert around 3,800 years ago. Studying the ancient disaster—and people’s responses to it—could help with …
Does Composition of Roman Coins Reflect Currency Crisis?
Does Composition of Roman Coins Reflect Currency Crisis? New scientific analysis of the composition of Roman denarii has brought fresh understanding to a financial crisis briefly mentioned by the Roman statesman and writer Marcus Tullius Cicero in his essay on moral leadership, De Officiis, and solved a longstanding historical debate. Researchers at the University of …
WA Aboriginal site near Rio Tinto mine more than 50,000 years old, a new study reveals
WA Aboriginal site near Rio Tinto mine more than 50,000 years old, a new study reveals An Aboriginal sacred place located 65 metres from a land bridge used by Rio Tinto to haul iron ore is at least 50,000 years old, with new research finding evidence of occupation during the height of the last ice …
Researchers Reconstruct Likenesses From 400-Year-Old Bones
Researchers Reconstruct Likenesses From 400-Year-Old Bones The bust of an elderly man and digital images of a young woman and a young man are the results of research conducted on human skulls found in an early medieval stronghold. The appearance of the former inhabitants of Upper Lusatia was recreated by anthropologists, archaeologists and visual artists. …
Silver coins unearthed in New England may be loot from one of the ‘greatest crimes in history’
Silver coins unearthed in New England may be loot from one of the ‘greatest crimes in history’ A handful of Arabian silver coins found in New England may be the last surviving relics of history’s most notorious act of piracy — and perhaps one of the most famous pirates who ever lived. Evidence suggests the …
Researchers stumbled upon a box of human bones that had been missing for 100 years
Researchers stumbled upon a box of human bones that had been missing for 100 years The long-lost bones of a Viking nobleman have been found in the archives of the Museum of Denmark in Copenhagen, more than 50 years after the remains were mislabeled and vanished into museum storage. These artefacts came from the burial of a …