‘Garbage dump’ discovered in ancient Egyptian tomb dedicated to the fertility goddess
‘Garbage dump’ discovered in ancient Egyptian tomb dedicated to the fertility goddess Figurines of deities and priests as well as vessels with a breast motif are among several hundred items discovered by archaeologists at an ancient garbage dump in Egypt. Polish researchers at the Temple of Hatshepsut in Luxor in the south of the country, …
Roman-Era Pottery Workshop Uncovered in Egypt
Roman-Era Pottery Workshop Uncovered in Egypt Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered an ancient pottery workshop — with the remains of rounded vessels, coins, figurines and even a ‘ritual room’ — dating to the beginning of the Roman period in Tabba Matouh, West Alexandria. Ancient workers primarily used the site for crafting amphorae — two-handed vessels …
Gold ‘sun bowl’ discovered near Bronze Age swamp
Gold ‘sun bowl’ discovered near Bronze Age swamp Archaeologists excavating a 3,000-year-old settlement in Austria have unearthed a golden bowl with the image of a sun adorning its underside. “At the bottom of the bowl, a sun disc with 11 rays is depicted,” Michał Sip, an archaeologist with the German company Novetus, who is leading …
First Modern Humans Arrived in Europe Earlier Than Previously Known
First Modern Humans Arrived in Europe Earlier Than Previously Known Some 30 years of archaeological and other types of scientific research around the ancient artefacts and human remains in the Grotte Mandarin, located in the Rhone River Valley in southern France, has revealed that humans may have arrived in Europe about 10,000 years earlier than …
Prehistoric Artworks May Have Been Carved by Firelight
Prehistoric Artworks May Have Been Carved by Firelight Our early ancestors probably created intricate artwork by firelight, an examination of 50 engraved stones unearthed in France has revealed. The stones were incised with artistic designs around 15,000 years ago and have patterns of heat damage which suggests they were carved close to the flickering light …
Remains of 19th-Century Bridge Found in New Zealand
Remains of 19th-Century Bridge Found in New Zealand Archaeologists have dug up parts of an old bridge in Picton, a project the community once fought to have constructed. WSP archaeologist Kirsty Sykes discovered the site, at the Waitohi Stream on State Highway 1, when she was playing with her daughter Maddy, who goes to a …
Archaeologists were left baffled by a grim Roman discovery made in Wales: ‘Quite peculiar’
Archaeologists were left baffled by a grim Roman discovery made in Wales: ‘Quite peculiar’ Archaeologists have discovered the remains of a possible Roman mercenary buried with his sword and the skeleton of another Roman-period man whose decapitated head lay at his feet in Wales, in the United Kingdom. Investigations into these two distinct burials are …
Drowned Stone Age fishermen were examined with a forensic method that could rewrite prehistory
Drowned Stone Age fishermen were examined with a forensic method that could rewrite prehistory Human bones dating to the Stone Age found in what is now northern Chile are the remains of a fisherman who died by drowning, scientists have discovered. The man lived about 5,000 years ago, and he was around 35 to 45 …
Blue-eyed humans have a single, common ancestor
Blue-eyed humans have a single, common ancestor People with blue eyes have a single, common ancestor, according to new research. A team of scientists has tracked down a genetic mutation that leads to blue eyes. The mutation occurred between 6,000 and 10,000 years ago. Before then, there were no blue eyes. “Originally, we all had …
Bone Analysis Offers a Glimpse of 19th-Century Working Mothers
Bone Analysis Offers a Glimpse of 19th-Century Working Mothers A 19th-century rural Dutch village had unusually low rates of breastfeeding, likely because mothers were busy working, according to a study published April 13, 2022, in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Andrea L. Waters-Rist of the University of Western Ontario and colleagues. Artificial feeding of …