A 3,700-year-old burial site suggests female rule in Bronze Age Spain
A 3,700-year-old burial site suggests female rule in Bronze Age Spain Archaeologists in Spain have determined that the 3,700-year-old remains of a woman found beneath a Bronze Age era ruin may well be the first case of an ancient female ruling elite in Western Europe. The discovery at the La Almoloya site in Murcia, Spain, …
An English Teacher of History and a 9000-year-old cheddar man have the same DNA
An English Teacher of History and a 9000-year-old cheddar man have the same DNA Separated by 10,000 years but linked by DNA! A 9,000 year old skeleton’s DNA was tested and it was concluded that a living relative was teaching history about a half mile away, tracing back nearly 300 generations! Four years before, when …
Archaeologists in Mexico find 1,000-year-old Mayan canoe
Archaeologists in Mexico find 1,000-year-old Mayan canoe Archaeologists in southern Mexico have discovered a well-preserved wooden canoe that may be more than 1,000 years old. Used by the Maya, the vessel was submerged in a cenote, or freshwater sinkhole, near the ruins of Chichén Itzá in Yucatán state, Reuters reports. The canoe is just over …
Archaeologists believe they found the oldest Hebrew text in Israel – including the name of God
Archaeologists believe they found the oldest Hebrew text in Israel – including the name of God Archaeologist Dr. Scott Stripling and a team of international scholars held a press conference on Thursday in Houston, Texas, unveiling what he claims is the earliest proto-alphabetic Hebrew text — including the name of God, “YHWH” — ever discovered …
Discovery of unique burial containing 140 pieces of amber jewellery
Discovery of “unique” burial containing 140 pieces of amber jewellery A team of archaeologists from Petrozavodsk State University in Russia have unearthed the burial site of a Copper Age “amber man” who was painted with ocher upon his death and laid to rest with more than 100 pieces of jewellery. The expedition took place on …
Study Investigates the Name of Machu Picchu
Study Investigates the Name of Machu Picchu Machu Picchu is among the most recognized archaeological sites in the world. A lasting symbol of the Inca Empire, it’s one of the most visited attractions in Latin America and at the heart of the Peruvian tourist industry. However, when Hiram Bingham first visited the ruins in 1911 …
Why Did the Vikings Leave Greenland?
Why Did the Vikings Leave Greenland? One of the great mysteries of late medieval history is why did the Norse, who had established successful settlements in southern Greenland in 985, abandon them in the early 15th century? The consensus view has long been that colder temperatures, ᴀssociated with the Little Ice Age, helped make the …
French cave tells a new story about Neanderthals, early humans
French cave tells a new story about Neanderthals, early humans A hillside dwelling overlooking the picturesque Rhone Valley in southern France proved irresistible for our ancestors, attracting both Neanderthals and modern humans long before the latter was thought to have reached that part of Europe, a new study suggests. In a paper published Wednesday by …
Archaeologists discover innovative 40,000-year-old culture in China
Archaeologists discover innovative 40,000-year-old culture in China When did populations of Homo sapiens first arrive in China and what happened when they encountered the Denisovans or Neanderthals who lived there? A new study in Nature by an international team of researchers opens a window into hunter-gatherer lifestyles 40,000 years ago. Archaeological excavations at the site …
Experiments show why early humans began adding handles to tools
Experiments show why early humans began adding handles to tools A team of researchers at the University of Liverpool has tested the ᴀssumption that hafted tools (those with handles) provided early humans with enough benefit to warrant their construction and use. In their paper published in Journal of the Royal Society Interface, the group describes …