Remains of man who was ‘vaporized’ by Mount Vesuvius 2,000 years ago discovered
Remains of man who was ‘vaporized’ by Mount Vesuvius 2,000 years ago discovered The skeletal remains of a man whose flesh disintegrated in the heat from Mount Vesuvius almost 2,000 years ago have offered a new glimpse into one of history’s most famous volcanic eruptions. Archaeologists released pictures of the skeleton found at the ancient …
207-year-old whaling ship discovered in the Gulf of Mexico
207-year-old whaling ship discovered in the Gulf of Mexico The wreck of a 19th-century whaling ship has been identified on the sea bottom in the Gulf of Mexico. Its discovery was announced Wednesday (March 23) in a statement released by representatives of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and their partners in the expedition. …
How the ancient Greeks proved Earth was round over 2,000 years ago
How the ancient Greeks proved Earth was round over 2,000 years ago Long before NASA was sending satellites up into space, the ancient Greeks developed a way to determine the world was spherical over 2000 years ago. Despite it being obvious that the world is has a round spherical shape, ‘flat-earthers’ will live and die …
Mummies uncovered in Portugal date back 8,000 years and could be oldest in the world
Mummies uncovered in Portugal date back 8,000 years and could be oldest in the world Archaeologists are set to rewrite the history books after they uncovered new evidence that suggests the oldest instances of mummification occurred 8,000 years ago. Researchers have taken a second look at pH๏τographs snapped 60 years ago of several skeletons that were …
Archaeology breakthrough as experts retrace human roots with 518 million-year-old rocks
Archaeology breakthrough as experts retrace human roots with 518 million year-old rocks The new study is based on an analysis of 518 million-year-old rocks that contain the oldest collection of fossils that researchers have on record. The researchers believe that Chengjian, a city in the mountainous Yunnan Province of China, is the origin of many …
Analysis Links the Origins of the Maya and Corn Cultivation
Analysis Links the Origins of the Maya and Corn Cultivation In Maya creation myths, the gods created humans out of corn. Now, a new study from a site in Belize suggests corn really was important in the origin of the ancient Maya: More than half of their ancestry can be traced to migrants who arrived …
Egypt uncovers the 4,000-year-old painted tomb of a royal palace official
Egypt uncovers the 4,000-year-old painted tomb of a royal palace official Five painted tombs were recently unearthed in Saqqara, an ancient Egyptian necropolis just outside of Cairo, according to a report by Reuters. The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said that a recent excavation of burial shafts resulted in the finding of the tombs, …
The Royal Burials of 65 Celtic Kings Identified in England and Wales
The Royal Burials of 65 Celtic Kings Identified in England and Wales Roughly 60 newly-discovered royal graves in the north and west were of British or Irish Celtic origin, according to a new study. A number of English kings in the post-Roman era were of Irish origin, with several Celtic tombs uncovered in the west …
One of the First Known Chemical Attacks Took Place 1,700 Years Ago in Syria
One of the First Known Chemical Attacks Took Place 1,700 Years Ago in Syria A researcher from the University of Leicester has identified what looks to be the oldest archaeological evidence for chemical warfare — from Roman times. At the meeting of the Archaeological Insтιтute of America, University of Leicester archaeologist Simon James presented CSI-style …
DNA from child burials reveals ‘profoundly different’ human landscape in ancient Africa
DNA from child burials reveals ‘profoundly different’ human landscape in ancient Africa Central Africa is too H๏τ and humid for ancient DNA to survive—or so researchers thought. But now the bones of four children buried thousands of years ago in a rock shelter in the grᴀsslands of Cameroon have yielded enough DNA for scientists to …