Sandstorm in Iran unearthed an ancient city
Sandstorm in Iran unearthed an ancient city A new sandstorm in Iran has uncovered a number of ruins that have been thought to be in the old city or necropolis. Initial analyses suggest it dates back to the early Islamic Middle Ages (661-1508 AD), but it could also be much older or even more recent. …
177,000 Roman artifacts found under the A1
177,000 Roman artefacts found under the A1 A number of exciting road works on a major road is not the first place you would expect to find a trove of Roman treasures, but that is exactly what people have discovered in a £ 380 million upgrade to a 12-km stretch of the A1 between Leeming …
Scientists Analyze Composition of Rome’s Clear Glᴀss
Scientists Analyze Composition of Rome’s Clear Glᴀss While its fragility and elegance are in themselves intriguing, geochemical studies of the glᴀss can show invisible tracers can reveal more than what meets the eye. Researchers found a way to identify the origin of colorless glᴀss from this in a new international collegial study from the Danish National Research …
Tooth decay was a major problem for our ancestors 9,000 years ago
Tooth decay was a major problem for our ancestors 9,000 years ago Archeological research reveals tooth decay is not an entirely modern-day problem. Archeologists at Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw (UKSW), Poland, have proposed diets heavy in fruit and honey contributed to poor dental hygiene during the European Mesolithic between 15,000 and 5,000 years …
Researchers in Bolivia find two skeletons with abnormally elongated skulls
Researchers in Bolivia find two skeletons with abnormally elongated skulls According to researchers one of the skeletons had an elongated head that exceeds the proportions of an artificial cranial deformation, raising the question: what could have caused such a typical feature? Finnish archaeologists working near the village of Patapatani in Bolivia, recently found the remains …
Archaeologists uncover a 5,000-year-old water system in Iran
Archaeologists uncover a 5,000-year-old water system in Iran A 5000-year-old water system has been unearthed during the second season of a rescue excavation project at the Farash ancient historical site at the Seimareh Dam reservoir area in western Iran. An archaeological team led by Leili Niakan has been carrying out a second season of rescue …
How DNA has shed light on the Irish pharaoh and his ancient tomb builders
How DNA has shed light on the Irish pharaoh and his ancient tomb builders A team of Irish geneticists and archaeologists reported that a man whose cremated remains were interred at the heart of Newgrange was the product of a first-degree incestuous union, either between parent and child or brother and sister. The finding, combined …
Study Examines Norman Influence on English Diet
Study Examines Norman Influence on English Diet The latest science approaches have been used by historians from Cardiff University and the University of Sheffield to provide new insight into life during the Norman Conquest of England. Until now, the story of the Conquest has primarily been told from the evidence of the elite classes of …
Rancher finds the strange rock on his farm, it was not what he had in mind at all
Rancher finds the strange rock on his farm, it was not what he had in mind at all A rancher came across an old bone sticking out of his desert property near La Flecha in the Patagonia region of Argentina four years ago. With the recent news of exciting dinosaur finds in that country in …
How Thonis-Heracleion resurfaced after 1,000 years underwater
How Thonis-Heracleion resurfaced after 1,000 years underwater The Egyptian city of Thonis-Heracleion was the main port of entry to the Mediterranean Sea between the eighth century BCE and the fourth century BCE. By the eighth century CE, what remained of the city sank into the sea and eventually became a distant memory. Without any trace, …