Wounds on Colonial-Era Skull Examined in Indonesia
Wounds on Colonial-Era Skull Examined in Indonesia A possibly enslaved woman may have been executed with a sharp weapon in what is now the Papua province of Indonesia, a new study finds. Only the skull of the victim is available for analysis, but it revealed that the woman was between 26 and 42 years old …
Carbon-Based Paleolithic Paintings Found in France
Carbon-Based Paleolithic Paintings Found in France A paper was published this month by researchers at the Center de Recherche et de Restauration des Musées de France, revealing that the first carbon-based cave art has been found in Dordogne’s famous Bison Cave. Researchers Ina Reiche, Yvan Coquinot, Antoine Trosseau, and Anne Maigret have published their findings from the …
Archaeologists discover a hidden Maya burial chamber in the walled enclosure of Tulum
Archaeologists discover a hidden Maya burial chamber in the walled enclosure of Tulum Archaeologists from the National Insтιтute of Anthropology and History (INAH) have discovered a hidden Maya burial chamber concealed within a cave at the archaeological complex in Tulum, Quintana Roo. The discovery, sealed off by a mᴀssive rock deep inside Mexico’s walled city …
A 2,500-year-old celestial map carved on the surface of a circular stone found in Italy
A 2,500-year-old celestial map carved on the surface of a circular stone found in Italy Two circular stones measuring 50 centimeters in diameter have been discovered in Castelliere di Rupinpiccolo, an ancient hilltop fortress in the Italian province of Trieste, and one of them may be one of the oldest celestial maps found in Italy. …
Earliest Multiplication Formulas Discovered in a 2,300-Year-Old Chinese Tomb
Earliest Multiplication Formulas Discovered in a 2,300-Year-Old Chinese Tomb Archaeologists excavating a tomb in the Qinjiazui archaeological site of Jingzhou City, Hubei Province, China, have found the earliest multiplication formulas on record. The earliest multiplication formulas on record have been discovered on bamboo slips from the Warring States period (475BC-221BC), pushing the history of these formulas …
Analysis of ancient Scythian leather samples shows two were made from human skin
Analysis of ancient Scythian leather samples shows two were made from human skin A multi-insтιтutional team of anthropologists has discovered that two pieces of ancient Scythian leather excavated at sites in Ukraine were made from human skin. In their project, reported on the open-access site PLOS ONE, the group tested an account by the Greek historian Herodotus regarding …
U.S. Repatriates 30 Ancient Objects to Greece
U.S. Repatriates 30 Ancient Objects to Greece A Corinthian helmet and marble statue of Aphrodite are among 30 artifacts repatriated by the United States to Greece during a ceremony on December 15. The antiquities—which also include breastplates, a Byzantine silver plate, and a bronze chariot attachment—were recovered by Homeland Security Investigations, the investigative arm of …
Medieval Lead Token Recovered at England’s Oxburgh Hall
Medieval Lead Token Recovered at England’s Oxburgh Hall They are the last resort for the most challenging of recipients, such as moody teenagers or the eccentric uncle you see once a year – but gift tokens also came in handy at Christmas in medieval times. National Trust archaeologists have discovered a token dating from between …
2,000-Year-Old Skeleton of Sarmatian Man Identified in England
2,000-Year-Old Skeleton of Sarmatian Man Identified in England How did a young man born 2,000 years ago near what is now southern Russia, end up in the English countryside? DNA sleuths have retraced his steps while shedding light on a key episode in the history of Roman Britain. Research shows that the skeleton found in …
A medieval ‘curse tablet’ summoning Satan was discovered at the bottom of a latrine in Germany
A medieval ‘curse tablet’ summoning Satan was discovered at the bottom of a latrine in Germany Archaeologists in Germany have discovered a rolled-up piece of lead that they think could be a medieval “curse tablet” that invokes “Beelzebub,” or Satan. Upon first glance, the researchers thought the “inconspicuous piece of metal” was simply scrap, since …