Archaeologists find a 2,700-year-old toilet in a luxurious palace in Jerusalem
Archaeologists find 2,700-year-old toilet in luxurious palace in Jerusalem Archaeologists in Israel have unearthed a private toilet dating from the seventh century B.C.E., a time when such a luxury would have been unheard of. According to Amy Spiro of the Times of Israel, the crew discovered the carved limestone fixture ahead of construction in Jerusalem’s …
Ancient maps of Jupiter’s path show Babylonians’ advanced maths
Ancient maps of Jupiter’s path show Babylonians’ advanced maths Analysis of an ancient codebreaking tablet has revealed that Babylonian astronomers had calculated the movements of Jupiter using an early form of geometric calculus some 1,400 years before we thought the technique was invented by the Europeans. This means that these ancient Mesopotamian astronomers had not …
El Pital: A Mᴀssive Ancient Port City Home to 150 Pyramids
El Pital: A Mᴀssive Ancient Port City Home to 150 Pyramids The remains of a huge, ancient port city believed to have flourished for 500 years during the decline of the Roman Empire have been discovered on Mexico’s Gulf Coast, the National Geographic Society announced Thursday. With more than 150 earthen pyramids and other buildings, …
A Valley in Kazakhstan Home to Countless Mᴀssive Stone Spheres
A Valley in Kazakhstan Home to Countless Mᴀssive Stone Spheres Close to the town of Shetpe in Western Kazakhstan lies the Valley of Balls – or Torysh, as it is known in Kazakh. It consists of numerous ball-like rock formations strewn across a wide range of steppe land. The balls range in size from tiny …
42,000-Year-Old Trees Enable Accurate Analysis of Earth’s Last Magnetic Field Reversal
42,000-Year-Old Trees Enable Accurate Analysis of Earth’s Last Magnetic Field Reversal Humans today take Earth’s magnetic North Pole for granted. But over the course of the planet’s history, the direction of its magnetic field has shifted. A new study suggests that the last time the field flipped around and flopped back again, the effects on …
Roman Temple Discovered in Ancient City of Tyre
Roman Temple Discovered in Ancient City of Tyre A new Roman temple has been discovered by archaeologists in the ancient Phoenician city of Tyre, located off the coast of Lebanon. The joint excavation, led by María Eugenia Aubet (Pompeu Fabra University of Barcelona), Ali Badawi (General Directorate of Antiquities of Lebanon), and Francisco J. Núñez …
Gate to Temple of Zeus Unearthed in Magnesia, Turkey
Gate to Temple of Zeus Unearthed in Magnesia, Turkey Archaeologists have been excavating Magnesia for decades. The ancient Greek city in Turkey’s Aydin province is home to two temples: one dedicated to Artemis, and the other, to Zeus. Archaeologists found the entrance gate for the Zeus Temple in the ancient city Magnesia, located in Aydin’s …
Roman-Era Venus Statuette Unearthed in England
Roman-Era Venus Statuette Unearthed in England BBC News reports that an excavation ahead of a construction project in the centre of southwestern England’s city of Gloucester has uncovered a 1,800-year-old figurine thought to depict Venus, the Roman goddess of love. The statuette was discovered in Gloucestershire at the site of the new £107m development, the …
1,000-Year-Old Silver Coins Unearthed in the United Arab Emirates
1,000-Year-Old Silver Coins Unearthed in the United Arab Emirates Ancient silver dirham coins minted one millennium ago in Morocco, Persia, Al-Rai, the Khorasan region, Armenia and Transoxiana have been discovered in Sharjah. A team from Sharjah Archaeology Authority made the discovery in the central region of the emirate. The Islamic coins were stored in an …
Gas pipe workers find 800-year-old bodies in Peru
Gas pipe workers find 800-year-old bodies in Peru Gas pipe workers have discovered the remains of eight people, who were buried alongside musical instruments and food in Peru 800 years ago. Bodies of adults and children had been covered in plant material before being buried, at the site in Chilca, Peru, which is about 37 …