Archaeologists Extract 1,300-Year-Old Wooden Ski From Norwegian Ice
Archaeologists Extract 1,300-Year-Old Wooden Ski From Norwegian Ice The long-lost ski of a pair used more than 1,300 years ago has been discovered on a Norwegian mountain top. The first ski was uncovered in 2014 and seven years later, the Digervarden ice patch melted enough to reveal its wooden counterpart – together they make the …
What if We Aren’t the First Advanced Civilization on Earth?
What if We Aren’t the First Advanced Civilization on Earth? Earth scientists at the turn of the century, Gavin Schmidt among them, were enthralled by a 56-million-year-old segment of geologic history known as the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM). What most intrigued them was its resemblance to our own time: Carbon levels spiked, temperatures soared, ecosystems …
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 …