Part donkey, part wild ᴀss, the kunga is the oldest known hybrid bred by humans
Part donkey, part wild ᴀss, the kunga is the oldest known hybrid bred by humans The kungas of Syro-Mesopotamia were ancient equines that roamed the region 4,500 years ago. Arriving long before domesticated horses did, the stocky horse-like animals were highly valued and used for pulling four-wheeled wagons into battle, reports James Gorman for the …
World’s Oldest Pants, Turfan Man’s Trousers, was Made through Three Weaving Techniques
World’s Oldest Pants, Turfan Man’s Trousers, was Made through Three Weaving Techniques What little rain that falls on a gravelly desert located in western China’s Tarim Basin evaporates as it hits the blistering turf. Here, in this parched wasteland, lie the ancient remains of people who made one of the biggest fashion splashes of all …
Israel Museum obtains world’s ‘first Jewish coin’
Israel Museum obtains world’s ‘first Jewish coin’ The Israel Museum has acquired over 1,200 ancient silver Persian coins, among the earliest known currency from the area, including what the museum has identified as the world’s oldest Jewish coin. The coins, dated to the 5th and 4th centuries BCE when the region was controlled by the …
Chinese explorers discovered America before Columbus?
Chinese explorers discovered America before Columbus? History may be rewritten as new evidence suggests ancient Chinese explorers landed on the New World around 2,500 years before Christopher Columbus, contrary to popular belief that the Italian seafarer ‘discovered’ America. History may be rewritten as new evidence suggests ancient Chinese explorers landed on the New World around …
Large Cache of Embalming Materials Discovered in Egypt
Large Cache of Embalming Materials Discovered in Egypt A team of Egyptologists from Charles University in Prague made the discovery in the western part of the ancient Egyptian necropolis of Abusir in the spring of last year when exploring a group of large shaft tombs located there. The collection of large ceramic vessels, containing residues …
Researchers Find a Lost Subterranean World in a Cave Beneath Antarctica
Researchers Find a Lost Subterranean World in a Cave Beneath Antarctica The 24th Ukrainian expedition members to Antarctica have managed to trace down a cave that had long been lost. The subterranean formation is three times larger than previously thought and features several lakes and a river, as reported on September 10 by the press …
World War II POW Camp Excavated in England
World War II POW Camp Excavated in England The German Second World War soldiers were imprisoned close to the Park Hall military camp, near Oswestry. Excavations have been taking place at Mile End where work is continuing on the multi-million pound revamp of the A5/A483 junction to the south of the town. Experts from WesSєx …
New Study Suggests Fisherman Drowned Some 5,000 Years Ago
New Study Suggests Fisherman Drowned Some 5,000 Years Ago A new study has confirmed saltwater drowning as the cause of death for a Neolithic man whose remains were found in a mᴀss grave on the coast of Northern Chile. The method developed to solve the 5000-year-old cold case opens up new possibilities for ᴀssessing the …
Analysis Identifies Ancient Roman Chamber Pot
Analysis Identifies Ancient Roman Chamber Pot Storage jar or long-abandoned lavatory? That, for some reason, is the question archaeologists from the University of Cambridge, UK, and the University of British Columbia (UBC), Canada, sought to answer while studying an ancient Sicilian villa site. Now, according to a new paper published last week in the Journal of Archaeological Science …
2,000-year-old statues unearthed in Turkey’s western Uşak province
2,000-year-old statues unearthed in Turkey’s western Uşak province Two statues believed to be dating back to 2,000 years were unearthed during excavation works in the ancient Roman city of Blaundus in western Turkey. Blaundus, also known as Blaundos, was first built by Macedonians that came to Anatolia, present-day Turkey, following the military campaign of Alexander …