Ancient Mesopotamian Discovery Transforms Knowledge of Early Farming
Ancient Mesopotamian Discovery Transforms Knowledge of Early Farming Rutgers researchers have unearthed the earliest definitive evidence of broomcorn millet (Panicum miliaceum) in ancient Iraq, challenging our understanding of humanity’s earliest agricultural practices. Their findings appear in the journal Scientific Reports. “Overall, the presence of millet in ancient Iraq during this earlier time period challenges the …
Ancient Helmets and Temple Ruins Exhumed Where Greeks Settlers First Arrived in Italy
Ancient Helmets and Temple Ruins Exhumed Where Greeks Settlers First Arrived in Italy Archaeologists in southern Italy have discovered ancient warrior helmets and the ruins of a painted brick wall at a site that might have been a forerunner of a temple dedicated to the goddess Athena, officials said Tuesday. Italian Culture Minister Dario Franceschini …
2000-year-old ‘lost’ street built by Pontius Pilate uncovered in Jerusalem
2000-year-old ‘lost’ street built by Pontius Pilate uncovered in Jerusalem Archaeologists have unearthed part of a 2,000-year-old ‘lost’ street built by Pontius Pilate that likely served as a route for pilgrimage within the ancient city. The street had been buried when the Roman ransacked the city in 70 AD. The ancient walkway linking the Temple …
Three Pendants Recovered at Nazi Death Camp
Three Pendants Recovered at Nazi Death Camp Archaeologists in Poland have discovered three pendants that belonged to people who were murdered at Sobibor, a Nazi death camp in eastern Poland. The researchers discovered two of the pendants in places where Holocaust victims were forced to undress before guards herded them into gas chambers; they discovered …
Medieval College Building Found in Oxford, England
Medieval College Building Found in Oxford, England A “lost” Oxford University college has been unearthed during the construction project for new student flats. The former St Mary’s College was founded in 1435 but had already fallen into disrepair 100 years later. A team from Oxford Archaeology discovered a mᴀssive limestone wall foundation, butchered animal bones …
New Thoughts on the Migration Out of Africa and Into Arabia
New Thoughts on the Migration Out of Africa and Into Arabia An international team of researchers from the Sharjah Archaeology Authority/United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the Universities of Tübingen and Freiburg as well as Oxford Brookes/England led by Dr. Knut Bretzke from the University of Tübingen and Prof. Dr. Frank Preusser from the Insтιтute of …
Ancient Buddhist Temple Unearthed in Pakistan Is One of The Oldest Ever Discovered
Ancient Buddhist Temple Unearthed in Pakistan Is One of The Oldest Ever Discovered An ancient temple dating from the early centuries of Buddhism has been unearthed in the Swat Valley in northern Pakistan — part of the ancient Gandhara region that was conquered by Alexander the Great and gave rise to the mixing of Buddhist …
Rare ‘fish scale’ armour discovered in a Chinese tomb
Rare ‘fish scale’ armour discovered in a Chinese tomb About 2,500 years ago, a man in northwest China was buried with armour made of more than 5,000 leather scales, a military garment fashioned so intricately, its design looks like the overlapping scales of a fish, a new study finds. The armour, which resembles an apron-like …
Headless HORSE skeleton with rider unearthed in a medieval graveyard in Germany
Headless HORSE skeleton with rider unearthed in a medieval graveyard in Germany The skeletal remains of a man buried 1,400 years ago near a headless horse have been discovered at an ancient cemetery in the town of Knittlingen in southern Germany. He likely was the horse’s owner/rider when he was alive. The man was buried at …
A Cave in France Changes What We Thought We Knew About Neanderthals
A Cave in France Changes What We Thought We Knew About Neanderthals The stone rings found inside the French cave were probably built by the Neanderthals 176,500 years ago. The study says that the structures are the oldest known human constructions, possibly altering the way we think about our ancestors. The team led by archaeologist …