Remains of a 3000-year-old shark attack victim discovered in Japan
Remains of a 3000-year-old shark attack victim discovered in Japan Newspapers regularly carry stories of terrifying shark attacks, but in a paper published today, Oxford-led researchers reveal their discovery of a 3,000-year-old victim – attacked by a shark in the Seto Inland Sea of the Japanese archipelago. The research in the Journal of Archaeological Science: …
Dirty secrets: sediment DNA reveals a 300,000-year timeline of ancient and modern humans living in Siberia
Dirty secrets: sediment DNA reveals a 300,000-year timeline of ancient and modern humans living in Siberia Science Magazine reports that analysis of more than 700 soil samples from Siberia’s Denisova Cave has detected traces of modern human DNA, which suggests that modern humans may have occupied the cave alongside Denisovans and Neanderthals. The group was …
Medieval Gold Coins Unearthed in Eastern England
Medieval Gold Coins Unearthed in Eastern England A metal detectorist discovered two ancient and extremely rare gold coins thought to have been lost during the Black Death. Near Reepham, Norfolk, a leopard-shaped 23-carat gold coin was discovered alongside an Edward III golden coin. The leopard was withdrawn within months of its being minted in 1344 …
Is there an ‘underworld’ under the earth, according to a new archaeological find?
Is there an ‘underworld’ under the earth, according to a new archaeological find? Excavations at the Yazlkaya Rock Temple in Turkey, which began over 200 years ago, have uncovered an ancient calendar and a map of the cosmos, both of which provide fascinating evidence. The paintings in the strange stone carvings, which were probably made about …
Italy recovers nearly 800 illegally gathered archaeological finds
Italy recovers nearly 800 illegally gathered archaeological finds Italy said Monday it had recovered from a Belgian collector hundreds of illegally gathered archaeological finds dating as far back as the sixth century BC, worth 11 million euros. The nearly 800 pieces “of exceptional rarity and inestimable value”, including stelae, amphorae and other works, came from …
Italian hospital uses CT scan to unveil secrets of an Egyptian mummy
Italian hospital uses CT scan to unveil secrets of an Egyptian mummy Researchers believe they can reconstruct the life and death of the Egyptian priest and understand which kinds of products were used to mummify the body. Ancient Egypt met modern medical technology when a mummy underwent a CT scan at an Italian hospital as …
Footprints of Last Dinosaurs To Walk on UK Soil 110 Million Years Ago Found in Kent
Footprints of Last Dinosaurs To Walk on UK Soil 110 Million Years Ago Found in Kent In the realm of palaeontology, there’s some exciting news! At least six different dinosaur species’ footprints have been unearthed – the very last dinosaurs to walk on UK land 110 million years ago! These footprints have been discovered in …
Plague Victims Identified in Individual Graves in England
Plague Victims Identified in Individual Graves in England In the mid-14th century, Europe was devastated by a major pandemic – the Black Death – which killed between 40 and 60 per cent of the population. Later waves of plague then continued to strike regularly over several centuries. Plague kills so rapidly it leaves no visible …
How Did Paleolithic People Light Up Their Caves?
How Did Paleolithic People Light Up Their Caves? According to a Public Library of Science statement, a team of researchers led by Mª Ángeles Medina-Alcaide of the University of Cantabria tested possible sources of light employed by Paleolithic peoples to reach the deepest, darkest areas of caves. Humans need light to access the deepest areas …
34 Pre-Columbian Artifacts Returned to Mexico by Germans
34 Pre-Columbian Artifacts Returned to Mexico by Germans DW reports that more than 30 pre-Columbian artefacts have been handed over to Mexico’s embᴀssy in Germany. Mexico has recovered 34 pre-Columbian artifacts that were voluntarily returned by two German private collectors, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday. “Two German citizens approached our embᴀssy in Berlin to express …