Discovery of a rare lead sling bullet bearing a magic inscription for victory
Discovery of a rare lead sling bullet bearing a magic inscription for victory During excavations of the Israel Antiquities Authority in Yavne, a rare lead sling bullet was discovered – possibly belonging to a Greek soldier, bearing a magic inscription for victory. On the sling bullet was the Greek inscription “Victory of Heracles and Hauronas”. …
Archeologists unearth largest rare wooden Haniwa Statue in Japan
Archeologists unearth largest rare wooden “Haniwa” Statue in Japan The remains of a 3.5-meter-tall wooden “haniwa” statue have been discovered at one of the “kofun” ancient burial mounds that comprise the Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in western Japan, according to a local education board on Thursday. The statue is thought to …
11,000 year-old carving of man holding his penis is the oldest narrative from the ancient world
11,000 year-old carving of man holding his penis is the oldest narrative from the ancient world Research conducted in Göbeklitepe, which was considered “the place where history began,” has revealed the oldest narrative art in history. With a man holding his penis and flanking by leopards, the relief dates back to approximately 11,000 years ago, …
Neolithic Grinding Stone Found in Scotland
Neolithic Grinding Stone Found in Scotland A place where people with an axe to grind gathered 4,500 years ago has been uncovered by archaeologists and volunteers. An area of abrasive sandstone close to Balfron, near Stirling, has been found to have been used like a giant whetstone by Neolithic toolmakers to polish stone axes. Over …
New Dates Obtained for Ethiopia’s Early Christian Churches
New Dates Obtained for Ethiopia’s Early Christian Churches Archaeologists have made an important discovery in the Kingdom of Aksum, a major ancient power in Northeastern Africa, identifying two churches from shortly after the Aksumite’s conversion to Christianity. These are some of the first churches in the Kingdom reliably dated to this key period. The Aksumite …
11,000-Year-Old Carvings Uncovered in Turkey
11,000-Year-Old Carvings Uncovered in Turkey In Sayburç, Turkey, not far from the famous settlement of Göbekli Tepe, an archaeologist discovered an 11,000-year-old scene carved into a wall. It’s one of the oldest narrative depictions in the archaeological record. The narrative scene depicts five figures: two humans, a bull, and two leopards. One of the humans is holding a snake, …
Huge funerary building and Fayoum portraits discovered in Egypt Fayoum
Huge funerary building and Fayoum portraits discovered in Egypt Fayoum The Egyptian archaeological mission working in the Gerza archaeological site in Fayoum revealed a huge funerary building from the Ptolemaic and Roman periods, as well as a number of Fayoum portraits. These are the first mummy portraits discovered at Fayoum during an archaeological dig since …
3,300-Year-Old Tomb with Pyramid Entrance Discovered in Egypt
3,300-Year-Old Tomb with Pyramid Entrance Discovered in Egypt The tomb, found at the site of Abydos, dates back around 3,300 years. Within one of its vaulted burial chambers, a team of archaeologists found a finely crafted sandstone sarcophagus, painted red, which was created for a scribe named Horemheb. The sarcophagus has images of several Egyptian gods on …
‘Highway of ancient world’: Part of an 1,800-year-old Roman road found in Galilee
‘Highway of ancient world’: Part of an 1,800-year-old Roman road found in Galilee Antiquities Authority says it was paved during the reign of emperor Hadrian; excavation works also unearth pottery shards, metal vessels and coins. Archeologists have uncovered part of an 1,800-year-old Roman road in northern Israel, built in the time of emperor Hadrian, the …
Could Homo Naledi Control Fire?
Could Homo Naledi Control Fire? An ancient hominid dubbed Homo naledi may have lit controlled fires in the pitch-dark chambers of an underground cave system, new discoveries hint. Researchers have found remnants of small fireplaces and sooty wall and ceiling smudges in pᴀssages and chambers throughout South Africa’s Rising Star cave complex, paleoanthropologist Lee Berger announced in …