The 4,000-year-old Aryan city discovered in Russia
The 4,000-year-old Aryan city discovered in Russia Russian archaeologists have unearthed some ancient and virtually unknown settlements which they believe were built by the original Aryan race about 4000 years ago. According to the team which has discovered 20 of the spiral-shaped settlements in a remote part of the Russian steppe in southern Siberia bordering …
3000-year-old Wine Vessel Unearthed in Shaanxi
3000-year-old Wine Vessel Unearthed in Shaanxi Wine dating back 3,000 years has been unearthed in a nobleman’s tomb in Shaanxi province, northwest China, and is said to be the earliest wine in China’s history. According to Chinese news wire Xinhua, the wine was found inside an ancient bronze vessel from the West Zhou Dynasty (1046 …
Earliest known bubonic plague strain found in a 5000-year-old skull
Earliest known bubonic plague strain found in a 5000-year-old skull Five thousand years ago, a rodent bit a Stone Age hunter-gatherer. The creature carried a strain of pernicious bacteria called Yersinia pestis – the pathogen that caused the Black Death, or bubonic plague in the 1300s. The bacteria likely killed the Stone Age man, who …
Possible Medieval Road Uncovered Near Bannockburn Battlefield
Possible Medieval Road Uncovered Near Bannockburn Battlefield A long stretch of road was uncovered on Saturday during the first-ever dig at Coxet Hill in Stirling. The hill is believed to be where the Scots King Robert the Bruce set up his camp to prepare for the battle ahead of the first day of fighting, on …
Eighth-Century Imperial Structure Uncovered in Japan
Eighth-Century Imperial Structure Uncovered in Japan Archaeologists have excavated one of the largest ruins of a building ever found at the former site of the Heijokyu palace in this ancient capital. The Nara National Research Insтιтute for Cultural Properties announced the findings at the government-designated special historic site on June 30. It believes the structure …
New Dates Obtained for Italy’s Bronze Age Infinity Pool
New Dates Obtained for Italy’s Bronze Age “Infinity Pool” According to a Live Science report, Sturt Manning of Cornell University and his colleagues have dated the Vasca Votiva, a pit lined with wood unearthed in Italy’s Po Valley. A mysterious wooden structure built in Italy more than 3,000 years ago may have been a Bronze …
Ancient remains of noblewoman found in Peru
4,500-year-old female mummy discovered in Peru This footage shows a 4,500-year-old mummy which has been unearthed by archaeologists in Peru. She is believed to be a noblewoman and can be seen wrapped in burial cloths. She was buried in the ancient fishing village of Aspero in northern Peru along with objects featuring carved details of …
1,200-Year-Old Telephone, Amazing Invention of the Ancient Chimu Civilization
1,200-Year-Old Telephone, Amazing Invention of the Ancient Chimu Civilization As a nomadic cultural historian, my subjects have led me in wildly different directions. I spent every Friday for five years in a dim, dusty reading room in West Orange, New Jersey, formerly a laboratory on the second floor of Thomas Edison’s headquarters, deciphering the blunt-pencilled …
Farmer Digs Up Stone Egyptian Stele Saluting Sixth Century BC Pharaoh
Farmer Digs Up Stone Egyptian Stele Saluting Sixth Century BC Pharaoh A farmer living near Ismailia in Egypt has uncovered a 2,600-year-old stela erected by pharaoh Apries, who ruled from about 589 B.C. to 570 B.C., the Egyptian antiquities ministry reported. The farmer found this ancient slab of sandstone while preparing his land for cultivation, …
These ancient weights helped create Europe’s first free-market more than 3000 years ago
These ancient weights helped create Europe’s first free-market more than 3000 years ago Knowing the weight of a commodity provides an objective way to value goods in the marketplace. But did a self-regulating market even exist in the Bronze Age? And what can weight systems tell us about this? A team of researchers from the …