Cooperâs Ferry Site Yields Oldest Stone Weaponry Found in the Americas
[ad_1] Examination of stone tools excavated at the Cooper Ferryâs site in Idaho has revealed the presence of humans in North America 16,000 years ago. Having left behind distinctive Clovis points, their presence suggested that humans travelled along the coast using boats, rather than the ice-sheet hypothesis , also called the âClovis Firstâ hypothesis. Now, […]
What was the Deadly Cocoliztli Disease that Decimated Aztec Society?
[ad_1] When the Spanish crossed the Atlantic and started arriving in hordes to begin their conquest and plunder of the Americas, they had a weapon in their arsenal that they had not anticipated: disease. Isolated indigenous tribes, who had no immunity to âOld Worldâ diseases like smallpox, measles, or influenza, among others, started dropping like […]
2,600-Year-Old Prehistoric Necropolis in France Reveals Treasures
[ad_1] A prehistoric necropolis used between 900 and 600 BC in Aubagne in southeastern France has revealed a first millennium BC individual, bedecked in copper jewelry, after two rounds of excavations in 2022. The transitional late Bronze and early Iron Age necropolis, 3.21 acres (1.3 hectares) wide, had been excavated the first time in 2021, […]
17th Century British Christmas Ban Led to Civil War
[ad_1] An English Christmas without decorations, Christmas cake, mince pies, plum pudding, ale, eggnog, mulled cider, Christmas carols and mass? Itâs like something out of a joyless, dystopian fantasy. One of colonialismâs most enduring cultural legacies is the near universality of Christmas festivities. With its history as a colonial nation for almost four centuries and […]
Nine Crocodile Heads Found in Ancient Egyptian Tombs a âFirst of Its Kindâ Discovery
[ad_1] Archaeologists excavating the Theban Necropolis in Egypt have made the extraordinary discovery of nine crocodile heads placed inside two tombs belonging to high-ranking nobles. The discovery was made by a team of archaeologists from the Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology at the University of Warsaw, led by Dr Patryk Chudzik. Their research has been published […]
Perfumers in Turkey Replicate a 3,200-Year-Old Mesopotamian Perfume
[ad_1] A group of perfumers have come together to recreate an ancient Mesopotamian perfume formula. Originally made 3,200 years ago, they have replicated a fragrance from what has come to be known as the cradle of civilization. The perfume uses plants endemic to the Mesopotamian region and is being exhibited at the historic Church of […]
Tremendous Discovery of 20 âNewâ Tombs at Tell El Deir in Egypt
[ad_1] Egyptian archaeologists excavating the Tell El Deir site in the Nile Delta have discovered 20 tombs dating back to between 664 BC and 332 BC. They include both limestone structures, likely for the burial of the rich, and simple ditches where the less well-off were interred. According to MENA (Middle East News Agency), a […]
Exciting Find of a Neolithic Bog Body in Denmark
[ad_1] For the second time since 1947, a human skeleton has been found in the Egedal Municipality in Denmark â in fact, the remaining fragments of a âbog bodyâ. Initially just a femur, a lower jaw with some teeth, legs, and a pelvis, remnants of a human being from ancient times were found. To add […]
Intriguing Collection of Gold Jewelry Found at Amarna Burial
[ad_1] An Egyptian-English mission excavating a necropolis at Tel el-Amarna in Egypt has uncovered the burial of a young woman wrapped in textile and plant fiber matting. She carried a full complement of gold jewelry with her in death. The mission is digging in the Northern General Cemetery of the Tel el-Amarna archaeological site in […]
168 New Geoglyphs Discovered, Adding to the Enigma of Peruâs Nazca Lines
[ad_1] A fresh set of 168 geoglyphs have been discovered by researchers in Peruâs intriguing Nazca Lines UNESCO World Heritage Site. The newly found drawings depict humans, camelids, birds, orcas, cats and snakes as well as simple lines and geometrical patterns. Interestingly, one of the 50 or so human figures in the set is cartoon-like, […]