What did Homo sapiens eat 170,000 years ago? Roasted, supersized land snails
What did Homo sapiens eat 170,000 years ago? Roasted, supersized land snails Slow-motion large land snails made for easy catching and good eating as early as 170,000 years ago. Until now, the oldest evidence of Homo sapiens eating land snails dated to roughly 49,000 years ago in Africa and 36,000 years ago in Europe. But tens of … Continue reading What did Homo sapiens eat 170,000 years ago? Roasted, supersized land snails
Bronze Age and Roman-era settlements unearthed in Newquay
Bronze Age and Roman-era settlements unearthed in Newquay Archaeologists from the Cornwall Archaeological have uncovered ancient dwellings from the Bronze Age and a Roman period settlement in Newquay, England. The discovery was made at the site of a new housing development in Newquay. The excavations team found three Bronze Age roundhouses and a Roman-period settlement … Continue reading Bronze Age and Roman-era settlements unearthed in Newquay
Deer stone discovered in Kyrgyzstan
Deer stone discovered in Kyrgyzstan A deer stone was found in the Tarmal-Sai settlement in the Kochkor district of the Naryn region in eastern Kyrgyzstan. Deer stones, also known as reindeer stones, are ancient megaliths with symbols carved into them. Mongolia is rich with stone sculptures such as deer stones and complex heritage sites that … Continue reading Deer stone discovered in Kyrgyzstan
Marble inlay floors were found in a Sunken Roman villa in Baia, the Las Vegas of the ancient world
Marble inlay floors were found in a Sunken Roman villa in Baia, the Las Vegas of the ancient world Expansion of research activities in the Terme del Lacus area in the sunken Baia park, known as the ‘Las Vegas’ of the ancient world, has revealed new elements of ancient Roman luxury villas. In the Gulf … Continue reading Marble inlay floors were found in a Sunken Roman villa in Baia, the Las Vegas of the ancient world
Archaeologists discovered an enigmatic complex of rooms, interiors of which covered with figural scenes unique to Christian art
Archaeologists discovered an enigmatic complex of rooms, the interiors of which were covered with figural scenes unique to Christian art Archaeologists of the Polish Center of Mediterranean Archaeology at the University of Warsaw discovered an enigmatic complex of rooms made of sun-dried brick, the interiors of which were covered with figural scenes unique to Christian … Continue reading Archaeologists discovered an enigmatic complex of rooms, interiors of which covered with figural scenes unique to Christian art
Roman girl adorned with 1800-year-old jewelry found in a lead coffin on Mount Scopus
Roman girl adorned with 1800-year-old jewelry found in a lead coffin on Mount Scopus “After the destruction of the Jerusalem Temple and the exodus of the Jewish population, late Roman Jerusalem—renamed Aelia Capitolina—had a mixed population. During this period, some young girls were buried and adorned with fine gold jewelry. The jewelrys was discovered in … Continue reading Roman girl adorned with 1800-year-old jewelry found in a lead coffin on Mount Scopus
Researchers use 21st century methods to record 2,000 years of ancient graffiti in Egypt
Researchers use 21st-century methods to record 2,000 years of ancient graffiti in Egypt Simon Fraser University researchers are learning more about ancient graffiti—and their intriguing comparisons to modern graffiti—as they produce a state-of-the-art 3D recording of the Temple of Isis in Philae, Egypt. Working with the University of Ottawa, the researchers published their early findings … Continue reading Researchers use 21st century methods to record 2,000 years of ancient graffiti in Egypt
Drug Use Detected in Hair Found in Mediterranean Island Cave
Drug Use Detected in Hair Found in Mediterranean Island Cave Human hair recovered in a Mediterranean island cave has yielded Europe’s oldest direct evidence of people taking hallucinogenic drugs, researchers say. By around 3,000 years ago, visitors at Es Càrritx cave on Menorca — perhaps shamans who performed spiritual and healing rituals — consumed plants … Continue reading Drug Use Detected in Hair Found in Mediterranean Island Cave
Researchers Study Severed Hands Uncovered in Egypt
Researchers Study Severed Hands Uncovered in Egypt In 2011, archaeologists excavating a site in northern Egypt known as Tell el-Dab’a came across a grisly scene. As they probed a series of pits outside the city’s palace walls, 12 skeletal hands reached back at them. The dismembered hands, researchers reported last week in Scientific Reports, are likely a … Continue reading Researchers Study Severed Hands Uncovered in Egypt
Mysterious mosaics depicting Medusa uncovered at 2nd-century Roman villa
Mysterious mosaics depicting Medusa uncovered at 2nd-century Roman villa While excavating a villa used by ancient Roman emperors in Italy, archaeologists uncovered something unexpected: two mosaics that depict the Greek mythological figure Medusa, whose hair was made of snakes and whose gaze was said could turn people into stone. The team found the mosaics in … Continue reading Mysterious mosaics depicting Medusa uncovered at 2nd-century Roman villa