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2014.01.11 08:43

Ancient mural at Çatalhöyük may be first picture of volcanic blast

Volcanic rock dating suggests the painting of a Çatalhöyük mural may have overlapped with an eruption in Turkey according to results published January 8, 2014, in the open access journal PLOS ONE by Axel Schmitt from the University of California Los Angeles and colleagues from other...
2014.01.08 12:15

More on Ancient Hebrew inscription refers to lousy wine

A possible decryption of the oldest inscription ever found at an archaeological site in Jerusalem has interesting implications. If correct, the decryption attests to an organized administration and system in which people were literate, and had a system for classifying wine by quality. More on...
2014.01.05 08:33

Research reveals 2,000 year old fabrics from Israel dyed with extract from Murex snail

To date, only two pieces of fabric treated with actual dye-murex have been found in Israel. The fabrics identified by Dr. Na‘ama Sukenik of the Israel Antiquities Authority represent the most prestigious colors in antiquity: indigo, purple and crimson, which are mentioned in Jewish sources Credit:...
2014.01.05 08:26

Ancient Hebrew inscription refers to lousy wine

An ancient eight-letter inscription — dating back to King Solomon’s reign in Jerusalem some 3,000 years ago — was deciphered by a researcher from the University of Haifa, shedding light on the Solomonic kingdom’s impressively sophisticated administrative system. The engraving found on a...
2014.01.05 08:21

Diets of the middle and lower class in Pompeii revealed

University of Cincinnati archaeologists are turning up discoveries in the famed Roman city of Pompeii that are wiping out the historic perceptions of how the Romans dined, with the rich enjoying delicacies such as flamingos and the poor scrounging for soup or gruel. Steven Ellis, a University of...
2014.01.05 08:18

Money talks when ancient Antioch meets Google Earth

There's a map of an ancient Syrian trade route that shows how one city's political sway extended farther than once thought. This map isn't a time-worn and mysterious etching on a stone tablet. Turns out it's easily found on a different type of tablet -- the kind with apps. With the swipe of a...
2014.01.05 08:14

Tomb of ancient Egyptian beer brewer unearthed

Egypt's minister of antiquities says Japanese archaeologists have unearthed the tomb of an ancient beer brewer in the city of Luxor that is more than 3,000 years old. Tomb of ancient Egyptian beer brewer unearthed. Mohammed Ibrahim says Friday the tomb dates back to the Ramesside period and...
2013.12.13 07:56

Nutrients in food vital to location of early human settlements

Research led by the University of Southampton has found that early humans were driven by a need for nutrient-rich food to select 'special places' in northern Europe as their main habitat. Evidence of their activity at these sites comes in the form of hundreds of stone tools, including...
2013.12.11 07:22

Neolithic tridents discovered in northern England

Tullie House museum  in Carlisle, Northwest England, has been donated two very rare Neolithic wooden tridents by Cumbria County Council and is putting them on display for the public to give their theories onwhat they were used for. Tridents on display. Image Tullie...
2013.12.08 20:57

Tunnels and quarries under Rome mapped

Deep under the streets and buildings of Rome is a maze of tunnels and quarries that dates back to the very beginning of this ancient city. Now, geologists are venturing beneath Rome to map these underground passageways, hoping to prevent modern structures from crumbling into the voids...

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