Stonehenge: DNA reveals origin of builders
• https://www.bbc.com, By Paul RinconThe ancestors of the people who built Stonehenge travelled west across the Mediterranean before reaching Britain, a study has shown.
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Not Everyone Is Mourning Over Notre Dame Cathedral Being Set Ablaze
• https://www.prisonplanet.com, Chris MenahanThe burning of the nearly 1,000 year old Notre Dame Cathedral in France brought out some rather interesting responses on social media.
'Mind-Blowing' Evidence of Moses' Journey From Egypt to Saudi Arabia REVEALED
• https://sputniknews.comDespite a majority of researchers questioning the accuracy of the Book of Exodus, some believe that Jews's flight from Egypt did indeed take place – and that new evidence of this is poised to "seriously shift" the frame of discussion.
'We WILL rebuild Notre Dame': French president Macron says 'the worst'...
• https://www.dailymail.co.uk'We WILL rebuild Notre Dame': French president Macron says 'the worst' has been prevented as bell towers are saved but inferno reduces much of the medieval cathedral to ashes in just an HOUR
Egypt unveils colourful Fifth Dynasty tomb
• https://www.france24.comIn a major archaeological discovery, Egypt on Saturday unveiled the tomb of a Fifth Dynasty official adorned with colourful reliefs and well preserved inscriptions.
Luwian Studies
• arcleinThis website invites you to a journey into the past, when the so-called Sea Peoples raided the coasts of the Eastern Mediterranean and Greek heroes set off to conquer legendary Troy. The majority of civilizations around the Eastern Mediterranean disa
'Monumental moment' Golden cross UNEARTHED in live Egyptian...
• https://www.dailystar.co, By Anders Anglesey'Monumental moment' Golden cross UNEARTHED in live Egyptian sarcophagus opening
Tiny First Temple find could be first proof of aide to biblical King Josiah
• www.timesofisrael.com, By Amanda Borschel-DanRare seal impression from 8th century BCE, bearing the name Nathan-Melech, found in dig at large Iron Age administrative center in Jerusalem's City of David
Can an Archaeological Dig Change the Future of Jerusalem?
• https://www.nytimes.com, By Bari WeissI want to tell you about a piece of clay the size of my pinkie fingernail and the color of ash
1,000-Year-Old Pristine Mayan Artifacts Found in Sealed 'Jaguar God' Cave
• https://motherboard.vice.com, By Becky FerreiraThe cave was first discovered by local farmers in 1966, but was walled off until last year for unknown reasons.
Maya ritual cave 'untouched' for 1,000 years stuns archaeologists
• www.nationalgeographic.com By Gena SteffensExploration of Balamku (Cave of the Jaguar God) reveals ancient religious practices--and may hold clues to the rise and fall of the Maya empire.
Geologists have finally found exactly where some Stonehenge rocks came from...
• https://edition.cnn.com, By Lauren KentGeologists have finally found exactly where some Stonehenge rocks came from, debunking old research
How we discovered that Europeans used cattle 8,000 years ago
• arcleinthe consumption of dairy products from sheep, goats and cattle likely dates back into the Neolithic period ?" at least 8,000 years ago in Europe (c6000 BCE) and earlier in the Near East. The origins of woolly sheep are less well-known. Wild sheep d
Female Viking warrior's remarkable grave sheds new light on ancient society
• https://www.foxnews.com, By James RogersAn incredible grave containing the skeleton of a Viking warrior, long thought to be male, has been confirmed as female, researchers say.
2,000-year-old shipyard discovered in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula
• https://www.foxnews.com, By James RogersArchaeologists in Egypt have uncovered an ancient shipyard in the north of the country's Sinai Peninsula, thought to be at least 2,000 years old.
Ancient DNA Starts Answering Archaeology's Big Questions
• arclein2018 was a blockbuster year for genomes in archaeology. Researchers reported ancient DNA (aDNA) from over 1,400 human remains, more than doubling the number of individuals who have yielded ancient genomic data. Many of the sequences have come from Eu
Inaccuracies Found in Radiocarbon Dating Calibrations Could Change Historical Timelines
• arcleinComparison of Radiocarbon Dates to Calendar Dates. Radiocarbon dates underestimate the actual age of the objects being dated, because the ratio of carbon-14 to carbon-12 has not been constant over time. (Source: Howard Morland/ CC BY-SA 3.0 ) Mannin
Mycenaean Match in Ole Mexico
• arcleinA carved stela that I photographed on Cerro Gordo de Teotihuacan contains a symbol for a comet, which identical to the symbol of a comet on the Tugaloo Rock, found in Northeast Georgia. While two of the ships pictured on the Tugaloo Rock are identic
Long lost cities in the Amazon were once home to millions of people
• arcleinoday, 83 Amazonian species are known to have been domesticated to some extent. They include sweet potato, tobacco, pineapple, hot peppers and even a palm tree: the peach palm. Fish were also a major source of food. Archaeological investigations at a
Bicycle Carved 2000 Years Ago - Advanced Ancient Technology Proved?
• arcleinThis video discusses this particular carving that plausibly predates the European invention. That the bicycle was invented in the past is completely reasonable. Certainly we do not see actual pedals and chains. A two wheel bicycle simply kicked a
Ancient Bronze Age symbol on the mountain above Teotihuacan
• arcleinSomeone really, really didn't like whoever the Great Sun symbol stood. The petroglyph had been torn from the wall of a building and severely defaced. In fact, all of the stone ruins near where archaeologists are working now, showed signs of viol
Almost 500 Years Later, Scientists Confirm What Killed The Aztecs
• arcleinUsing ancient DNA from 29 skeletons found in a cocoliztli cemetery, the scientists were able to test for bacterial pathogens. The only germ that was detected was Parathyphi C., leading the researchers to believe it is the most likely candidate. Howev
Using Words to explore the Peopling of the SE
• arcleinEssentially, academicians and folklorists created a caricature of North America's past. A few big tribes, created by the assimilation of the remnants of the Indigenous American Holocaust, eventually became "federally recognized tribes" and ulti
Cochasquí
• arcleinMost of the pyramids are left overgrown to protect the environmentally sensitive cangagua blocks. However, the largest pyramid, pyramid 9, has a wide gap in the middle where previous landowners of the site sent a channel of water through in search of
Atlantis Allegedly Found in Sahara?
• arcleinHe says it is not only the exact size and shape Plato said it was - 23.5km across and circular - but mountains he described to the north can be seen quite clearly on satellite imagery, as can evidence of ancient rivers, which Plato said flowed ar
Ancient, never-looted tomb discovered in Egypt
• https://nypost.com By Eileen AJ ConnellyEgypt announced the discovery of an "exceptionally well preserved" ancient tomb--and the best part may be, it's never been looted.
Origins of Humans According to Ancient Sumerians Texts
• arcleineach Sumerian city was guarded by its own god; and while humans and gods used to live together, the humans were servants to the gods.
Early Scottish immigrants . . . the joke is on me!
• arcleinThis past Wednesday I discovered that the people living in the aboriginal territory of the Scots . . . Ulster, the Atlantic Coast of Scotland and the Orkney Islands, like the Uchee and Creeks, rolled their R's so hard that speakers of other langu
Yuezhi Civilization
• arcleinAncient Bactria was located between the Hindu Kush mountain range and the Amu Darya river, covering the flat region that we today recognize as modern-day Afghanistan and Tajikistan. Bactria was the birthplace of Zoroastrianism, and later also hosted
Ancient elephant-sized mammal ancestor gave dinosaurs a run for their money
• arcleinBut Lisowicia is no ordinary dicynodont. While group members ran the size gamut from rat to ox, Lisowicia bojani trumped them all and stood as tall as an elephant, long before that was the norm. It measured 4.5 m (14.8 ft) long, 2.6 m (8.5 ft) high a
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