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3,400-Year-Old Gold Diadems from Cyprus Blend Four Ancient Cultures
2+ hour, 21+ min ago (371+ words) The city prospered through copper production and manufacture of purple-dyed textiles and ceramics. Excavations discovered some luxury items that had been imported from different corners of the world such as lapis lazuli imported from Afghanistan, amber imported from the Baltic…...
5,000-Year-Old: Most Sophisticated Prehistoric Crystal Weapon Ever Found
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (462+ words) Archaeologists have discovered numerous tools left behind by prehistoric civilizations. Most of these finds are made of stone, but in Spain, researchers have also found incredible weapons made of rock crystal. Dating back to at least 3000 BC, these weapons include…...
Photos: The Mystery of the Inca Children Frozen for 500 Years
1+ week, 4+ hour ago (266+ words) A view of Llullaillaco. Volcán Llullaillaco, en la Provincia de Salta, Argentina. (Lion Hirth/Public Domain) The Llullaillaco Boy (El Niño) was one of three Inca children sacrificed during the Capacocha ritual more than 500 years ago. Exceptionally preserved by the…...
2,400-Year-Old Esparto Sandals Reveal Roman Mining Secrets in Spain
1+ week, 2+ day ago (215+ words) Evidence of heavy wear on the forefoot and heel areas of the soles suggests prolonged use. Furthermore, the absence of the upper cords that would have secured the sandals to the feet indicates that they were discarded only when they…...
100,000-Year-Old Facial Wound Reveals Earliest Healed Violence in Homo Sapiens
1+ week, 3+ day ago (364+ words) Close-up of the healed sharp-force injury on the left mandible of the Qafzeh 25 individual from Qafzeh Cave, Israel. Bone remodeling around the lesion indicates the early Homo sapiens survived the injury, making it one of the oldest known healed facial…...
2700-Year-Old Tiny Limestone Seal Reveals Astral Worship Under the Assyrian Empire
1+ week, 4+ day ago (303+ words) Intact and small enough to fit within the palm of a hand, the seal measures 14.6 millimeters long, 13.2 millimeters wide, and 8 millimeters high. The seal is carved from reddish crystalline limestone and pierced lengthwise, suggesting it was almost certainly used as…...
Pyramid Builders Were Not Slaves - 4,000 Year-Old Skeletone DNA Proved
1+ week, 5+ day ago (484+ words) Reconstruction of an administrative house in the Lost City of the Pyramid Builders (Heit el-Ghurab), Giza Plateau, Egypt. From The Lost City of the Pyramids project. (The Lost City of the Pyramids project/Ancient Egypt Research Associates) The builders’ tombs…...
6,000 Years Ago, Billions of Pounds of Copper Vanished From the American Wilderness
1+ week, 6+ day ago (301+ words) The Indigenous people near Lake Superior established pre-mining industries thousands of years before the pyramids of Egypt were constructed, and centuries before iron changed the military powers of the ancient world. Copper knife, spearpoints, awls, and spud, Late Archaic period,…...
What Did Beer Taste Like 3,000 Years Ago? Egyptian Beer Recipe Brewed Using Ancient Yeast
2+ week, 1+ day ago (344+ words) Ancient Egyptian tomb painting depicting the serving of beer (Public Domain) McDonnell sourced the rare sycamore figs from a 1,400-year-old grove from a friend who was also conducting research in Egypt. Dealing with the base grains, he landed on purple…...
2,600-Year-Old Picene Prince’s Tomb with Chariot Found in Italy
2+ week, 1+ day ago (370+ words) The site is close to the famous I Pini necropolis and the tomb of "Queen" Sirolo, one of the richest Picene burials from the Adriatic Iron Age. The excavation was carried out by ArcheoLab with support from the Italian Ministry…...