Tag: archaeology
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Advanced “100 yr old” Swiss Ring-watch found in sealed 400-year-old tomb
Time travelers? Aliens? My guess would be sloppy archeologists. Archeologists in China are baffled after finding a tiny Swiss watch in a 400-year-old tomb. The watch ring was discovered as archeologists were making a documentary with two journalists from Shangsi town. “When we tried to remove the soil wrapped around the coffin, a piece of…
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Elongated skulls found in France
Normally, intentionally elongated or flattened skulls are associated with ancient Mesoamerican cultures. But this exquisite specimen, which dates back some 1,500 years, was recently found at a dig in Alsace, France. source: http://io9.com/french-archaeologists-discover-beautifully-preserved-de-1458835300
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Books available this fall
Ancient Mysteries The Exodus Reality: Unearthing the Real History of Moses, Identifying the Pharaohs, and Examing the Exodus from Egypt by Scott Alan Roberts & Dr. John Ward October 13 Release In this groundbreaking working, the authors reexamine humanity’s most enduring account of bondage, emancipation, and freedom. Roberts, a historian and theologian, and Ward, an archaeologist,…
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BBC News – Egyptian pyramids found by infra-red satellite images
Saqqara pyramid Two new finds are at Saqqara, an older but lesser known pyramid site than Giza Seventeen lost pyramids are among the buildings identified in a new satellite survey of Egypt. More than 1,000 tombs and 3,000 ancient settlements were also revealed by looking at infra-red images which show up underground buildings. Initial excavations…
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St John the Baptist’s bones ‘found in Bulgarian monastery’ – Telegraph
The urn, right, is thought to contain the bones of St. John the Baptist, left The remains – small fragments of a skull, bones from a jaw and an arm, and a tooth – were discovered embedded in an altar in the ruins of the ancient monastery, on the island in the Black Sea.…
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Mayan king’s tomb discovered in Guatemala – Telegraph
A Mayan carving at El Zotz archaeological site in Northern Guatemala Photo: REUTERS Researchers uncovered the burial chamber in Guatemala‘s the jungle-covered Peten region in May, but the discovery has only just been made public. The tomb is thought to date from 300 – 600AD and is located beneath the El Diablo pyramid in…
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Relic of Harpocrates, the god of secrecy and silence, found at Silchester | Science | guardian.co.uk
Professor Mike Fulford with a Roman writing tablet found at the Silchester dig. Photograph: Graham Turner for the Guardian A battered and corroded thumb-sized piece of bronze has turned out to be a unique find, the earliest representation of an Egyptian deity from any site in Britain – and appropriately, after almost 2,000 years…
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AFP: Pagan altar found at Israel construction site
Pagan altar found at Israel construction site (AFP) – 1 day ago A pagan altar that was found during excavations in the Barzilai hospital JERUSALEM — Israel on Thursday announced the discovery of a 2,000-year-old pagan altar at the site where plans for a new hospital wing have come under fire from ultra-Orthodox Jews…
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Colossal statue of Thoth discovered at temple of Amenhotep III in Luxor – News, Archaeology – The Independent
Image courtesy the Supreme Council of Antiquities The statue, of which only the top half was found, depicts the ancient Egyptian deity of wisdom Thoth. the ancient Egyptian god Thoth, the deity of wisdom, is the latest artefact to be discovered near the mortuary temple of Amenhotep III during archaeological works aimed at controlling…
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Thor’s Hammer was discovered in 1964…in Quebec – thor – io9
Thor’s Hammer was discovered in 1964…in Quebec In 1964, archaeologist Thomas E. Lee discovered a 10.8-foot tall, 4,000 pound stone cross on the Arnaud River in far northern Quebec. Lee dubbed this sculpture "Thor’s Hammer," as he assumed the monolith was of Viking origin. Although modern scholars are unsure of the sculpture’s true purpose…
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Roman-Era Mummy Uncovered in Egypt Oasis : Discovery News
A bejeweled mummy dressed in Roman robes has emerged from the sands of Egypt’s Bahariya Oasis, the Supreme Council of Antiquities said Monday. Entombed in a decorated gypsum sarcophagus, the 38-inch tall mummy belonged to a woman or girl who died in the Greco-Roman period about 2,300 years ago. Unearthed in a rock-hewn tomb…
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Observations: Information-age math finds code in ancient Scottish symbols
In the northern British Isles, the Celtic tribes known as the Picts coexisted for centuries alongside literate cultures such as the Romans, the Irish and the Anglo-Saxons. "They were the odd society out, in that they didn’t leave any written record," says Rob Lee of the University of Exeter in England, save for some…
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An archaeological mystery in a half-ton lead coffin
In the ruins of a city that was once Rome’s neighbor, archaeologists last summer found a 1,000-pound lead coffin. Who or what is inside is still a mystery, said Nicola Terrenato, the University of Michigan professor of classical studies who leads the project—the largest American dig in Italy in the past 50 years. The…
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Herodian-era aqueduct unearthed near Jerusalem’s Jaffa Gate – Haaretz – Israel News
A well-built aqueduct from time of King Herod was unearthed last week near the Jaffa Gate in Jerusalem during work on infrastructure in the area. The site of the discovery is not far from the place where a Byzantine street was recently unearthed. Israel Antiquities Authority archaeologists say they found about 40 meters of…
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A frail King Tut died from malaria, broken leg – Yahoo! News
A frail King Tut died from malaria, broken leg AP – FILE – In this Nov. 4, 2007 file photo, an archaeological worker looks across at the face of the linen-wrapped … By PAUL SCHEMM, Associated Press Writer Paul Schemm, Associated Press Writer – Tue Feb 16, 4:54 pm ET CAIRO –…
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