Archeology & History – Page 19

Second Temple era synagogue discovered in Russia

Jerusalem Post Archaeologists uncovered several menorahs, altars, and marble stele fragments. A pair of tablets located at the site were also successfully dated to the first century. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-754915

Archaeologists unearth oldest city gate ever discovered in Israel

Jerusalem Post The gate dates to the early Bronze Age, about 3,300 BCE, reflecting the beginning of urbanization in the Land of Israel. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-754789

Chill, Europe: When humans fled Europe over bad weather – study

Jerusalem Post “We suggest that these extreme conditions led to the depopulation of Europe,” write the authors of the study, “perhaps lasting for several successive glacial-interglacial cycles.” https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-754621

Skull found in China points to an unknown human species

Jerusalem Post This 300,000-year-old skull found in China has traits of both humans and other more distantly-related hominids, implying a new branch on the human evolutionary tree could have lived there. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-754588

Archaeologists discover skeleton of ‘vampire child’ buried with padlock

Jerusalem Post The child was found buried in the same area where a “vampire woman” was found buried last year. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-754511

Scientists discover remains of Europe’s oldest lakeside village

Jerusalem Post The site dates back roughly 8,000 years making it older by hundreds of years than other known lakeside sites. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-754475

Researchers find that women were hunters throughout history – study

Jerusalem Post There is sufficient evidence to warrant the conclusion that women in foraging societies across the world participated in hunting. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-753954

Gemstones have unique elemental compositions, can reveal ancient trade routes – study

Jerusalem Post The researchers analyzed gems from the Arabian-Nubian Shield and compared them with similar gems from around the globe to find unique characteristics of gems from the region. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-753658

9,000-year-old necklace found in Jordanian child’s grave

Jerusalem Post The girl was buried in a fetal position, and with her, more than 2,500 beads, a double perforated stone pendant, and a delicately engraved mother-of-pearl ring were uncovered. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-753603

Ancient flamingo egg found in Mexico during airport construction

Jerusalem Post It is the first discovery of its kind from the Phoenicopteridae flamingo family in the Americas and only the second in the world. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-753592

Prologue Journal

Category: Archeology & History