Category: Archeology & History
After 15 years, opening the 3,000-year-old vessel rewrote China’s history
Jerusalem Post The vessel was excavated in 2010 at the Daxinzhuang Ruins in Jinan City, Shandong province, a key site for studying Shang civilization. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-837602
Read MoreArchaeologists discovered a unique structure in the City of David
Jerusalem Post The team believes that the structure was in use until the 8th century BCE, the middle of the period when the Kings of Judah ruled. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-837507
Read MoreIncredible precision: Scientists reveal intricate 1,200-year-old tattoo designs on Peruvian mummies
Jerusalem Post LSF technology has revealed detailed fine-line tattoos with intricate designs as narrow as 0.1-0.2 mm, showcasing an incredible level of precision that exceeds today’s tattooing methods. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-837421
Read MoreSurprising Discovery: How Neolithic paintings and echoes created prehistoric ‘surround sound’
Jerusalem Post A recent study by researchers from the University of Helsinki unveiled the unique acoustic properties of prehistoric rock art sites in Finland’s Lake District. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-836620
Read MoreMassive treasure from 1600s revealed inside German church statue
Jerusalem Post “This is an incredible story,” said Ulf Dräger, curator of the State Coin Cabinet of Saxony-Anhalt. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-837268
Read MoreSkull once believed to belong to Cleopatra’s sister identified as male
Jerusalem Post By the 1990s, researchers proposed that the unusual burial might have belonged to Cleopatra’s half-sister, who some believed was executed in Ephesus in 41 BCE at the demand of Mark Antony. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-837256
Read MoreThe Finger of Og or Herod’s Pillar? A Jerusalem archaeological mystery
Jerusalem Post The 12.15-meter-long and approximately 1.75-m -wide column is thought to have been quarried in order to decorate the Second Temple. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-836832
Read MoreAncient tools reveal 780,000-year-old plant-based diets
Jerusalem Post Israeli researchers discover 780,000-year-old evidence of plant food processing at archaeological site, suggesting early humans relied heavily on starchy plants. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-836842
Read MoreExcavation in Assos uncovers early Ottoman bathhouse with underfloor heating
Jerusalem Post “This bathhouse is significant because it is an example that allows a very good understanding of all these technical issues such as underfloor heating systems, and the use of water.” https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-836750
Read MoreIntact sections of Queen Hatshepsut’s valley temple and 4,000-year-old tombs found near Luxor
Jerusalem Post “This is the first time we have a complete set of the decoration of an 18th Dynasty temple,” said Zahi Hawass, the Egyptologist who led the excavation project. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-836743
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