Category: Archeology & History
DNA suggests this culture contacted Indigenous Americans centuries before European explorers
Jerusalem Post Although 3,700 kilometers of ocean separate Rapa Nui from South America, the genetic evidence suggests pre-European contact between the two populations. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-833503
Read MoreArchaeologists find sword linked to Ramses II, tied to Biblical Exodus
Jerusalem Post Egyptian military structures were strategically built along routes in the northwestern Nile Delta to bolster defense against threats from the Western Desert and Mediterranean Sea. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-833502
Read MoreDocumentary ‘Endurance’ reveals discovery of Shackleton’s shipwreck after 107 years
Jerusalem Post Incredible 3D scans reveal Endurance just as it appeared when it was lost to the ice in 1915. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-833499
Read MoreThe first king of China? Archaeologists discover 5,000-year-old tomb of possible ancient monarch
Jerusalem Post The tomb, designated as M27, is one of the largest and most artifact-rich tombs from the Dawenkou culture period. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-833493
Read MoreAn $18 billion Spanish fleet treasure sits off Colombia’s coast. Some say it should not be touched
Jerusalem Post Minister of Culture Juan David Correa announced that operations to recover the San José will begin in April. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-833492
Read MoreRealistic portrait of the last Byzantine ruler found in Greek monastery
Jerusalem Post The figure is described as an “earthly figure, a mature man with a thin face and individualized features, who exudes tranquility and courtesy,” according to Newsbomb. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-833491
Read MoreArchaeologists uncover 5,000-year-old agricultural society in Morocco’s Oued Beht
Jerusalem Post The people who lived at the site were farmers who cultivated barley, wheat, peas, olives, and pistachios on the arid land. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-833490
Read MorePreserved Roman road in Golan found to be constructed in the late second century CE
Jerusalem Post One goal of the research was to further understand when the road was constructed and later abandoned. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-833498
Read MoreFoodstuff found on Chinese mummies confirmed as oldest cheese in the world
Jerusalem Post 3,600-years-ago, people in China were making kefir cheese, mixing milk from goats and cows. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-833486
Read MoreAncient Muslim agro-technologies can help us cope with water scarcity
Jerusalem Post The research further suggests that the systems, which rely on rainfall-replenished groundwater, offer a pathway for community-driven, ecologically sensitive farming practices. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-833428
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