Category: Archeology & History
Archaeologists use salmon snacks to trace early dog-human friendship
Jerusalem Post Although the specimens acted and looked like dogs, genetically, they are a medley of different canid species, unlike anything that exists today. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-832264
Read MoreArchaeologists uncover Roman-era eggs, Tuscany style, from the bottom of a pool
Jerusalem Post Findings include a statue of a boy holding a ball, and a bronze serpent nearly one meter long. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-832109
Read MoreArchaeologists uncover 500-year-old firearm near the US-Mexico border
Jerusalem Post “An artifact like this can connect people to the past, to history, and really stirs their imagination,” archaeologist Deni Seymour told The Washington Post. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-832249
Read MoreA 5th-century Anglo-Saxon artisan created a fake Roman gold coin with Latin typos
Jerusalem Post “The pendant demonstrates a desire to plug into this vanished age,” noted numismatist Adrian Marsden. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-832107
Read More5,000 years ago, people living in Spain may have been documenting family lineages
Jerusalem Post To test their hypothesis, the scientists analyzed 657 plaques, focusing on aspects such as design, geographical distribution, and connection with the sizes of graves. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-832106
Read MoreAnarchy in Mesopotamia: New study reveals early society decided to reject centralized governance
Jerusalem Post The findings indicate that the origins of the state and its institutions in Mesopotamia are, at least in part, in their capacity to provide food to members. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-832104
Read MoreResearchers suggest a basalt slab’s unknown symbols may be from a lost mythological system
Jerusalem Post Researchers now suggest that the Bashplemi slab could be related in some way to the Colchian Runes. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-832102
Read MoreBarbarian warriors carried miniature spoons to snort stimulants before battles, study suggests
Jerusalem Post Germanic communities could have had access to stimulant plants such as poppy, hops, hemp, henbane, belladonna, and various fungi. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-831903
Read MoreSecond phase of Hagia Sophia mosque restoration begins with new scaffolding
Jerusalem Post In the second phase of the restoration works, the facades of Hagia Sophia Mosque, the upper covering, and the Second Bayezid Minaret are in the focus of attention. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-831910
Read MoreAn error for the ages: 4,000-year-old clay tablet immortalizes Sumerian student’s math mistake
Jerusalem Post The student’s arithmetic errors demonstrate a shift from memorization to written knowledge in ancient sumer. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-831905
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