Category: Archeology & History
Why are archaeologists afraid of opening the tomb of China’s first emperor?
Jerusalem Post Archaeologists reveal their fear of opening Qin Shi Huang’s tomb due to his deadly mercury pursuit for immortality. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-759026
Read MoreOldest shipboard cannon may have been discovered off Swedish coast
Jerusalem Post The item in question that was recovered is described by the university’s website as a “small muzzle-loading cast copper-alloy cannon,” and it’s believed that its origins are tied to a shipwreck. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-759411
Read MoreMexico might have uncovered the secrets behind the Mayans’ Acropolis of Ek’ Balam
Jerusalem Post A painting on a stone cover found at the Ek’ Balam archaeological site in Mexico may give insight into the ancient Mayans. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-759406
Read MoreArtifacts used for ancient magic rituals discovered on road from Egypt to Mecca
Jerusalem Post Artifacts that may have been used for popular magic rituals about 400 years ago, were discovered along the ancient Darb al-Hajj route that led from Egypt to Mecca. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-758462
Read MoreArchaeological treasures abound at the Magdala site
Jerusalem Post Perhaps the most exciting discovery at Magdala thus far, however, is the Magdala Stone, which has produced a lot of excitement among the archaeologists working at the site. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-758314
Read MoreArchaeologists unearth 1,000-year-old mummy in Peru residential neighborhood
Jerusalem Post Mummies and ancient offerings have already been found in the Huaca Pucllana site, and experts see the site as a Pandora’s Box with much more to be found. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-758344
Read MoreSteps where Jesus healed a blind man unearthed by archaeologists in Jerusalem
Jerusalem Post The discovery was made by archaeologists after making significant progress in excavating the site. Approximately eight steps were unearthed. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-758229
Read MoreIsraeli teen finds 1,700-year-old bronze ring in ruins of Greek city
Jerusalem Post An Israeli teenager found an ancient Hellenistic ring while visiting a national park in the Golan Heights. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-757958
Read MoreTAU archaeologists: Extinction of large prey drove evolutionary changes in prehistoric humans
Jerusalem Post The team hypothesized that humans evolved modern traits as an adaptational response to the need to hunt progressively smaller and quicker prey. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-757917
Read More‘Bizarre’ long-legged bird-like dinosaur has scientists enthralled
Jerusalem Post he question of whether Fujianvenator, with its curious mixture of skeletal features, should be classified as a bird or a dinosaur is still in debate. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-757860
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