Category: Archeology & History
Anatolia’s gladiators: Ancient stelae offer new insights into their complex lives
Jerusalem Post Grave stelae found in the provinces of Anatolia are a main source of information about Roman gladiators. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-830957
Read MoreAfter traveling for 60 years, a Roman emperor’s head returns to Turkey
Jerusalem Post “The Septimius Severus statue, which was smuggled from our country in two pieces, will be reunited,” a Turkish official stated. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-830953
Read MoreHow many sides does The Great Pyramid have? New study says it’s not four
Jerusalem Post The answer can only be seen from the air. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-830769
Read MoreEgyptian petroglyph writes new chapter in the history of horoscope
Jerusalem Post The petroglyph appears to depict the head of a mammal, with two ears or horns positioned on its crown. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-830761
Read MoreAI finds alien-shaped Nazca lines in the Peruvian desert
Jerusalem Post Among the representations found is a 72-foot-long orca wielding a knife and cutting off a human head. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-830760
Read More9,000 years ago, people between Syria and Turkey baked flavored focaccias
Jerusalem Post New study offers “a vivid picture of communities using the cereals they cultivated to prepare breads and focaccias enriched with various ingredients”. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-830752
Read MoreRoman sewage found in the “City of Gladiators” kept draining water effectively for 2,250 years
Jerusalem Post Recent excavations in the ancient city of Stratonikeia discovered a sewage system large enough to walk in. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-830603
Read MoreA 4,000-year-old fishing canal network may have helped the rise of the Maya Civilization
Jerusalem Post Using drones and Google Earth data, archaeologists mapped a network of earthen canals. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-830602
Read MoreHuman burial practices had their origin in the Levant, Israeli researchers say
Jerusalem Post Neanderthals and Homo Sapiens had different burial practices, the research shows. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-830600
Read More1,800 years later, a Hadrian-era fountain in Turkey flows again
Jerusalem Post Restored fountain channels water along unique 700-meter canal, reviving feature not found in other Roman cities. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-830506
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