Category: Archeology & History
Indian state offers $1 million prize to decipher ancient Indus Valley Civilization script
Jerusalem Post The Indus Valley Civilization, existing from 3300 BCE to 1300 BCE, is one of the world’s earliest urban cultures. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-836619
Read MoreScientists suggest 20,000-year-old engravings may be the earliest 3D map
Jerusalem Post The engravings represent the area’s hydrographic system, including rivers, lakes, deltas, and surrounding hills, while also symbolizing the female body through a vulva-like depression. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-836592
Read MoreArchaeologists uncover 4,000-year-old tomb of Egyptian royal physician in Saqqara
Jerusalem Post Teti Neb Fu, a high-ranking physician during Pharaoh Pepi II’s reign, held titles like Chief Dentist, Priest of Serket, and Director of Medicinal Plants. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-836583
Read MoreAfter 90 years, 16th-century crowns hidden in WWII were found under Vilnius Cathedral
Jerusalem Post Hidden for Decades: Burial Insignia of Lithuanian and Polish Monarchs Unearthed Under Vilnius Cathedral https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-836580
Read MoreArchaeologists uncover artifacts from ancient Egypt’s 2nd, 3rd, and 18th dynasties in Saqqara
Jerusalem Post the expedition uncovered over ten burials from the 18th Dynasty, indicating that Saqqara was used as a necropolis during the New Kingdom when Memphis was reinstated as the capital of Egypt. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-836485
Read More800-year-old pottery fragment depicting Anatolian leopard discovered in Hasankeyf
Jerusalem Post The damaged piece showcases the body of a wild animal at the front, though its head is missing. Behind it, the head of a wild goat has been identified. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-836415
Read MoreRare life-sized statue of a senior general found in China’s Terracotta Army
Jerusalem Post “Based on its location, we believe this figure was likely the highest-ranking military commander of this unit.” https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-836401
Read MoreLegendary romance of Julius Caesar and Cleopatra the focus of museum’s upcoming exhibition
Jerusalem Post The exhibition aims to tell the story of the ancient glamour duo Cleopatra and Julius Caesar using historical facts, written sources, and archaeological finds. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-836317
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-836315
Read MoreGroundbreaking find challenges beliefs about Neolithic nomads in Southeast Europe
Jerusalem Post Archaeologists from the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW) unearthed the remains of an 8,000-year-old rectangular dwelling at the site of Svinjarička Čuka in Serbia. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-836313
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