Category: Archeology & History
Scientists discover oldest Neanderthal engravings ever found
Jerusalem Post The finding in France involves a series of non-figurative markings on the wall, which the team interpreted as finger-flutings, marks made by human hands. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-747298
Read MoreStep this way: When did humans learn how to walk upright? – study
Jerusalem Post Through digitally recreating the muscles of an early human ancestor, research has shed new light on how humans evolved to walk upright. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-747250
Read MoreAncient Roman mausoleum discovered in the United Kingdom
Jerusalem Post Surrounding the mausoleum, archaeologists discovered 80 Roman burials, copper bracelets from the period, glass beads, a bone comb, more coins, and some pottery. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-747165
Read MoreStonehenge-like 4,000-year-old sanctuary discovered in Netherlands
Jerusalem Post The sanctuary – as big as at least three soccer fields and built with soil and wood – was built to align with the sun on the solstices. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-747101
Read MoreAchilles neck: Prehistoric reptile’s long neck was a weak spot – study
Jerusalem Post The marine reptile Tanystropheus, which lived in the Triassic era, had a very long neck. But predators were able to take advantage of it to decapitate them. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-747060
Read MoreAncient Egyptian hydraulic engineering shown in walls along Nile – study
Jerusalem Post The walls, a type of structure known as a groin, were used by ancient Egypt and Nubia to control the Nile River through hydraulic engineering. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-747047
Read MoreAncient Tel Shikmona factory probably supplied the First Temple with dye
Jerusalem Post A new study by the University of Haifa claims to completely change the story of the biblical Shikmona. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-746977
Read MoreRome to open ancient square where Julius Caesar was killed
Jerusalem Post Accounts, embellished by William Shakespeare, tell how the Roman dictator was stabbed to death by a group of aggrieved senators on the Ides of March – March 15 – in 44 BC. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-746850
Read MoreScientists discover dinosaur that tried adapting to climate change – study
Jerusalem Post The dinosaur Iani smithi, named after Janus the Roman god of change, lived at a time when a radically altered climate brought about great changes for the world. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-746825
Read MoreNew species of dinosaur discovered in Chile – study
Jerusalem Post The dinosaur, now dubbed Gonkoken nanoi, inhabited the earth 72 million years ago in the Chilean Patagonia. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-746751
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