Category: Archeology & History
Rare Chinese Buddha statue up for auction at Bonhams in Paris
Jerusalem Post A rare Chinese Buddha statue, found in a French family’s home and thought to have been lost, is expected to fetch 1 million euros when it is auctioned in Paris. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-745857
Read MoreNew 3D computer generated a facial approximation of Tutankhamun – study
Jerusalem Post The new approximation showed his brain to be much larger than the average person’s due to his elongated skull. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-745819
Read MoreAncient Israeli coins recovered from Jerusalem archaeology thief
Jerusalem Post The coin comes from the reign of the Hasmonean King Antigonus II Mattathias, who ruled from 40 BCE to 37 BCE. He was the last Jewish king, his death marking the end of Jewish sovereignty until 1948. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-745520
Read MoreDid this archaeological discovery expand the Greek empire’s history?
Jerusalem Post The discovery of ancient tools in an ancient Greek city may have taught archaeologists more about human evolution. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-745227
Read More6 million-year-old ‘elephant graveyard’ unearthed in Florida
Jerusalem Post The paleontologists uncovered the full skeletons of at least one adult and seven infant gomphotheres. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-745169
Read MoreScientists find evidence of the bubonic plague in Bronze Age England – study
Jerusalem Post Researchers were able to demonstrate that the plague was present in England well before the widely-known Black Plague outbreak of the Middle Ages. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-745149
Read MoreAncient monster tooth discovered by Californian woman walking on the beach
Jerusalem Post The tooth belonged to a Pacific mastodon, a creature that went extinct over 10,000 years ago https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-745050
Read MoreShould Israel outlaw the sale of archaeological artifacts?
Jerusalem Post A joint Zoom symposium in Jerusalem and London examines the quasi-legal business of antiquities trading in Israel. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-744824
Read More15th-century comedic manuscript sheds new light on British humor – study
Jerusalem Post While manuscripts from the period are already considered to be rare, the daring nature of the texts makes the find something of particular interest. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-744981
Read MorePolice seize stolen bricks imprinted with 10th Roman Legion symbols
Jerusalem Post ‘They took a piece of history from us,’ bemoaned Israel Antiquities Authority https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-744819
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