Category: Archeology & History
Boy, 9, finds 60,000-year-old Neanderthal hand axe
Jerusalem Post Neanderthal hand axes are rare in Sussex; this is the first to be found in years, making Ben’s discovery doubly special. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-831604
Read MoreGreek PM holds secret meetings with British Museum over Parthenon Sculptures
Jerusalem Post Reports suggest a loan agreement could see the marbles return to Greece after over 200 years. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-831602
Read MoreNotre-Dame revealed its secrets to archaeologists after it burned
Jerusalem Post The findings have astounded the archaeologists, and the massive restoration project has led to “major discoveries.” https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-831451
Read More7,500-year-old Ubaid clay figurine unearthed at Bahra 1 in Kuwait
Jerusalem Post The figurine features an elongated skull and slanting eyes, characteristic of Ubaid culture. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-831450
Read MoreArchaeologists think they’ve found one of Vasco da Gama’s ships off the coast of Kenya
Jerusalem Post Researchers have found a shipwreck that may be the São Jorge, which sank in 1524 during da Gama’s final voyage. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-831448
Read MorePeruvian scientists unveil 10-million-year-old juvenile crocodile fossil found in Ocucaje desert
Jerusalem Post The Ocucaje Desert, located approximately 350 kilometers south of Lima in the Ica region, is internationally renowned for its extraordinary abundance of fossils. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-831444
Read MoreNew study reveals manufacturing secrets of the ancient Nebra Sky Disc
Jerusalem Post Analysis shows disc was produced using ten cycles of heating to 700°C and forging, demonstrating advanced Bronze Age craftsmanship. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-831443
Read MoreDifferent human ancestors walked together, footprints suggest
Jerusalem Post Study provides first evidence of different bipedalism styles on same footprint surface, attributed to both species. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-831440
Read MoreEgyptian archaeologists uncover 12 severed hands, hinting at a brutal ritual
Jerusalem Post Researchers believe the ritual was practiced during the Hyksos period, earlier than first thought. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-831438
Read MoreFossil footprints in Kenya show two ancient human species coexisted
Jerusalem Post Scientists have now discovered at a location called Koobi Fora, providing the first evidence that two species – Paranthropus boisei and Homo erectus – shared the same landscape. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-831236
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