• 11/14/2024

How Jerusalem’s archaeology was changed by a German cuckoo clock mechanic

Jerusalem Post Schick’s legacy in Jerusalem is enormous. Few people have had such an impact on the face of one of the world’s most famous cities. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-735792

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US study unearths Persian origins of Swahili people – study

Jerusalem Post Today, millions of east Africans living on the coast identify as Swahili although this identity is often secondary to other local identity markers. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-735952

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Archaeological study sheds light on the size of talmudic Passover eggs

Jerusalem Post In Talmudic times, eggs were much smaller than those of today’s hens, whose size increased due to the cultivation of breeds of chickens for eggs. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-735936

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Fabric discovered in Scottish Highlands bog may be the oldest traditional tartan ever

Jerusalem Post The 55 cm by 43 cm (about 22 inches by 17 inches) Scottish artifact is slated to go on display at the Scottish V&A Dundee museum’s Tartan exhibition on April 1. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-735741

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6,000-year-old copper fishing hook discovered in Ashkelon

Jerusalem Post The hook measures 6.5 cm long and 4 cm wide and is one of the oldest to ever be discovered. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-735762

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Ancient Egypt excavation uncovers 2,000 mummified ram heads at Abydos

Jerusalem Post The team uncovered a large palatial structure with walls approximately five meters thick from the Old Kingdom’s sixth dynasty. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-735413

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How did Europe’s first farmers survive disease? New study uncovers answers

Jerusalem Post Early Neolithic groups from Anatolia spread and settled across Europe in the period from 10,000 to 5,000 years ago and became the first farmers. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-735363

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Archaeologists discover rare Zodiac imagery in Egyptian Esna temple

Jerusalem Post The team made the discoveries during excavations at the temple of Esna, where they had been preserved by a layer of dirt and soot for almost 2,000 years. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-735147

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Archaeologists discover oldest physical pearling town in UAE

Jerusalem Post There are mentions of older pearling towns in ancient texts, but this is the oldest physical town that was found. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-735076

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1000-year-old church rediscovered in Spain thanks to drought

Jerusalem Post The Church of San Roman, built in the year of 1062, is now fully visible for the first time since the 1960s. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-734780

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