Category: Archeology & History
British Museum receives largest donation in its history with Chinese ceramics collection
Jerusalem Post The donation makes the museum’s Chinese ceramics collection the largest outside China, with 10,000 items displayed in a dedicated gallery. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-829246
Read MoreNorwegian museum returns artifacts, skulls taken by explorer back to Easter Island
Jerusalem Post Four members of the delegation sent from Easter Islands spent the night at the Oslo museum as part of a ritual ceremony to take back the spirits of the remains. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-829078
Read More12,000-year-old spindle whorls discovered in Israel suggest early wheel-like technology
Jerusalem Post The stones studied by the team predate the cart wheels of the Bronze Age by thousands of years, highlighting a key milestone in the development of rotational tools. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-829062
Read MoreThe oldest known stone tablet of the Ten Commandments to be auctioned by Sotheby’s
Jerusalem Post For thirty years, the plaque served as a paving stone at the entrance of a house, with the inscription facing up and exposed to foot traffic. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-829061
Read MoreWoman scatters ashes at Machu Picchu, sparking outrage and legal action
Jerusalem Post The Commission of Jurists of Cusco has warned that throwing ashes at the famous archaeological site constitutes a possible attack on the cultural heritage of the nation. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-828915
Read MoreCat lovers rejoice: Moscow archaeologists discover 17th century tiles depicting a cat with a crown
Jerusalem Post Both “cat” tiles have already been restored and are now being prepared for transfer. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-828914
Read MoreMexico went through extreme drought. The Aztecs sacrificed 42 children to Tlaloc, the god of rain
Jerusalem Post The remains, mostly boys aged between two and seven years old, were placed inside a box of ashlars in a careful arrangement. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-828912
Read More2,000-year-old Roman road discovered beneath Old Kent Road in London
Jerusalem Post “Old Kent Road is one of London’s oldest thoroughfares that embodies much of what makes today’s London special”. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-828701
Read MoreSecret government photos uncover key archaeological findings in Iraq
Jerusalem Post The Battle of al-Qadisiyyah was a crucial victory for Arab Muslim forces of the Rashidun Caliphate over the Sasanian Empire. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-828698
Read MoreLady Chenet-aa’s mummy reveals its secrets to team of researchers
Jerusalem Post Lady Chenet-aa died in her late thirties to early forties. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-828599
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