Category: Archeology & History
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
Read MoreArchaeological 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
Read MoreFabric 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
Read More6,000-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
Read MoreAncient 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
Read MoreHow 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
Read MoreArchaeologists 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
Read MoreArchaeologists 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
Read More1000-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
Read MoreArchaeologists uncover Roman-era church mosaic along Israel Nat’l Trail
Jerusalem Post The mosaic was first discovered in the 80s but has been uncovered over the last month by the Israel Antiquities Authority and Shoham residents. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-734789
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