Category: Archeology & History
Dinosaur vs mammal: Dramatic fossil shows pugnacious mammal attacking a dinosaur
Jerusalem Post “Here, we have good evidence for a smaller mammal preying on a larger dinosaur, which is not something we would have guessed without this fossil,” Mallon added. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-751730
Read MoreNew tech solves mystery of ‘highly-capable’ humans in ancient Israel
Jerusalem Post Very capable early humans in the Hula Valley systematically sought raw materials hundreds of thousands of years ago – much earlier than previously assumed. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-751626
Read MoreDramatic fossil shows pugnacious mammal attacking a dinosaur
Jerusalem Post “Dinosaurs nearly always outsized their mammal contemporaries, so traditional belief has been that their interactions were unilateral – the bigger dinosaurs always ate the smaller mammals.” https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-750514
Read MoreArchaeological discoveries shed light on early urbanization in the Kingdom of Judah
Jerusalem Post The findings have revealed fortified cities and common urban pattern characterized by casemate walls, houses abutting the walls and peripheral roads. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-750304
Read MoreMegalodons were slow-swimming, warm-blooded predators – study
Jerusalem Post The placoid scales are not seen on speedier shark species, as those species have scales with spaced ridges. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-750302
Read MoreHumans, dogs and bats may have coexisted with dinosaurs – study
Jerusalem Post Primates, whom humans evolved from, rabbits and hares, dogs and cats were shown to have evolved just before the mass extinction, so they coexisted with dinosaurs. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-750300
Read MoreAt Peru temple site, archaeologists explore 3,000-year-old ‘condor’s passageway’
Jerusalem Post The entrance to the “condor’s passageway” was first explored by a Stanford University team using cameras mounted on robots. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-750259
Read MoreSpain’s entombed ‘Ivory Lady’ reveals ancient female leadership – study
Jerusalem Post The tomb, excavated in 2008, was more impressive than any other known from the Iberian peninsula from the time. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-750159
Read MoreEarly humans wore sloth bones as jewellery – study
Jerusalem Post The study also found further evidence that people lived in central Brazil either during or before the end of the last ice age. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-750125
Read MoreGiant prehistoric ‘handaxes’ unearthed in the UK
Jerusalem Post The tools were likely too large to use easily and may have had significant cultural or symbolic importance. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-750020
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