Category: Archeology & History
Stone Age artifacts from a land that sank 9,000 years ago were retrieved from the seabed
Jerusalem Post An average of 50 square miles of land were lost every year between 8000 BCE and 6500 BCE. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-835095
Read MoreStunning Roman-era gold and onyx ring featuring Venus Victrix found in France
Jerusalem Post The ring dates to the second or third century CE, during the Roman Empire’s rule over the region. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-835090
Read More70-acres Roman bath complex restored in Ephesus, Turkey
Jerusalem Post The bath complex, sprawling over an area of approximately 70 acres, dates back to the reign of Roman Emperor Domitian. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-835093
Read MoreAnkara police recovers 1,500-years-old priest statue, 7 years after museum heist
Jerusalem Post One of three individuals arrested claimed the statue was offered to him as a wedding gift for his son. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-835089
Read MoreDivers loot hundreds of Greek, Roman artifacts off Alexandria’s coast
Jerusalem Post The divers took a total of 448 items, including 305 coins, 53 statues, 41 axes, 20 bronze objects, 14 bronze cups, 12 spears, and three statue heads. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-835088
Read MoreFirst blue-eyed human, a dark-haired lactose-intolerant infant, found in 17,000-year-old remains
Jerusalem Post Histological analysis of the infant’s teeth and a healed fracture on his collarbone indicated he had endured a tough birth. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-835087
Read MoreArchaeologists uncover 7,000-year-old settlement near Prague during road construction
Jerusalem Post Stone axes or axe-hammers, their semi-finished products, and unsuccessful products prove the presence of a local workshop for processing the polished stone industry. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-834955
Read MoreHidden history: mass graves at Blackberry Hill echo Bristol’s dark past
Jerusalem Post Discovery offers rare insight into how the poorest bristolians lived and died during the 19th century. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-834952
Read MoreNile rats and Black Death: Mummy reveals bubonic plague in Egypt 3,290 years ago
Jerusalem Post Researchers have uncovered the oldest confirmed case of the plague outside Eurasia in an ancient Egyptian mummy. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-834951
Read MoreArchaeologists uncover 2,700-year-old temple and sanctuary in ancient city of Kastabala, Turkey
Jerusalem Post In inscriptions uncovered in the ancient city dating back to the 5th century BCE, the local Luwian people mentioned their goddess Kubaba Pirwaşua. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-834946
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