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Phoenician ship completes Atlantic voyage
A replica of a wooden Phoenician ship, which visited Lyme Regis, UK, last year, has completed its 6,000 mile voyage across the Atlantic.
Skeleton challenges theory of human arrival in Americas
A 9,900 year old skeleton challenges theory of how humans arrived in Americas - female skeleton discovered in submerged caves sheds new light on the earliest settlers of Mexico…
3,400-year-old Egyptian anchor
A 3,400-year-old Egyptian anchor found underwater near Haifa, Israel. It likely originated in a decorative relief and later reused. The chisel marks that separated it from original limestone are clearly visible…
Oldest Known Wooden Structure
Tree ring (dendrochronological) data shows that the tree trunks for the wood used were felled in the years 5255 and 5256 BCE. Found in Ostrov, Czech Republic…
Archaeological Poop
How can analysis of fecal chemicals can tell us about human settlement? It can't measure population sizes, but it can tell researchers whether populations were increasing or decreasing and how quickly…
World record coin hoard
Jersey coin hoard sets world record. The number of Celtic coins unearthed was verified as 69,347 - breaking the record for largest Iron Age coin collection. The coins date from around 50BC, and were discovered at a depth of just over 1 meter…
“Princely” Iron Age tomb
A “princely" Iron Age tomb was discovered in Italy, filled with weapons and a chariot. The tomb dates to the 7th cen. B.C. and likely belonged to the Piceni culture, who lived along the Adriatic coast of Italy…
Roman vs. Mongol Empire in size
The Roman Empire vs. The Mongol Empire At Their Respective Peaks. The Mongols had the world’s largest contiguous land based Empire in history (second largest overall after the British…
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Akrotiri Monkey origins
New theory on the famous Akrotiri Monkey frescoes, (Thera/Santorini) - Do they actually depict Hanuman langurs monkeys from the Indian subcontinent? Research by Marie Pareja et. al…
Earliest Mosaic in the World
A polychrome, geometric stonefloor, found at Uşaklı Höyük, a preclassical Hittite town in central Turkey, dates to Late Bronze Age - making it the oldest mosiac found f its kind…