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The Codex Sinaiticus
The Codex Sinaiticus is the earliest known Bible and holds the collection of text that is the foundation of the modern Christian Bible. Handwritten in Greek on animal skin parchment, it dates to around the mid 4th century AD. The book itself is an important milestone for literature as one of the oldest bound books.
View a complete digitized version for free online with (some) translated passages below:
Fluted Arabian Tool Discovery
Native American Stone Tool Technology Discovered in Arabia. Fluted stone tools were invented by early human cultures across the Americas, some in North America dating from 13,000 to 10,000 years ago. Similair objects were recognized in Yemen, and recently in Oman.
Arabian examples date to the Neolithic, at least 2,000 years later than the American examples.
Underwater Museum in Greece
Greece has opened its first underwater museum! The public can scuba dive to the wreck of an ancient ship that sank in the 5th century BC, which carried some 3,000-4,000 amphoras.
Maps:
Civilization’s Greatest Tool
Why Maps Are Civilization’s Greatest Tool. Maps are a 10,000-year journey of humans trying to understand the Earth, from 6th Century BC to modern #Google Earth and Street View.
Roman Church in Colchester, UK
The foundations of a Roman church in Colchester has been restored. Built around 320 AD, the church may possibly be the oldest from the Roman period in Britain.
Antiquities Trafficking
Important stuff - By mapping the trail of stolen antiquities, the Antiquties Coalition (@CombatLooting on Twitter) hopes to restore cultural relics to their origins.
Medieval Trade Map
This is a detailed map of medieval trade routes in the 11 to 12th centuries AD. Follow the link below to zoom in and see where different trade routes extended to and from.
Pharaoh Ramesses VI's Tomb
A virtual tour of Pharaoh Ramesses VI's Tomb!
Largest and Oldest-Known Maya Monument Discovered
Roughly 1,400 meters in length and 10-15 meters in height, it is about 3,000 years old and was found in Tabasco, Mexico, near the northwestern border of Guatemala.
Roman shipwrecks unearthed at a Serbian coal mine
Buried for roughly 1,300 years, three Roman shipwrecks have beem unearthed at a Serbian coal mine. The Mine lies near the Roman city of Viminacium, a provincial capital and base for Roman warships on the Danube River.