archaeological discovery

Caistor skeleton puzzles archaeologists

harminka — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:26:42 -0500

A skeleton, found at one of the most important, but least understood, Roman sites in Britain is puzzling experts from The University of Nottingham.

Engraved gemstone carrying portrait of Alexander the Great

harminka — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:41:41 -0500

A rare and surprising archaeological discovery at Tel Dor: A gemstone engraved with the portrait of Alexander the Great was uncovered during excavations by an archaeological team directed by Dr. Ayelet Gilboa of the University of Haifa and Dr. Ilan Sharon of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Enormous foot-shaped enclosures discovered in Jordan valley

harminka — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 08:53:18 -0500

"The 'foot' structures that we found in the Jordan valley are the first sites that the People of Israel built upon entering Canaan and they testify to the biblical concept of ownership of the land with the foot," said archaeologist Prof.

Archaeologists Discover Inca Temple Ruins in Peru

Armen Hareyan — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 10:08:55 -0500

Archaeologists have discovered the ruins of an ancient Inca Temple, roadway and irrigation systems at a famed fortress overlooking the Inca capital of Cuzco, according to officials involved with the dig.

New discoveries at ash altar Of Zeus, Mount Lykaion

harminka — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 04:32:09 -0600

The Greek traveler, Pausanias, living in the second century, CE, would probably recognize the spectacular site of the Sanctuary of Zeus at Mt. Lykaion, and particularly the altar of Zeus. At 4,500 feet above sea level, atop the altar provides a breathtaking, panoramic vista of Arcadia.

Captain Kidd's shipwreck discovered in Caribbean

Armen Hareyan — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 17:38:52 -0600

Archaeologists have now found the remains of Quedagh Merchant, the ship abandoned by notorious British pirate Captain William Kidd as he raced to New York in an ill-fated attempt to clear his name, underwater.

Europe was important route between Africa and South America

harminka — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 12:47:32 -0500

Cashew nut fossils have been identified in 47-million year old lake sediment in Germany, revealing that the cashew genus Anacardium was once distributed in Europe, remote from its modern “native” distribution in Central and South America.

Earliest evidence for modern human behavior in South Africa

harminka — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:48:07 -0500

Evidence of early humans living on the coast in South Africa, harvesting food from the sea, employing complex bladelet tools and using red pigments in symbolic behavior 164,000 years ago, far earlier than previously documented, is being reported in the Oct. 18 issue of the journal Nature.

Colossal statue of the emperor Hadrian discovered

Armen Hareyan — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 22:11:18 -0500

A huge, exquisitely carved marble statue of the Roman emperor Hadrian is the latest find from Sagalassos, an ancient Greco-Roman city in south-central Turkey. Archaeologists estimate that the figure was originally between 13 and 16 feet in height (four to five meters). It is, says excavation director Marc Waelkens, one of the most beautiful portraits of Hadrian ever found.

Tooth leads Egypt to Hatshepsut mummy

Armen Hareyan — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 07:08:14 -0500

Egyptian antiquities chief Zahi Hawass told a packed press conference in Cairo that one of two mummies found in a tomb in the Valley of the Kings in Luxor about a century ago had been identified as Hatshepsut.

Archaeologists rescue clues to ancient kingdom from Nile

harminka — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 03:25:02 -0500

Archaeologists from the University of Chicago have discovered a gold processing center along the middle Nile, an installation that produced the precious metal sometime between 2000 and 1500 B.C. The center, along with a cemetery they discovered, documents extensive control by the first sub-Saharan kingdom, the kingdom of Kush.

Archaeological remains point to exact location of Second Temple

Armen Hareyan — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 03:31:59 -0600