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Archaeologists Unearth Agricultural Suburb at Ancient City of Petra

Jan 4, 2013 by Enrico de Lazaro

An agricultural suburb and other finds unearthed at Petra by archaeologists from the Brown University Petra Archaeological Project suggest that extensive terrace farming and dam construction in the ancient desert city began some 2,000 years ago, not during the Iron Age as had been previously hypothesized. The Monastery Al Dier at Petra (Berthold Werner) The successful terrace farming of wheat, grapes and possibly olives, resulted in a vast, green,...

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Papyri Point to Practice of Voluntary Temple Slavery in Ancient Egypt

Jan 3, 2013 by Sergio Prostak

About one hundred of 2,200-year-old papyrus slave contracts have revealed that ancient Egyptians voluntarily entered into slave contracts with a local...

2,750-Year-Old Temple, Rare Artifacts Found in Israel

Dec 27, 2012 by Enrico de Lazaro

Archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority have unearthed a temple and a cache of sacred vessels dating from around 738 BC during excavations...

German Archaeologists Discover World’s Oldest Wooden Wells

Dec 24, 2012 by Sergio Prostak

7,000-year-old water wells unearthed in eastern Germany suggest that prehistoric farmers in Europe were skilled carpenters long before metal was discovered...

First European Cheese May Have Been Made Around 5,000 BC

Dec 13, 2012 by Enrico de Lazaro

Scientists led by University of Bristol’s biogeochemist Prof Richard Evershed say they have evidence that humans in prehistoric Europe were making cheese...

Archaeologists Discover River Harbor of Ostia

Dec 11, 2012 by Sergio Prostak

European archaeologists believe they have finally found the exact location of the river harbor of Ostia. This is an aerial view of Ostia and the position...

Some Nazca Lines are a Labyrinth, New Study Shows

Dec 10, 2012 by Enrico de Lazaro

A five-year study by British archaeologists sheds new light on the enigmatic drawings created by the Nazca people between 100 BC and CE 700 in the Peruvian...

Engraved Stone Dating Back 30,000 Years Found in China

Dec 1, 2012 by Sergio Prostak

Chinese archaeologists have discovered a stunning 30,000-year-old engraved stone artifact in a collection of stone tools unearthed at the Paleolithic site...

Study Reveals Origins and Food Habits of First Sicilians

Nov 29, 2012 by Enrico de Lazaro

Analysis of skeletal remains found in an island cave in Favignana, Italy, has revealed that modern humans first settled in Sicily around the time of the...

Ancient Temple Dating Back to 1100 BC Found in Israel

Nov 13, 2012 by Enrico de Lazaro

A team of archaeologists from Tel Aviv University has unearthed ruins of a 3,100-year-old temple at the site of Tel Beth-Shemesh. This image shows ancient...

New Study Reveals First Polynesians Arrived in Tonga around 826 BC

Nov 9, 2012 by Sergio Prostak

Archaeologists, using new high-precision techniques, have come to the conclusion that first settlers arrived in Polynesia almost 2,900 years ago. This...

8,500-Year-Old Well Unearthed in Israel, Mystery Surrounds Two Human Skeletons

Nov 8, 2012 by Sergio Prostak

Archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority have unearthed an ancient well dating to the Neolithic period some 8,500 years ago in the Jezreel...

Stone Tools Hint at 71,000-Year-Old Advanced Lethal Technology

Nov 8, 2012 by Enrico de Lazaro

Small stone blades and other tools found in a cave near Mossel Bay in South Africa have provided proof that Stone Age humans invented the technology of...

Toyota’s Labor Model Used in China 2,200 Years Ago

Nov 2, 2012 by Enrico de Lazaro

A new analysis of the Terracotta Army, a famous collection of clay sculptures depicting the army of the first Chinese emperor Qin Shi Huang (259 –...

Archaeologists Find Exact Spot where Julius Caesar was Stabbed

Oct 12, 2012 by Sergio Prostak

Researchers from the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) claim that they have found the accurate spot in Rome where Julius Caesar was stabbed to death...

Archaeologists Discover Tomb of Maya Queen Lady K’abel in Guatemala

Oct 4, 2012 by Enrico de Lazaro

During excavations of the royal Maya city of El Perú-Waka’ in northwestern Petén, Guatemala, an international team of archaeologists has discovered...

35,000-Year-Old Ivory Workshop Unearthed in Germany

Oct 2, 2012 by Sergio Prostak

Archaeologists excavating the mammoth hunting site of Breitenbach in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, have discovered what they say is the oldest ivory workshop...

Space Buddha: Ancient Statue Came From Space

Sep 26, 2012 by Sergio Prostak

A German-Austrian team of scientists has discovered that an ancient Buddhist statue found by a German expedition to Tibet in 1938 is carved from an ataxite,...

Exciting Stone Age Artifacts Unearthed at Ein Zippori in Israel

Sep 25, 2012 by Sergio Prostak

Archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority have discovered a treasure of impressive prehistoric artifacts at the Ein Zippori site. Stone Age...

Ancient Tooth Provides Evidence of Human Dentistry 6,500 Years Ago

Sep 21, 2012 by Enrico de Lazaro

An Italian-Aussie team of archaeologists has unearthed new evidence of ancient dentistry in the form of a 6,500-year-old human jaw bone with a tooth showing...

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