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3,200-Year-Old Papyrus Contains Astrophysical Information about Variable Star Algol

Text of Cairo Calendar page rto VIII; inside the superimposed rectangle is the hieratic writing for the word Horus. A passage in this document dates it to the reign of Ramses II in the Nineteenth Dynasty. Image credit: Jetsu L. / Porceddu S., doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0144140.s001.
Dec 23, 2015 by Sergio Prostak

Ancient Egyptians wrote Calendars of Lucky and Unlucky Days that assigned astronomically influenced prognoses for each day of the year. The best preserved of these calendars is the Cairo Calendar dated to 1244 – 1163 BC (Ramesside Period). According to scientists at the University of Helsinki, this papyrus is the oldest preserved historical document of naked eye observations of a variable star, the eclipsing binary star Algol. Text of Cairo...

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Stonehenge Bluestones Came from Two Quarries in Wales, Scientists Say

Dec 8, 2015 by News Staff

Enormous standing stones at Stonehenge are of sarsen, a local sandstone, but the smaller ones, known as bluestones, came from two prehistoric quarries...

Photograph of the engraved schist slab from Moli del Salt. Image credit: Manuel Vaquero / Marcos Garcia-Diez.

13,800-Year-Old Engraving May Depict Campsite of Paleolithic Hunter-Gatherers

Dec 3, 2015 by Enrico de Lazaro

An engraved object recently found at the site of Moli del Salt in Spain and dated to the end of the Upper Paleolithic, about 13,800 years ago, may show...

A seal impression of King Hezekiah unearthed at the foot of the Southern Wall of the Temple Mount. Image credit: Ouria Tadmor / Eilat Mazar.

Archaeologists Uncover Clay Seal Impression with Name of Judean King Hezekiah

Dec 2, 2015 by News Staff

Israeli archaeologists digging in the Ophel Archaeological Park, near the Southern Wall of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem’s Old City, have discovered...

IAA archaeologists have unearthed the ruins of the Hellenistic period fortress of Acra, solving one of Jerusalem’s greatest archaeological mysteries. Image credit: Assaf Peretz / Israel Antiquities Authority.

Israeli Archaeologists Unearth Hellenistic Period Fortress of Acra

Nov 27, 2015 by Enrico de Lazaro

Archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) have unearthed what they believe are the ruins of Acra – often called the Seleucid Acra...

Panoramic view of the elephant bones; the plaster-jacket in the background covers the skull of the straight-tusked elephant (Elephas antiquus). Scale – 50 cm. Image credit: Eleni Panagopoulou et al.

Marathousa 1: Archaeologists Find Paleolithic Elephant Butchering Site in Greece

Nov 25, 2015 by Enrico de Lazaro

A group of Greek and German archaeologists has discovered a 300,000 to 600,000 year old elephant butchering site near the modern-day city of Megalopolis,...

This wine press was found at the site, near Netivot. Image credit: Assaf Peretz / Israel Antiquities Authority.

1,500-Year-Old Settlement Unearthed in Southern Israel

Nov 23, 2015 by Enrico de Lazaro

Excavations by the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) at a site near the town of Netivot, southern Israel have revealed a Byzantine-era settlement dating...

Part of the 1,700-year-old mosaic floor unearthed in Israel. Image credit: Assaf Peretz / Israel Antiquities Authority.

1,700-Year-Old Magnificent Mosaic Unearthed in Israel

Nov 18, 2015 by Enrico de Lazaro

A beautiful Roman-era mosaic has been uncovered in the Neve Yerek neighborhood of Lod, southeast of Tel Aviv, by archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities...

Part of the name of pharaoh Thutmose II. Image credit: Przemyslaw ‘Blueshade’ Idzkiewicz.

Neolithic Farming Communities Exploited Bee Products at least 8,500 Years Ago

Nov 12, 2015 by News Staff

Bee products were exploited continuously at least from the seventh millennium BC, according to a multinational team of scientists led by University of...

Archaeologists survey the scatter of a Late Roman shipwreck. Image credit: V. Mentogianis.

Underwater Archaeologists Discover 22 Ancient Shipwrecks around Fourni Archipelago

Nov 10, 2015 by News Staff

A University of Southampton-led of team of archaeologists has discovered almost two dozen shipwrecks around the Fourni archipelago, Greece. Archaeologists...

German archaeologists found this mosaic while excavating the site of the ancient city of Doliche in Turkey. Image credit: Peter Jülich / University of Münster.

Stunning Late Antique Mosaic Uncovered in Turkey

Nov 3, 2015 by News Staff

Archaeologists digging at the site of the ancient city of Doliche in Turkey have uncovered a stunning mosaic that would’ve been used as the floor of...

This gold ring with a Cretan bull-jumping scene was one of four solid-gold rings found in the tomb. This number is more than found with any other single burial elsewhere in Greece. Image credit: University of Cincinnati.

Archaeologists Unearth Tomb of Wealthy Mycenaean Warrior in Greece

Oct 27, 2015 by News Staff

A multinational group of archaeologists has unearthed a 3,500-year-old tomb of Mycenaean warrior near the city of Pylos on the southwest coast of Greece...

An aerial view of the bouleuterion recently discovered at the site of Antiochia ad Cragum. Test trenches reveal, among other things, a curved marble bench for dignitaries, supports for wooden seats for a general audience and a marble-paved orchestra area. Image credit: Michael Hoff / University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Archaeologists Make New Discoveries in Roman City of Antiochia ad Cragum

Oct 23, 2015 by News Staff

A head of Medusa has been unearthed by a team of archaeologists digging at the site of Antiochia ad Cragum, an ancient Roman city on Turkey’s southern...

Stonehenge, a famous prehistoric monument in Wiltshire, England.

Stonehenge’s Builders Were Heavy Meat-Eaters, Archaeologists Say

Oct 13, 2015 by News Staff

Archaeologists from Germany and the United Kingdom have revealed insights into cuisine choices and eating habits at Durrington Walls, a Neolithic settlement...

An archaeologist of the Israel Antiquities Authority conserving the mosaic. Image credit: Nikki Davidov / Israel Antiquities Authority.

Byzantine-Period Mosaic Map of Ancient Egyptian City Uncovered in Israel

Oct 1, 2015 by News Staff

A multi-colored mosaic map that outlines the ancient Egyptian city of Chortaso (also known as Qartassa or Kartasa) has been uncovered in Kiryat Gat in...

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Archaeologists Recover Three Civil War Cannons from Scuttled CSS Pee Dee

Sep 30, 2015 by News Staff

A team of underwater archaeologists from the University of South Carolina has recovered three Civil War cannons – two Confederate Brooke rifle cannons...

Underwater Archaeologists Recover New Artifacts from Antikythera Shipwreck

Sep 28, 2015 by News Staff

Archaeologists excavating the famous 2,050-year-old Roman shipwreck off the remote island of Antikythera, Greece, have uncovered more than fifty new artifacts...

Aerial image of the foundation of a Roman stone building in Gernsheim. Image credit: Dennis Braks.

Roman Settlement Uncovered in Germany

Sep 21, 2015 by News Staff

A team of archaeologists has unearthed the remains of a Roman settlement at the site of a 1,900-year-old fort in Gernsheim, Germany. Aerial image of the...

This 1814 print includes an image of the Neva. Image credit: Dave McMahan / Sitka Historical Society.

Archaeologists Find 1813 Neva Shipwreck Survivors’ Camp

Sep 10, 2015 by News Staff

Archaeologists have begun to piece together an archaeological and historical narrative of how the crew of the wrecked 19th century Russian-American Company...

The Stonehenge Hidden Landscapes Project team has revealed traces of up to 100 standing stones beneath Durrington Walls super-henge. The stones were up to 15 feet (4.5 m) in height, and are believed to have been deliberately toppled over the south-eastern edge of the bank of the circular enclosure before being incorporated into it. Image credit: Juan Torrejon Valdelomar / Joachim Brandtner / LBI ArchPro.

Archaeologists Find Large Stone Monument near Stonehenge

Sep 8, 2015 by News Staff

Using remote sensing techniques and geophysical surveys, archaeologists from the Stonehenge Hidden Landscapes Project have discovered the remains of a...

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