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Pompeii: Breathtaking new paintings found at ancient city | BBC Science News
By Jonathan Amos, Rebecca Morelle and Alison Francis BBC Science News in Pompeii, southern Italy The frescos depict Greek mythology: Paris kidnaps Helen which triggers the Trojan War Stunning artworks have been uncovered in a new excavation at Pompeii, the … Continue reading
Ancestral Pueblo Carvings Discovered in Southwest May Be Calendar | My Modern Met
By Madeleine Muzdakis on January 3, 2024 Archeologists examine the preserved rock carvings. (Photo: Jagiellonian University) Archeologists have documented incredible spiral calendar rock carvings in the cliffs of the famous Mesa Verde region, carved by the Ancestral Pueblo people. Across … Continue reading
Living with the world’s oldest mummies | BBC News
By Jane Chambers Arica, Chile In a town in northern Chile it is not unusual for residents to stumble across ancient mummies. “It may seem strange for some people to live on top of a graveyard, but we’re used to … Continue reading
World’s oldest industrial-scale brewery: 3000 BC – ScienceBlog.com
A team of American and Egyptian archaeologists excavating at the site of Abydos in southern Egypt has uncovered evidence of the world’s oldest known industrial-scale beer production facility. The ancient complex, more than 5,000 years old, had the capacity to produce enough … Continue reading
Oldest Cave Art Found in Sulawesi
A team of Griffith University archaeologists has shared in the discovery of what may be the world’s oldest known cave painting, dating back to at least 45,500 years ago. Uncovered in South Sulawesi during field research conducted with Indonesia’s leading … Continue reading
Sheanderthal | Aeon
Not all Neanderthals were ‘cavemen’: half were women. What can archaeologists tell us about how they lived? The first Neanderthal face to emerge from time’s sarcophagus was a woman’s. As the social and liberal revolutions of 1848 began convulsing Europe, … Continue reading
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Archaeologists Have Uncovered an Impeccably Preserved Food Stand in Pompeii
Mallard to go, anyone? Archaeologists have unearthed an ancient thermopolium—aka the Roman equivalent of a street food vendor—at the Regio V site in Pompeii. The well-preserved stand is decorated with multiple frescoes featuring a nereid (nymphs of Greek mythology) riding a … Continue reading
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