Unique Roman lead coffin found to contain human child’s remains
Archaeologists excavating in the metropolitan district of Leeds, West Yorkshire, have uncovered a significant find dating back over 1,600 years. The discovery centers around a lead coffin from Roman times...
Archaeologists uncover lost villa believed to belong to first Roman emperor
Archaeologists from the University of Tokyo have unearthed what they believe could be traces of the Villa of Augustus, the first Roman Emperor at Somma Vesuviana in southern Italy...
Reconstruction; wooden parts, pegs and string are modern; lapis lazuli, shell and red limestone mosaic decoration, set in bitumen. The head (but not the horns) of the bull are ancient; the bull's is covered with gold; the eyes are lapis lazuli and shell and the hair and beard are lapis lazuli. Eleven gold-headed pegs for the strings.
(via British Museum) #archaeology#archeology
This is the 3rd of my images honoring the unknown artists of Pompeii. This excavated Pompeiian painting of a beautiful woman shows her with a stylus delicately pointed to her lips. I have placed a dried orange rose in the foreground; her eyes are drawn to it in contemplation.
The Neolithic site of Dispilio, Northern Greece, is a pile-dwelling site with 900+ piles excavated. Here, the authors use the 5259 BC Miyake event to date the juniper tree-ring chronology constructed from these piles to 5140 BC, making it the first Neolithic site in the region to be absolutely calendar dated.
Greek archaeologist Valerios Stais discovers the Antikythera mechanism, an ancient mechanical analog computer.
The mechanism is composed of at least 30 bronze gears housed in a wooden frame. It features dials, pointers, and inscriptions that correspond to various astronomical cycles. The front dial is believed to show the zodiac and the solar and lunar calendars, while the back dials include the Metonic, Saros & Callippic cycles.
National Park Service officials seek help from the public on archeological theft incident at Canyonlands National Park -- Law enforcement park rangers at Canyonlands National Park are seeking information from the public to help identify suspects involved in an archeological theft incident at Cave Spring Cowboy Camp in the Needles district of the park. If you were in the area of Cave Spring Cowboy Camp at approximately 5:30 p.m. on March 23, 2024, or if you have information that could help identify the suspects, please contact investigators. https://www.nps.gov/cany/learn/news/news05152024.htm#crime#Canyonlands#NationalParkService#NPS#archeology
Divers recover chiseled obsidian from Neolithic shipwreck off Italian coast
Divers from the Naples Police underwater unit, based in Naples, Italy, have retrieved a substantial piece of obsidian from the remnants of a Neolithic shipwreck, off the coast of the island of Capri...
#archeology in #China find extremely elaborate 2,200-year-old tomb from Chu era could have belonged to a king
“The Chu culture was notable for having a particular affinity towards shamanism, and its people would worship animals that were considered to have high amounts of qi - the energy in everything - particularly gibbons.”
Archaeologists unearth 1,000-year-old child mummies in Peru
Archaeologists in Lima’s oldest neighborhoods have unearthed four remarkably well-preserved mummified children, believed to be at least 1,000 years old. The children were discovered alongside an adult near a small hill, potentially leading to a hidden temple dating back around 3,500 years...
Trove of silver coins dating back to the 1100s discovered on Visingsö, Sweden
Archaeologists from the Jönköping County Museum have uncovered a remarkable treasure trove of 170 silver coins in a grave at Brahe Church on Visingsö, a Swedish island steeped in rich historical significance...
Ancient DNA reveals early migration of indigenous Mexicans to California 5,200 years ago
Researchers led by Nathan Nakatsuka from the Department of Genetics at Harvard Medical School challenge established theories about the migration patterns and linguistic diversity of ancient populations in California...
Absolute dating of the European Neolithic using the 5259 BC rapid 14C excursion - Nature Communications (doi.org)
The Neolithic site of Dispilio, Northern Greece, is a pile-dwelling site with 900+ piles excavated. Here, the authors use the 5259 BC Miyake event to date the juniper tree-ring chronology constructed from these piles to 5140 BC, making it the first Neolithic site in the region to be absolutely calendar dated.