tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36286742312004323442024-03-13T12:07:41.404-07:00Unreported Heritage NewsReporting on the heritage stories that are not in the media - yet!Owen Jarushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15680109565884420656noreply@blogger.comBlogger353125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3628674231200432344.post-76435435451821995672021-05-30T10:10:00.004-07:002021-05-30T10:10:49.992-07:00Jar containing curse found in Athens agora A jar containing a curse that targeted more than 55 people was found in a building in the agora of ancient Athenshttps://www.livescience.com/ancient-curse-jar-found-athens.htmlOwen Jarushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15680109565884420656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3628674231200432344.post-56912169614062971882020-07-03T10:05:00.003-07:002020-07-03T10:05:58.356-07:00Looted Human Remains Sold in Private Facebook GroupsHuman remains, including a skull which a seller claims was taken from the Sousse catacombs in Tunisia in 2013, are being sold in private groups on Facebook a Live Science investigation found.
https://www.livescience.com/human-bone-trade-facebook.htmlOwen Jarushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15680109565884420656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3628674231200432344.post-28330984347916099372020-01-24T09:10:00.000-08:002020-01-24T09:10:03.249-08:002,000 year-old Monolith in Northern Peru scanned in 3DLocated in a remote jungle valley in northern Peru this monolith has elaborate carvings that are hard to describe in words. Researchers recently scanned it in 3D.
https://www.livescience.com/peru-ancient-monolith-discovered.html
Owen Jarushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15680109565884420656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3628674231200432344.post-79340830887971901552020-01-15T06:51:00.000-08:002020-01-15T13:39:26.901-08:00What are they? 43,000 lbs of 'artifacts' shipped from Sri Lanka to Ripley's Believe it or NotA shipment of 125 'artifacts' weighing more than 43,000 lbs was shipped from Sri Lanka to Ripley's Believe it or Not in May 2019. Ripley's is not commenting on what the artifacts are. Sri Lanka has been recovering from a lengthy civil war that ended in 2009 and looting of archaeological sites has been an ongoing problem.
UPDATED- Ripley's has commented on the shipment
https://Owen Jarushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15680109565884420656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3628674231200432344.post-61167075772684122792020-01-07T09:15:00.000-08:002020-01-07T09:15:25.203-08:002,000 Cuneiform Tablets Once owned by Hobby Lobby Published2,000 cuneiform tablets once owned by Hobby Lobby have just been published. 1,400 of them are from Irisagrig, a city which looters know the location of but archaeologists do not. Many of the tablets are now missing.
https://www.livescience.com/lost-city-in-iraq-cuneiform-tablets.htmlOwen Jarushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15680109565884420656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3628674231200432344.post-27886173677361927492019-11-05T04:49:00.001-08:002020-01-07T09:14:00.838-08:00Ancient 71 Mile Wall in Iran DiscoveredAn ancient wall that ran for about 115 km (71 miles) across western Iran has been discovered.
https://www.livescience.com/hadrians-wall-of-iran-discovered.htmlOwen Jarushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15680109565884420656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3628674231200432344.post-23185550618871504042019-10-07T08:17:00.000-07:002019-10-07T08:17:01.545-07:00Demonly Dance Off: 1,500 year-old Curse of the Dancer DecipheredA 1,500 year-old curse that calls upon among numerous demons to harm a dancer named Manna has been deciphered.Owen Jarushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15680109565884420656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3628674231200432344.post-65337127129351633172019-09-30T09:14:00.000-07:002019-09-30T09:14:33.093-07:00Recently Deciphered Inscription Discusses Last Decades of PompeiiA recently deciphered inscription tells of the last decades of Pompeii. It includes a massive gladiator show in which 416 gladiators fought. It also mentions a famine that lasted for four years.
https://www.livescience.com/ancient-pompeii-inscription-life-before-tragedy.html
Owen Jarushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15680109565884420656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3628674231200432344.post-132026837986734312019-09-27T08:55:00.000-07:002019-09-27T08:55:04.283-07:001,800 Year-old Balsamarium Depicting Wrestler or Boxer DiscoveredFound in a grave in southeastern Bulgaria this brass Balsamarium likely depicts a wrestler or boxer archaeologists believe.
https://www.livescience.com/ancient-sports-fan-jar-found-in-grave.htmlOwen Jarushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15680109565884420656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3628674231200432344.post-61114081027717841682019-08-22T08:42:00.003-07:002019-08-22T08:42:39.021-07:002,800 Year-old Altar Provides Clues to War Mentioned in Hebrew BibleMesha's rebellion against Israel is discussed in the Hebrew Bible and the Mesha inscription. Now two inscriptions found on a 2,800 year-old stone altar discovered in Ataroth provide new information.
https://www.livescience.com/alter-tells-story-of-biblical-war.htmlOwen Jarushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15680109565884420656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3628674231200432344.post-21106582194875327162019-06-25T13:22:00.002-07:002019-06-25T13:22:44.208-07:00New Info on Origins of Controversial Tut Statue RevealedSet to be auctioned by Christie's on July 4, Egypt claims that this sculpture depicting Tutankhamun's head was looted from Karnak. Christie's says it was owned by Prinz Wilhelm von Thurn und Taxis in the 1960s and he sold it in 1973 or 1974. Now a Live Science investigation dives into the life of Prinz Wilhelm revealing new info on the origins of the controversial statue.
https://Owen Jarushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15680109565884420656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3628674231200432344.post-68113820925812263432019-06-19T09:11:00.000-07:002019-06-19T09:11:28.311-07:00Samurai Text Reveals Secrets of 'One Cut' Sword Fighting SchoolTranslated into English for the first time the text reveals of the secrets of Ito Ittosai, a samurai who fought and won 33 duels.
https://www.livescience.com/65742-samurai-text-supernatural-powers.html
Owen Jarushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15680109565884420656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3628674231200432344.post-81983920860414054362019-05-15T04:32:00.000-07:002019-05-15T04:32:07.358-07:00Molten Iron was used to Repair Pompeii's StreetsMolten iron was used to repair Pompeii's streets archaeologists have discovered.
https://www.livescience.com/65479-ancient-romans-used-molten-iron-street-repair.htmlOwen Jarushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15680109565884420656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3628674231200432344.post-13666521759700629142019-04-29T08:59:00.003-07:002019-04-29T08:59:49.100-07:00New Discoveries Made at Hagia SophiaA series of new discoveries have been made at the Hagia Sophia including frescoes, mosaics and new structures including a possible ancient library and what may be the remains of the Great Baptistery.
https://www.livescience.com/65350-emperor-baptistery-at-hagia-sophia.htmlOwen Jarushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15680109565884420656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3628674231200432344.post-26394953585809444162019-04-22T09:00:00.003-07:002019-04-22T09:00:53.054-07:00Archaeologists find remains of 350 year-old massacre in AlaskaAccording to legends passed on for centuries by the Yup'ik people the massacre occurred during a war that started when a boy got hit in the eye with a dart.
https://www.livescience.com/65282-legendary-massacre-dart-game.htmlOwen Jarushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15680109565884420656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3628674231200432344.post-65821939217229973122019-03-26T11:16:00.001-07:002019-03-26T11:16:13.651-07:00Over 100 New Inscription Discovered at Ancient Egyptian Amethyst Mining SiteOver 100 new inscriptions have been discovered at Wadi el-Hudi, an amethyst mining site in the eastern desert of Egypt.
https://www.livescience.com/65068-ancient-egyptian-inscriptions-amethyst-mine.htmlOwen Jarushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15680109565884420656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3628674231200432344.post-77518050937584957162019-03-19T08:53:00.003-07:002019-03-19T08:53:40.344-07:002,000 year-old Inscription from Yemen Tells of a Lost Temple Dedicated to an Unknown GodA 2,000 year-old bronze tablet from Yemen tells of a lost temple dedicated to Athtar Ḥarmān, a deity that scholars have never heard of before. The tablet appeared on the antiquities market recently in the US. Scholars I've talked to have expressed concern that the tablet may have been recently looted. The gallery auctioning it says that its research indicates otherwise.
https://Owen Jarushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15680109565884420656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3628674231200432344.post-3554922110570964872019-02-11T06:07:00.000-08:002019-02-11T06:07:22.999-08:00Discoveries Reveal clues to Battle of the Aegates IslandsA series of discoveries reveal clues to the Battle of the Aegates Islands that occurred in 241 B.C.
https://www.livescience.com/64734-underwater-rome-carthage-battle-artifacts.htmlOwen Jarushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15680109565884420656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3628674231200432344.post-5225579673711917402019-02-04T05:10:00.003-08:002019-02-04T05:10:41.707-08:00Hundreds of Mysterious Ancient Structures Found in Western SaharaHundreds of ancient stone structures have been discovered in the Western Sahara, a territory that archaeologists have done little research in.
https://www.livescience.com/64677-stone-structures-discovered-western-sahara.htmlOwen Jarushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15680109565884420656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3628674231200432344.post-3325845903858956892019-01-16T09:03:00.001-08:002019-01-16T09:03:25.550-08:00Ancient Egyptian Carving Reveals Couple that someone wanted to obliterate in afterlifeAn intentionally damaged 3,500 year-old Egyptian carving reveals a couple whom someone tried to obliterate in the afterlife.
https://www.livescience.com/64514-ancient-egyptian-carving-afterlife.htmlOwen Jarushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15680109565884420656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3628674231200432344.post-27465384848874678472019-01-03T08:51:00.001-08:002019-01-03T08:51:26.172-08:002,300 year-old fortress Discovered at BerenikeA 2,300 year-old fortress that guarded Berenike, an ancient port located in Egypt by the Red Sea, has been uncovered.
https://www.livescience.com/64407-ancient-egypt-fortress-war-elephants.htmlOwen Jarushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15680109565884420656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3628674231200432344.post-74155599669876881332018-12-20T05:09:00.000-08:002018-12-20T05:09:12.035-08:00Newly Discovered Incantation Describes Creature called the "Devourer"A 2,800 year-old incantation, written in Aramaic, was recently discovered by archaeologists at the site of Zincirli in Turkey.
https://www.livescience.com/64362-ancient-aramaic-incantation-describes-devourer.htmlOwen Jarushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15680109565884420656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3628674231200432344.post-24417740282571202202018-12-07T09:20:00.003-08:002018-12-07T09:20:29.545-08:00The man who saw Ethiopia's "Ark of the Covenant"In this article I report on Edward Ullendorff, a professor at the University of London who saw Ethiopia's closely guarded "Ark of the Covenant" during WW2. The ark is said to be in Our Lady of Zion in Aksum, Ethiopia.
https://www.livescience.com/64256-ark-of-the-covenant-location.htmlOwen Jarushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15680109565884420656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3628674231200432344.post-44744317422771384542018-11-30T11:09:00.000-08:002018-11-30T11:09:04.824-08:00Two New Caves Near Qumran May have held Dead Sea ScrollsArchaeologists are searching for Dead Sea Scrolls in two recently discovered caves near Qumran. Both caves have evidence that they held scrolls in the past.
https://www.livescience.com/64200-dead-sea-scrolls-caves-discovered.htmlOwen Jarushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15680109565884420656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3628674231200432344.post-66842553549402461142018-11-20T04:53:00.003-08:002018-11-20T04:53:57.201-08:00Gold Fever Hits Middle East Treasure LootersSeveral major finds in this story:
https://www.livescience.com/64130-middle-east-looters-spirit-possession.html
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