An ancient necropolis that originally contained over 100 tomb has been discovered near Bethlehem.
http://www.livescience.com/53939-ancient-burial-ground-found-near-bethlehem.html
Friday, March 4, 2016
Monday, February 29, 2016
New Radar Scans of Tutankhamun's Tomb to be Performed on April 2nd
New radar scans of Tutankhamun's tomb will be performed on April 2 Egypt's antiquities ministry says. The scans will try to determine of a hidden burial chamber exists.
http://www.livescience.com/53881-scans-of-king-tut-tomb-hidden-chambers.html
http://www.livescience.com/53881-scans-of-king-tut-tomb-hidden-chambers.html
Wednesday, February 10, 2016
"Love" & "Rome" - Brooch with Palindrome Discovered on Isle of Wight
Read left to right the monogram means "Roma" the name of Rome and its deity. Read right to left it means "Amor" the Latin name for Cupid the god of love. It has additional meaning if you attach a second brooch with another monogram beside it.
http://www.livescience.com/53663-ancient-roman-brooch-contains-lovely-palindrome.html
http://www.livescience.com/53663-ancient-roman-brooch-contains-lovely-palindrome.html
Wednesday, February 3, 2016
Samurai Train Police in 19th century Martial Arts Book
Samurai train police in a newly translated 19th century martial arts book. In the intro to the book a samurai named Ohara Shigeya wrote that.
"Life is precious. One should walk the road of charity and benevolence. The crime should be hated, not the person. Everything should be based on the law."
http://www.livescience.com/53582-samurai-martial-arts-manual-for-cops-revealed.html
"Life is precious. One should walk the road of charity and benevolence. The crime should be hated, not the person. Everything should be based on the law."
http://www.livescience.com/53582-samurai-martial-arts-manual-for-cops-revealed.html
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
5,000 Year-Old Drawings & Hieroglyphs Discovered in Sinai Desert
About 60 drawings and hieroglyphic inscriptions have been discovered at the site of Wadi Ameyra in the Sinai Desert.
http://www.livescience.com/53406-early-egyptian-queen-revealed-in-hieroglyphs.html
Monday, January 11, 2016
2,200 Year-Old Prosthetic Leg Discovered in China
A prosthetic leg dating back 2,200 years has been discovered in a tomb in China. It was used by a man who had a left knee that was fused at an 80 degree angle.
http://www.livescience.com/53321-ancient-prosthetic-leg-with-hoofed-foot-discovered.html
http://www.livescience.com/53321-ancient-prosthetic-leg-with-hoofed-foot-discovered.html
Monday, January 4, 2016
Archaeologists Return to Northern Iraq
As ISIL is pushed back from Northern Iraq archaeologists have resumed work in the region. At Shanidar Cave several discoveries have been made include new Neanderthal skeletal remains.
http://www.livescience.com/53248-archaeologists-return-to-iraq.html
http://www.livescience.com/53248-archaeologists-return-to-iraq.html
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