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Showing posts with label archaeological research. Show all posts
Showing posts with label archaeological research. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 26, 2020

The University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) - Cozy Sleeping Beds Found in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Cave from 200,000 Years Ago

Title:
Cozy Sleeping Beds Found in KZN Cave from 200,000 Years Ago

Published:
SAPeople, 16 August 2020
https://www.sapeople.com/2020/08/16/cozy-sleeping-beds-found-in-kzn-cave-from-200000-years-ago/

From the article:
Researchers have found evidence in a KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) cave, in South Africa, that back at the dawn of the human species - over 200,000 years ago - people prepared beds fro themselves to sleep on, according to a study published in Science magazine.

Monday, May 25, 2020

Beit Strauss Excavation - Israeli Archaeologists Uncover 2,000-Year-Old Underground Complex Near Western Wall (Video 2:52)

Title:
Israeli Archaeologists Uncover 2,000-Year-Old Underground Complex Near Western Wall

Published:
CBN News, 21 May 2020 [Video 2:52]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHffmD8jdzc&feature=youtu.be

Dr Barak Monnickendam-Givon provides information on this project.

Monday, April 20, 2020

Study led by University of Göttingen archaeologist (April 2020) - Sword-wielding scientists show how ancient fighting techniques spread across Bronze Age Europe

Title:
Sword-wielding scientists show how ancient fighting techniques spread across Bronze Age Europe

Author:
Andrew Curry

Published:
Science, 17 April 2020

From the article:
"Bronze swords have been found by the thousands in graves, rivers, and bogs all across Europe. But because the alloy is so soft—and easy to mangle compared with later iron weapons—historians have long wondered whether these swords were battlefield tools or mere status symbols."

To read this article:
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/04/sword-wielding-scientists-show-how-ancient-fighting-techniques-spread-across-bronze-age

Thursday, February 27, 2020

Brown University - Big data could yield big discoveries in archaeology, scholar says

Title:
Big data could yield big discoveries in archaeology, scholar says

By:
Brown University

Published:
Phys.org, 25 February 2020

From the article:
"Centuries of archaeological research on the Inca Empire has netted a veritable library of knowledge. But new digital and data-driven projects led by Brown University scholars are proving that there is much more to discover about pre-colonial life in the Andes."

To read this article:
https://phys.org/news/2020-02-big-yield-discoveries-archaeology-scholar.html