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Shopkeeper Kalina has just brewed tea and offers me a cup. I have stopped to buy water from her village store in Ban Chan, near Luang Prabang in northern Laos. It’s her home, too, built at ‘pig height’ off the ground to stop the animals wandering in, and is also reassuringly surrounded by a border … Read more
The alphabet was invented by illiterate Canaanite miners in ancient Egypt who turned elaborate hieroglyphs into basic letters 4,000 years ago, a study claimed. In 2006, Egyptologist Orly Goldwasser argued that symbols on artefacts from a temple in the Sinai are prototypes of the letters that we use to read and write today. While it had … Read more
A fast-food eatery at Pompeii has been excavated, helping to reveal dishes that were popular for the citizens of the ancient Roman city who were partial to eating out. Pompeii Archaeological Park’s longtime chief, Massimo Osanna said Saturday that while some 80 such fast-foods have been found at Pompeii, it is the first time such … Read more
A mummified baby grey wolf with a perfectly preserved head, tail, paws and fur has been found in Yukon, northern Canada. The seven-week-old female wolf pup, christened Zhùr, had been locked in permafrost – ground that remains completely frozen – for 57,000 years. Researchers think the 1.4-pound pup, who had traces of salmon in her gut, died … Read more
State-of-the-art imaging technology has been used to analyse an ancient Jewish manuscript — revealing how it has degraded and been repaired over time. Researchers from Romania used different parts of the light spectra to expose the hidden history of the scroll, which contains chapters from the Hebrew Bible. The findings could help conservators understand how … Read more
Ancient Egyptians traveled great distances to the magical Land of Punt to obtain extravagant goods like incense and living baboons, but the true location of this wondrous place has been a mystery to scientists for more than a century -until now. A team from Dartmouth College has set out to find what ancient Egyptian’s called … Read more
Ancient Amazonians laid out their settlements in circles 700 years ago — with radiating mounds and roads as may have represented the cosmos — a study found. Experts led from Exeter used lidar-based sensing equipment mounted on helicopters to see below the canopy of the overlying rainforest in south Acre State, Brazil. The 35 mounded … Read more
Ancient vase that was feared to have slumped in value by £685k because of its cracks fetches £200k at auction Chinese vase has fetched £200,000 at auction despite being valued at £10,000 The 250-year-old vase was accidentally smashed during a 1950s hunting party The blue and white vase would have been worth £700,000 in mint … Read more
Look, no tourists! Incredible 180-year-old photos reveal Rome’s ancient treasures before hordes of selfie-snapping visitors ruined the historic views Group of 78 images date back to between 1840 and 1860 and taken by pioneering photographers of the time They feature historic and ancient sites across the city including the Colosseum and the Trevi Fountain Iconic … Read more
Now Roman coins really ARE a national treasure! Ancient objects dug up by metal detectorists will be reclassified to protect Britain’s heritage Ministers said items of value found by bounty hunters will belong to the nation The change was prompted after a rise in the popularity of metal detecting The artifacts can go on display … Read more