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archaeology

May 13

Volunteer Archaeologists Are Using Aerial Imagery to Find Medieval Sites From Home

Researchers affiliated with the University of Exeter have already found dozens of sites likely to be ancient roads and farms while working from home using satellite imagery and laser technology.
By Helen Holmes
2017 MacArthur Fellow Emmanuel Candès.
Oct 11

6 MacArthur ‘Geniuses’ Doing Pioneering Work in Tech, Science and Media

This year's "geniuses" include a New York Times reporter, a machine learning expert and a cybercrime fighter. They'll each receive $625,000.
By John Bonazzo
1929: Ancient wall paintings found during the excavation of Pompeii, photographed in 1929.
Aug 23

X-Rays Help Archaeologists Reconstruct Faded Ancient Frescoes

Archaeologists working in the world famous Roman era cities of Herculaneum have successfully used a newly developed, high resolution X-ray to reveal a previously unnoticed fresco portrait.
By Alanna Martinez
Aerial view of the Spider (46 meters long) at Nazca Lines, some 435 km south of Lima, Peru on December 11, 2014. Geoglyphs can be seen only from atop the surrounding foothills or from aircrafts. The purpose of the Nazca lines remains unclear, according some scientists the Nazca people created them to be seen by their gods in the sky. The area of the Nazca Lines cover nearly 500 km2.
May 22

Satellite Images May Have Solved the Mystery of Peru’s Nazca Lines

By Alanna Martinez
Egyptian Antiquities Minister Khaled el-Enany (C) speaks to the media on May 13, 2017, in front of mummies following their discovery.
May 15

17 Mummies Discovered in Ancient Egyptian Necropolis

By Alanna Martinez
A picture taken on April 19, 2015 shows an aerial view of the bent pyramid of Dahshur, a royal necropolis located in the desert on the west bank of the Nile river, just south of Cairo.
May 12

3,700-Year-Old Egyptian Pyramid Was Probably Built for a Princess

By Alanna Martinez
A sheela na gig at Kilpeck Church in Herefordshire, England.
May 3

Now There’s a Searchable Map For Ireland’s Mystifying Vaginal Sculptures

By Alanna Martinez
The ancient neolithic monument of Stonehenge near Amesbury is viewed from a hot air balloon on September 7, 2016 in Wiltshire, England. To mark the 30th anniversary of Stonehenge becoming a World Heritage Site, English Heritage has launched a competition offering members of the public the chance of a hot balloon ride which allows the chance to see a unique view of Stonehenge within in a wider prehistoric landscape but also the see the recent changes to its setting in recent years including the removal of the A344 and the old car park.
Apr 27

Is a Proposed Tunnel Under Stonehenge a Threat to Humanity’s History?

By Alanna Martinez
Turkey's Göbekli Tepe temple complex.
Apr 21

Ancient Stone Carvings Confirm Comet Strike Caused Civilization as We Know It

By Alanna Martinez
Archaeologists and the newly uncovered mummies.
Apr 20

Archaeologists Discover ‘Important’ Trove of Mummies Near Egypt’s Valley of the Kings

By Alanna Martinez
Virginia Dare (1587-?). First child born in North America of English parents, b. Roanoke Island, Virginia colony (now North Carolina). She was the granddaughter of the colony's governor, John White. The colony and its inhabitants vanished mysteriously and became known as the 'Lost Colony.'
Apr 10

Debate Over a Gold Ring Revives the Lost Colony of Roanoke Mystery

By Alanna Martinez
‘Demon with Bowl’: Psychotropic drugs were all the rage in ancient times. For a hot second this drug called "the demon" was making the rounds, and it was a common site to see mostly nude waiters and nightclubs offering patrons the substance in large fruit bowls. While most feelings of euphoria were the drugs most common side effect, some users reported seeing the nude waiters transform into demons. This sculpture commemorates the disco age of the second century.
Apr 8

Fan Fiction for Damien Hirst’s ‘Unbelievable’ Ancient Treasures

By Alanna Martinez
Malcolm McDowell as Caligula in the 1979 film.
Apr 6

Search Launched for Roman Emperor Caligula’s 2,000-Year-Old Sex Party Boat

By Alanna Martinez
Archaeologists inspect the pyramid.
Apr 6

Egyptian Archaeologists Just Discovered a Unique 3,700-Year-Old Pyramid Near Cairo

By Sage Lazzaro
Universal Dark Universe Tom Cruise
Apr 5

Suggested Viewing if You’re Excited for Tom Cruise’s ‘The Mummy’

By Alanna Martinez
Archaeologist Muhammad Ramli from the Preservation of Cultural Reserves Association, Indonesia, points out examples of cave art more than 30,000 years old in Sulawesi.
Apr 4

30,000-Year-Old Ice Age Art Reveals Ancient Humans Developed Culture on the Go

By Alanna Martinez
Aerial view of the Moon Pyramid taken during the Teotihuacan Hot Air Balloon Festival in San Juan de Teotihuacan, State of Mexico, March 21st, 2007. The festival is being held on the spring equinox. More than one million people have been visiting Mexico's archaeological sites since yesterday to be "charged with energy" during the equinox.
Mar 20

Democracy Has Existed in the Americas Longer Than We Thought

By Alanna Martinez
TOPSHOT - Egyptian minister of antiquates Khaled el-Anani poses for picture with workers next to the head of a statue at the site of a new discovery by a team of German-Egyptian archeologists in Cairo's Mattarya district on March 9, 2017. Statues of the kings and queens of the nineteenth dynasty (1295 - 1185 BC) were unearthed in the vicinity of the Temple of Ramses II in what was the old Pharonic city.
Mar 10

Why Experts Are Buzzing Over the Discovery of This 3,000-Year-Old Egyptian Statue

By Alanna Martinez
Some of the newly discovered cave paintings.
Mar 1

38,000-Year-Old Cave Paintings Could Have Huge Impact on Archaeology and Modern Art

By John Bonazzo
John Linton Chapman, The Appian Way, 1869.
Feb 24

Drive-Thru History? McDonald’s Opens ‘Museum-Restaurant’ Above Ancient Roman Road

By Alanna Martinez
This image puts the tomb's size into perspective.
Feb 13

Archaeologists Just Discovered a Huge 3,000-Year-Old Royal Egyptian Tomb

By Sage Lazzaro
This parchment was processed for writing but never used.
Feb 9

Archaeologists Just Made a Major Discovery About the Dead Sea Scrolls

By Sage Lazzaro
The two-room gatehouse in the Timna Valley, which scientists believe is part of King Solomon's mines.
Jan 27

Scientists Just Discovered a Major Part of King Solomon’s 3,000-Year-Old Mines

By John Bonazzo
Members of the public walk around 'Dippy' the Diplodocus at Natural History Museum on January 4, 2017 in London, England. The 70ft long (21.3m) plaster-cast sauropod replica, which is made up of 292 bones, is set to leave the Natural History Museum in London, where it has been for 109 years, before going on a national tour. Dippy will be replaced by an 83 foot long real skeleton of a Blue Whale, which will be hung from the ceiling.
Jan 5

London’s Dippy the Dino to Embark on UK Tour, Campaign to Replace NYC Ads With Art

By Alanna Martinez
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