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Tag: Archaeology
New forensic evidence supports Egyptian “retainer sacrifice”
Telltale fractures Campbell re-examined the 46 crania to ascertain age and sex, as well as clues about their health and […]
Research roundup: 6 cool science stories we almost missed
Also: Spooky action at the LHC, Ice Age psychoactive use, yeast for building homes on Mars, and more. Credit: Greg […]
Scientists develop new method for deciphering ancient scrolls
Then the team carbonized the scrolls in a high-temperature furnace to mimic the original Herculaneum scrolls, and co-author/physicist Jake LaManna […]
Prehistoric builders transported Devil’s Arrows 11 miles
Clarke et al. took samples from all three Devil’s Arrows stones, as well as from the Battle Cross monument and […]
Traders brought Central American cacao to Georgia 1,000 years ago
Skip to content “We built this city on good cacao” does have a nice ring to it. Etowah as it […]
Buyer beware: Those mummified remains might carry toxic spores
Squires et al. scoured the Internet for public posts related to the sale or collection of mummified remains, both human […]
Theban tomb reveals how Egyptian burial trends evolved in time
Skip to content Practices shifted from individuals buried in coffins to reusing sites for later mummy interments. Mummified individuals from […]
Meet the only known trebuchet casualty in history
a large boulder the size of a small boulder “It highlights the brutality of medieval warfare,” said paleopathologist Jo Buckberry. […]
Research roundup: 6 cool science stories we almost missed
Also: Cyborg diving suits for cockroaches, why sleepy sperm whales blow bubbles, Betelgeuse’s companion star. The Boy of Cerro El […]