According to Petrone et al., usually such brain matter would be “saponified” by the extreme heat—that is, turned to soap […]
Tag: Archaeology
Seven cool science stories we almost missed this month
Peruvian mummy tattoos, the wobbly physics of spears and darts, quantum “cat states,” and more. Lasers revealed tattoos on the […]
A telltale toilet reveals “lost” site shown in Bayeux Tapestry
Seats of power The Bayeux Tapestry, showing King Harold riding to Bosham, where he attends church and feasts in a […]
Skull long thought to be Cleopatra’s sister’s was actually a young boy
Scientists have demonstrated that an ancient human skull excavated from a tomb at Ephesos was not that of Arsinoë IV, […]
Archaeologists just mapped a Bronze Age megafortress in Georgia
pastoral nomads, please stop here This recently mapped Bronze Age fortress is just one among hundreds. This orthographic photo shows […]