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Ancient Mesoamerican culture saw consanguinity, child sacrifice, study shows

Experts say DNA analysis taken from site near Mexico reveals a child sacrificed in the area had parents that were closely related, suggesting cultural and religious importance

Yogev Israeli | 08.15.24

Splendor and destruction in Jerusalem’s ancient drainage channel

New finds from the 2,000-year-old drainage channel beneath the main street of Jerusalem during the Second Temple period tell the city’s story of that time, from its prosperity until its decay and destruction

Ynet | 08.13.24

מטבעות הזהב שהתגלו בחפירות בעיר העתיקה נוטיון שבטורקיה

Experts locate ancient gold coin trove in Turkey

Archeologists find Persian-minted coins during excavations in the city of Notion, which was conquered by Alexander the Great; Funds likely used to hire mercenaries

Yogev Israeli | 08.11.24

שבר עצם הזרוע מהאתר מאטה מנגה (משמאל) מוצגת באותו קנה מידה כמו העצם של הומו פלורסיינסיס ממערת ליאנג בואה

700,000-year-old remains of miniature humanoid discovered

The discovery in Indonesia strengthens the hypothesis Homo Floresiensis, also dubbed 'hobbit,' stood at one meter tall and its early ancestors were even shorter

Yogev Israeli | 08.08.24

למטה: החלק שנמצא ב-2011, למעלה: החלק שנמצא לאחרונה

Experts in Jerusalem find missing part of Roman sword dug up 13 years ago

City of David archeologists find over 2,000 year old Roman sword tip belonging to a soldier's weapon found in 2011

Gilad Cohen | 08.06.24

Tang Dynasty tomb discovery reveals blond bearded man in mural

Well-preserved tomb discovered in 2018 during road construction in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, China

Ynetnews | 07.25.24

ציור של חזיר יבלות סולוואסי שהתגלה באינדונזיה ומתוארך כבן 45.5 אלף שנה, מה שהעניק לו את התואר ציור המערה העתיק ביותר בעולם

42,000 years ago, the Tamnibar Islands were a maritime hub

This discovery, published in the journal Quaternary Science Reviews, challenges the previous understanding of early human migration routes

Ynetnews | 07.22.24

בחינת ממצאי אתר הקבורה שהתגלה בדרום נורבגיה

Researchers discover ancient children's cemetery in Norway

Archaeologists uncovers graves containing remains of nearly 40 children, aged under 6, at site located about 80 km from Oslo; most children buried between 800 and 200 BC, suggesting deaths not sudden

Yogev Israeli | 07.18.24

Child finds 1,800-year-old engraved ring on Mount Carmel

Young Yair Whiteson finds a bronze ring engraved with the image of Athena while hiking with his IDF reservist father and turns it in to the Israel Antiquities Authority; It will be on display for visitors to Jerusalem

Yaron Drukman | 07.17.24

אחד ממעגלי האבן שהתגלו סמוך לאל-עולא בערב הסעודית, אשר תוארך כבן 7,000 שנה

Archeologists explain 7,000-year-old stone circles in Saudi Arabia

Experts suggest megalithic structures were used as local abodes and point to the possibility that early humans in the area could cover large distances despite dry terrain

Yogev Israeli | 07.15.24

A team of archeologists work on what appear to be parts of a 4,000-year-old ceremonial temple buried in a sand dune of northern Peru, in Lambayeque, Peru

Archaeologists unearth 5,000-year-old ceremonial temple under a sand dune

Archaeologists have discovered a multistory ceremonial temple and human skeletal remains beneath a sand dune in Peru's Los Paredones de la Otra Banda-Las Ánimas Archaeological Complex

Ynetnews | 07.11.24

Historical Negev petroglyphs (rock art) eroded by fungi

For millennia, hunters and traders have left engravings and petroglyphs on rocks in the Negev region in southern Israel, and new research has concluded that certain type of fungi, over time, erode them significantly enough that they cannot be identified, destroying the cultural history of the area

Yogev Israeli | 07.10.24

Hebrew inscriptions found on 13th-century headstone in India

Ramanathapuram tombstone dates to 1224 or 1225; due to extensive damage, exact name of deceased remains unclear, but the name Nehemiah appears on the tombstone

Itamar Eichner | 07.07.24

Archaeologists discover oldest known liquid wine in Roman tomb

Mineral profile of 2,000-year-old wine similar to sherry wines from Jerez and several fino wines

Ynetnews | 06.20.24

Shepherd graffiti discovered near Athens leads to speculation about a lost Acropolis temple

A graffiti drawing dated back to the 6th century BC potentially reveals the existence of a lost temple larger than the Parthenon, predating the iconic structure by at least 50 years

Ynetnews | 06.20.24

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