Source: Genetic Study Suggests European Farmers Came from Anatolia
Due to the severe drought in Southern Mexico this year, a church believed to be more than 400-years-old has re-emerged in the Grijalva River. Continue reading “16th-century church re-emerges from beneath Mexican reservoir”
4 January – On this day
Julius Caesar, having already defeated Pompey, fought the Republican army commanded by Titus Labienus in Africa. Continue reading “46 BC – Caesar wins the battle of Ruspina”
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Egypt’s Minister of Antiquities Mamdouh Eldamaty announced that police in Edfu recovered a black granite colossus of King Amenhotep III
Continue reading “Ancient Black Granite Statue Recovered in Egypt”
Piece of famed artifact was broken off by workers, but restored using an ancient Egyptian fix: beeswax Continue reading “King Tut’s mask back on display after beard glued on | The Times of Israel”
Item found in old Jerusalem cemetery, which has archaeologists stumped, is actually a New Age energy ‘beamer’ sold online by firm in Germany, The Times of Israel determines Continue reading “Solved: The riddle of the Antiquities Authority’s ‘mysterious’ gold object | The Times of Israel”
Oldest known fava beans, found at archaeological sites in northern Israel, suggest deliberate cultivation of protein-rich crops in Neolithic era Continue reading “Galilee’s 10,000-year-old beans are a taste of Stone Age innovation | The Times of Israel”
Titus was the eldest son of Vespasian, who famously took the principate for himself at the end of the year of four emperors, and elder brother to the infamous Domitian. Titus fought with his father to suppress the Jewish rebellion of AD 66 where he distinguished himself as a successful and capable general. Continue reading “AD 39 – The birth of the Roman emperor Titus”
The Army aims to recruit a ‘Monuments Men’ team of art and archaeology experts to help protect priceless cultural treasures in war zones and choke off terrorist funding from antiquities smuggling.
The specialist unit of up 40 advisers will be staffed by expert reservists with backgrounds in museums, archaeology, the art world or criminal investigations, according to proposals seen by the Telegraph.
The cultural property protection unit will mirror the ‘Monuments Men’ team of British and American art experts who saved priceless European art treasures carried off by the Nazis and were portrayed in a recent George Clooney film.
Specialists will deploy to warzones alongside commanders to advise on how to locate, protect and save cultural riches in the area they are fighting, according to the idea.
A team of historians claim that evidence indicates that the Romans made it to an island off the coast of Canada which has artifacts dating back to a time of the Roman Empire. Continue reading “The Romans made it to Canada?”
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