Hieroglyphic texts suggest they understood the rocks, which contained valuable iron, did not originate on Earth
> Unearth the #Cairo Toe! 🦶 Dating back to 950-710 BCE, this wooden prosthetic toe from ancient #Egypt, now in the British Museum, reflects remarkable innovation. More than art, it's functional, enhancing mobility. A testament to resilience through the ages.
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a 3D reconstruction of the capital of the Aztec Empire
A 3D recreation of the capital of the Aztec empire, with comparisons with modern day Mexico City.
Scientists analysing DNA of object that could be an egg from an unknown sea creature or a marine sponge
Erlend Bore, who was out walking on doctor’s orders, finds cache including rare medallions from about AD500
Brought peace?
The "dramatic and exciting discovery" tells a story of empire and rebellion, of long-distance conquest and local insurrection.
2,107 likes, 8 comments - arkeofili on September 2, 2023: "Animasyon denince aklınıza hemen modern teknoloji ve bilgisayarlar mı geliyor? Peki size 14.00..."
>When you think of animation, do you think of modern technology and computers? What if we showed you an animation dating back 14,000 years? > >Discovered in 1868 in France's Laugerie-Basse rock shelter, this tiny (only 3.1 cm) bone disc is like a prehistoric 'gif'! > >There is a mountain goat drawing on both sides of the disc and a hole in the middle. When you quickly turn the disc, it creates an optical illusion as if the goat is moving, due to the perfect proportions of the drawings and the alignment of the ridge lines. > >Here is a primitive but impressive predecessor of modern animation.
I remember it was in the new books section of the school library and I was attracted to it immediately and spent the day reading it instead of paying attention in my classes. I need to read it again. Thanks for bringing it up!
I read that ages ago. Back in high school, in fact (I'm 46). I don't remember it except the chapter where time is a flock of birds that you have to try to catch to stay youthful. The children can catch them but always let them go and the adults can never catch them.
Off the coast of California is an unusual "octopus garden" — the largest congregation of deep-sea octopuses ever discovered on Earth, where over 6,000 octopuses huddle around an extinct underwater volcano in the black
Mindblowing. I never even thought of things that way!
They discovered an ancient movie theater right next to it.
I agree, the article should have. I was speaking in generalities about the community.
A group of Japanese and Peruvian archaeologists have discovered the 3,000-year-old tomb of a priest alongside ceramic offerings in northern Peru.
No offense meant here, but I think it is fair to either know or figure out archaeological terms yourself if you're going to be reading articles, even lay articles, in an archaeology community, not to expect them to be defined each time.
I agree that in this case, since it is the main subject of a lay article, it should have been defined, but I don't think it should be expected to be defined.
Anyway, the photos are quite impressive.
I watched this whole series (Minuteman's, not Hancock's) when it came out and it's terrific. I really enjoyed it.
An ancient polychrome wall discovered in northern Peru is believed to be over 4,000 years old and could have been part of a ceremonial temple, according to archaeologists, offering new insights into the region's historic cultures.
> “Roman glass cup from the Himlingøje burial site in Denmark, from 2nd and 3rd century, found in graves of a rich or princely family. [Cups like this one] are so well-preserved that finders have used them mistakenly as vases for flowers, without realizing that they were ancient productions.” > > https://en.natmus.dk/historical-knowledge/denmark/prehistoric-period-until-1050-ad/the-early-iron-age/a-princely-dynasty-at-stevns/
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Rock art figures in Gua Sireh Cave have been dated to around the 18th century.
A well-preserved example of a caliga – a #Roman soldiers' leather shoe with hobnails hammered into the leather sole, providing a good traction both in dirt and on rough surfaces. However, on smooth surfaces such as pavement, they were quite slippery. Found in Mainz, dating 1st c. AD
Photo: Musée d'Archéologie nationale et domaine national de Saint-Germain-en-Laye
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The oldest playable instruments are red-crowned crane-bone flutes from China’s Neolithic Age and in Tibet thigh-bone trumpets (rkangling) and skull drums
This is from a real paper.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352409X23003176?via%3Dihub
That's actually smaller than I would have thought. I wouldn't have expected our solar system to even be visible in comparison.
New research takes another look at the DNA of the famous glacier mummy to paint a better picture of the ancient hunter.
Maybe so. I don't think it's evidence that anarchy is the best solution, just that neolithic societies without hierarchies were still able to achieve amazing things.
But it's not like they were making cars and computers, this is a drainage system. It's very impressive for stone age people, but they are still stone age people.
A system of ancient ceramic water pipes, the oldest ever unearthed in China, shows that neolithic people were capable of complex engineering feats without the need for a centralized state authority, finds a new study by University College London researchers.
> Prehistoric #baby bottles: marvellous feeding vessels in the shape of #animals from Vösendorf and Oberleis, Austria, dating 1200-800 BC. Baby bottles in the shape of animals are common in late Bronze and early Iron Age Europe. > >Photo: Wien Museum
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Wow.
Mercury arc valves remain in use in some South African mines and Kenya (at Mombasa Polytechnic - Electrical & Electronic department).
Amazing how we're still using such old technology in some places when we have semiconductors.
That said, a microscope that generates its own light without electricity could be quite useful...
I would guess a form of drop spindle. But who knows, maybe the Niddy Noddy is older than we think!
A skein is a coil of yarn or other thread.
Shameful that this is so upvoted.
Here you go. I put a red rectangle around it so it can be found more easily.
