Ancient Book Becomes a Bestseller 2k Years After Its First Publication
In the center of Siena, Italy, a cathedral has stood for nearly 800 years. A black-and-white layer cake of heavy stone, fine-cut statuary, and rich mosaics, the imposing structure—now visited by more than a million tourists each year—would seem to be a permanent fixture of the city’s past, present, and future. Most people call it
Loading metrics Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Philippe Martinez, Matthias Alfeld, Catherine Defeyt, Hishaam Elleithy, Helen Glanville, Melinda Hartwig, François-Philippe Hocquet, Maguy Jaber, Pauline Martinetto, David Strivay , Philippe Walter Philippe Martinez, Matthias Alfeld, Catherine Defeyt, Hishaam Elleithy, Helen Glanville, Melinda Hartwig, François-Philippe Hocquet, Maguy Jaber, Pauline Martinetto, David Strivay x Published: July 12, 2023
SCIENCE A rare genome has been identified in an ancient body pulled from a sarcophagus on a site near ancient Carthage, in a discovery which could throw new light on the history of human movement. (Independent) Who were the Phoenicians? Read our outstanding article to find out. Teachers, scroll down for a quick list of
Old and still weird — A new tunicate fossil, a close relative of vertebrates, is half a billion years old. Elizabeth Rayne – Jul 16, 2023 11:33 am UTC Enlarge / That blue tube is actually a very close relative of vertebrates. Beneath the waves, there are strange, almost alien creatures that raise questions about
DNA leaves little doubt: All non-Africans alive today descend from a single wave of migration out of Africa, perhaps sometime between 50,000 and 60,000 years ago. But over the years, scientists have found a handful of modern human sites that suggest our species may have wandered from its birthplace even earlier. A study published today
A UK exhibition on the Mediterranean islands will feature more than 200 artefacts from Sardinia, Cyprus and Crete.The lent items, most of which are in the UK for the first time will go on show at Cambridge’s Fitzwilliam Museum and include bronze figurines associated with Sardinia’s lost 4,000-year-old Nuragic civilisation.The civilisation’s ancient burial grounds have
Archaeologists unearthed an ancient tomb in the southern Egyptian city of Luxor, known for its treasures dating back to the pharaohs, authorities said Saturday.Mostafa Waziri, secretary-general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, said an Egyptian-British mission found the royal tomb in an ancient site on the west bank of the Nile River in Luxor, 650
Building on last week’s post on tanks and a few of the comments there, this week I wanted to talk about the ancient (and medieval) weapon-systems often analogized to tanks and the degree to which they had a role similar to tanks. I have lost count of how many times I have seen in this…