Archaeology

3,700 Years Old: Largest, Oldest Wine Cellar Found In Near East

Would you drink wine flavored with mint, honey and a dash of psychotropic resins? Ancient Canaanites did more than 3,000 years ago. Archaeologists have unearthed what may be the oldest, and largest,ancient wine cellar in the Near East, containing forty ja ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 22 2013 - 12:21pm

The Earliest Archeology Of Buddha Found

Archaeologists working in Nepal have uncovered evidence of a structure at the birthplace of the Buddha dating to the sixth century B.C., the first archaeological material linking the life of the Buddha and the movement he founded to a specific century. Th ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 25 2013 - 1:20pm

Pets Cats Traced To Chinese Farmers 5,300 Years Ago

Over five-thousand years, cats began living alongside farmers in the ancient Chinese village of Quanhucun, according to a new paper. Probably because of rodents attracted to food.  Cat remains rarely are found in ancient archaeological sites, and little i ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 16 2013 - 5:31pm

Ancient Peruvian Heartbreak Therapy: Skull Drilling

Cranial surgery is tricky business today. Patients will need an aseptic environment, specialized surgical instruments and copious amounts of pain medication both during and afterward. In ancient Peru, trepanation  - removing a section of the cranial vault ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 19 2013 - 10:13pm

1,000-Year-Old Vineyards Discovered In Zaballa

Zaballa (Iruña de Oca) was a medieval settlement abandoned in the 15th century due to urban flight. Prior to that it had a manor monastery and later became something of a specialized factory location before its demise.  Zaballa is one of the more than 300 ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 26 2013 - 2:17pm

Ancient Antioch, Meet Google Earth

Learning about ancient civilizations used to mean hand-drawn maps and clunky tomes; now anyone can do it, using Google Earth and some idea of where to look and what to look for. And Google Earth has helped create a map of an ancient Syrian trade route tha ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 2 2014 - 12:37pm

Neolithic Mural: A Volcanic Eruption Of 6,900 BC?

Volcanic rock textures and ages suggest that the painting of a mural by residents of Çatalhöyük was recording an explosive eruption of the Hasan Dagi volcano.  Scientists analyzed rocks from the nearby Hasan Dagi volcano in order to determine whether it w ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 12 2014 - 11:10am

Woseribre Senebkay And The Tomb Of The Unknown Pharaoh

Archaeologists working at  Abydos in southern Egypt have discovered the tomb of a previously unknown pharaoh named Woseribre Senebkay — and found the first material proof of a forgotten Abydos Dynasty from around 1650-1600 B.C.  The tomb of the previously ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 17 2014 - 1:49pm

300,000-Year-Old Hearth Found In Qesem Cave

It's believed that humans discovered fire over a million years ago but when it became something controlled and used for daily needs is unknown. Fire is central to the rise of human culture and a discovery by archeologists at Qesem Cave, a site near pr ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 27 2014 - 5:00pm

Glastonbury- Britain's Oldest Glass Town

Glastonbury- Britain's Oldest Glass Town According to Wikipedia and many other online sources the origin of the name Glastonbury is unclear.  On the contrary, it could not be more clear. While idly thinking about a long-ago visit to Glastonbury Tor I ...

Blog Post - Patrick Lockerby - Feb 22 2014 - 11:24am