Archaeology

Da Vinci's Self-Portrait Discovered In Codex Of Flight

During the television program Ulysses which aired in Italy on Saturday the 28th of February, the well-known scientific divulgator Piero Angela stated that a secret drawing, a youthful self-portrait of Leonardo da Vinci, had just been discovered. Actually, ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 8 2009 - 12:23am

Chewing a Brick.

I am continually amazed and amused by the wonderful metaphors and similes generated by users of the English language. The phrase "Are you talking to me or chewing a brick?" is a 'hard-man' phrase, contrastive with 'wet-lettuce' ...

Blog Post - Patrick Lockerby - Apr 7 2009 - 4:16pm

Columbus In America: What The Teeth Of New World Explorers Can Tell Us Today

In the days of Columbus, dead men could tell no tales.  Today, dead men can tell us a lot and science has just taken that forensic interrogation to new heights. A team of researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison is extracting the details of the ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 19 2009 - 1:27pm

Eden unearthed?

May I pass on to you all the following link to an article Do these mysterious stones mark the site of Garden of Eden? which refers to archeological disoveries at Göbekli Tepe in Turkey.  Condensed, it says that the religious significance of the place, ca ...

Blog Post - Erinaceus Europaeus - Mar 26 2009 - 1:22pm

Pantheon Astronomy II (Sometimes you can be too accurate)

I'm kicking myself for not linking to Judith Weingarten's blog post, Time Gazing at the Pantheon in Rome yesterday. It's good explanation of how the Emperor could have used the Pantheon and it's readably short. The only quibble I have i ...

Blog Post - Alun Salt - Mar 28 2009 - 7:56am

Enormous 'Foot-Shaped' Enclosure Discovered In Jordan Valley

On the eve of the Passover holiday, researchers from the University of Haifa reveal an exceptional and exciting archaeological discovery that dates back to the time of the People of Israel's settlement in the country: For the first time, enclosed site ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 6 2009 - 10:07am

Reinterpret Biblical History? King In Ancient Canaan Was Actually A Woman

The legend is that the great rulers of Canaan, the ancient land of Israel, were all men. But a recent dig by Tel Aviv University archaeologists at Tel Beth-Shemesh uncovered possible evidence of a mysterious female ruler. Tel Aviv University archaeologist ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 6 2009 - 11:44am

It's Time To Put The Shroud Of Turin Back In Its Box

It's spring cleaning time, and while most of us are thinking of packing a way our winter linens and airing out our summer clothes, a historian at the Vatican has decided to drag out another mouldering old bit of cloth to dangle before u ...

Article - Erika Hert - Apr 11 2009 - 12:00am

A Decadent Mayan Feast With Indiana Jones

The Archaeological Institute of America 's fundraising gala this year is celebrating the 130th anniversary of the Institute, and the 60th anniversary of their publication, Archaeology  magazine. And boy are they celebrating.  Here's how they desc ...

Blog Post - Erika Hert - Apr 11 2009 - 5:27pm

Lego Archaeology: Too much time on our hands?

Until a few months ago, the only connection that I was aware of between archaeology and Lego was the fact that I like both of them. But apparently other people do too. I recently played the Lego: Indiana Jones game for Wii. The point of the game is to re-e ...

Blog Post - Erika Hert - Apr 13 2009 - 6:12am