Michelle Moran's Blog, page 140
July 1, 2009
PICTURES: Prehistoric European Cave Artists Were Female
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June 30, 2009
Rome catacomb reveals "oldest" image of St Paul
ROME (Reuters) - Vatican archaeologists using laser technology have discovered what they believe is the oldest image in existence of St Paul the Apostle, dating from the late 4th century, on the walls of catacomb beneath Rome.
Castle bones may belong to knight
Archaeologists believe that bones discovered at Stirling Castle may have belonged to a knight killed in battle or during a siege in the early 1400s.
Read the rest on the BBC.
June 29, 2009
Who's in the Alexander Sarcophagus?
Sidon, a port city about 25 miles south of Beirut whose rich history dates to 4000 B.C., was among the most successful of the Phoenician city-states. In the fourth century B.C., it fell to Alexander the Great, entering a Hellenistic age that lasted for more than 100 years until the Romans took over.
June 28, 2009
Pope: Bone Fragments Found in Tomb Are Paul's
(AP) The first-ever scientific test on what are believed to be the remains of the Apostle Paul "seems to confirm" that they do indeed belong to the Roman Catholic saint, Pope Benedict XVI said Sunday.
June 26, 2009
Stone Age flutes found in Germany
Hear music played on a preliminary reconstruction of a Stone Age bone flute.
The hills may be alive with the sound of music, but so were vulture bones and mammoth tusks for ancient Europeans.
Read the rest on Sciencenews.
Oldest human settlement in Aegean unearthed on Limnos island
The ruins of the oldest human settlement in the Aegean found so far have been unearthed in archaeological excavations by a team of Greek, Italian and American archaeologists on the island of Limnos, headed by Thessaloniki Aristotle University (AUTH) professor of Prehistoric Archaeology Nikos Efstratiou.
Ancient river found beneath the Channel during Olympics survey
An ancient river bed that has lain unseen for 185,000 years has been uncovered by scientists mapping the parts of the English Channel in the run up to the 2012 Olympics.
Neanderthals Made Mammoth Jerky
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Marble Head of Emperor Titus Found
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