Ancient wildfires in the Levant may have inspired Neolithic pottery-making, Israeli study suggests
Pottery appeared in the region during roughly the same broad period in which fires, erosion and clay deposition reached their peak.
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Israeli researchers use ancient stone tools to trace hunter-gatherer migrations
Prehistoric hunter-gatherers stayed connected across 200 kilometers, Israeli study finds
‘We’re all in the same boat,’ Noah's Ark researcher tells ‘Post’ at Turkey’s Durupinar site
Ancient water reservoirs discovered at Red Sea's Port of Aydhab site near Egypt-Sudan border
Archaeological surveys of the site also revealed the foundations of residential buildings, watchtowers, and service facilities located nearby.
Collection of ancient Egyptian, Greek, Roman-era artifacts discovered at Egypt’s Heracleopolis
The finds include the ruins of a Roman basilica and Doric temple, the head of a marble statue of the Greek goddess Aphrodite, several cartouches, and molds used to mint coins in the Roman period.
First near-complete ancient Egyptian funerary set discovered at Heliopolis necropolis site
In antiquity, Heliopolis served as a primary religious center for the worship of Ra - indicated by the Al-Masalla obelisk of the Temple of Ra-Atum.
WATCH: Norway recovers Chinese porcelain, European-made goods from 18th-century shipwreck
The ship, coined "The Porcelain Wreck," is believed to have sunk around the mid-1700s, and was found at a depth of some 600 meters, the museum said.
Neanderthals' ancient toolkit included hammers, blades made from rhino teeth, study finds
Dental microwear analysis, which allows for the microscopic study of surface textures, confirmed that the marks were made after the animals' deaths, ruling out chewing or dietary wear and tear.
Evidence of ancient Native American life uncovered near Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
Researchers were working at the site as part of UCF’s Cape Canaveral Archaeological Mitigation Project (CCAMP).
Rare, intact ancient Roman burial unearthed during excavations in eastern Croatia - report
Previously, a total of 44 other Roman graves were discovered during excavations for the project, however the most recent find is the first to be fully undisturbed.
Plaster-making technique attributed to Romans used at Motza some 8,000 years earlier, study shows
"The Pre-Pottery Neolithic B residents of Motza were surprisingly able to differentiate calcite and dolomite stones and used both in their plaster making," the study said.
British heritage charity constructs replica of 4,500-year-old prehistoric building near Stonehenge
It is expected to be completed and open to the public by summer, before becoming in September a “living-history learning space for school groups."
Six previously unknown Bronze Age mines found in Spain, some 150 more remain ‘undiscovered’
The six mines may help explain the source of the metal used in Bronze Age Scandinavian artifacts.
