AvatarMichael BushAvatarAvatarObsidian blades with food traces reveal 1st settlers of Rapa Nui had regular contact with South Americans 1,000 years agoLive Science - By Kristina KillgroveThe earliest settlers of Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, appear to have had some sort of contact with people from South America as early as …
AvatarMichael BushFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoMysterious writing system from Easter Island may be completely uniquebigthink.com - Colleen KellyRapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, is the most remote inhabited island in the world. This dot of treeless, volcanic land is only 63 square miles …
AvatarMichael BushAvatarAvatarRoman parking garage excavation uncovers Caligula's gardens | 60 Minutesverified_publisherCBS NewsWhen workers began excavating a new parking garage in Rome, they discovered what archeologists say was once Emperor Caligula's "pleasure gardens." …
AvatarMichael BushFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo10 Facts About Hadrian’s Wall, the Roman Empire’s Northern Frontiermentalfloss.com - Claire Cock-StarkeyBuilt in the 2nd century CE as a defense against British tribes, Hadrian’s Wall carves a path across northern England. It’s a treasure trove of …
AvatarMichael BushFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoTractor driver hits stone — and opens 1,700-year-old Roman tomb in Bulgaria. See itthestate.com - By Aspen PflughoeftWhile plowing his field in Bulgaria, a farmer hit a large stone with his tractor. He stopped to check the area and discovered some exposed human …
AvatarMichael BushFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoSyphilis-like diseases were already widespread in America before the arrival of Columbus, new study findsphys.org - University of BaselResearchers at the Universities of Basel and Zurich have discovered the genetic material of the pathogen Treponema pallidum in the bones of people …
AvatarMichael BushFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoThe Florentine Codex Describes Early Aztec Life and Is Now Accessible Onlinediscovermagazine.com - Elizabeth GamilloWhat was early Aztec life like? The Florentine Codex gives viewers an inside look at Mexico’s early pre-Hispanic indigenous culture. A 16th-century …
AvatarMichael BushTemple of Greek Goddess Aphrodite Found Underwater at Heracleion, Egyptgreekreporter.com - Tasos KokkinidisA temple of the Greek goddess Aphrodite and another for the Egyptian god Amun was found off Heracleion on Egypt’s Mediterranean coast by a team of …
AvatarMichael BushZominthos: The Ancient Minoan Palace on Crete’s Highest Mountaingreekreporter.com - Tasos KokkinidisThe ancient Minoan palace of Zominthos on Crete located about 1,200 meters (nearly 4,000 feet) above sea level shows that Minoans were not just …
AvatarMichael BushAvatarAvatarSoar over ancient Rome's temples, brothels and baths in epic new 3D reconstructionLive Science - By Jennifer NalewickiA newly-launched 3D model of ancient Rome lets viewers experience the city as it was in its heyday in the fourth century. A new interactive 3D …
AvatarMichael BushAvatarAvatarIraq Dig Unearths 2,700-year-old Winged Sculpture Largely IntactBarron's - By AFP - Agence France PresseA dig in northern Iraq has unearthed a 2,700-year-old alabaster sculpture of the winged Assyrian deity Lamassu, which was found largely intact …
AvatarMichael BushAvatarAvatarEarthquake reveals giant Aztec snakehead beneath Mexico City universityLive Science - By Owen JarusResearchers are conserving a rare snakehead from the Aztecs that still retains its painted colors from hundreds of years ago. An earthquake last year …