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World’s Oldest Alphabet Writings Discovered In Syria, Archaeologists Claim

November 23, 2024 admin

US researchers have discovered what appears to be the oldest known alphabetic writing in the world, after finding finger-length clay cylinders from a tomb in Syria with the etched details. Using carbon-14 dating techniques, the researchers at John Hopkins University determined that the cylinders were made around 2400 B.C.E., which makes them around 500 years…

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11 Sealed Burials With Jewellery And Copper Mirrors Unearthed In Luxor

November 5, 2024 admin

A joint Egyptian-American mission of archaeologists has been shocked after unearthing 11 sealed burials in a tomb, near South Asasif necropolis, next to the Temple of Hatshepsut on the Nile’s West Bank in Luxor. According to Egypt’s Tourism and Antiquities Ministry, the 11 graves contained skeletons of men, women and children which indicated that it was…

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In Pompeii, archaeologists find children’s sketches of gladiators

May 29, 2024 admin

Gabriel Zuchtriegel, director of the Pompeii Archaeological Park. File | Photo Credit: AFP Archaeologists in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii near the city of Naples have uncovered charcoal sketches drawn by children as young as six years old, depicting possibly violent fights they may have witnessed. The sketches of gladiator stick figures were discovered…

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Archaeologists In Panama Unearth Tomb Filled With Gold Treasure And Sacrificial Victims

March 9, 2024 admin

The remains of up to 32 people were also found in the tomb. Archaeologists have unearthed a 1,200-year-old tomb in Panama containing a trove of gold treasures and the remains of what could be human sacrifices, according to The Metro. The discovery at El Cano Archaeological Park, around 110 miles from Panama City, included precious…

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14 Skeletons Found In Ruined 5,000-Year-Old Neolithic Tomb In Scotland

October 25, 2023 admin

A three-week excavation took place at the Neolithic site at Holm. Archaeologists, in collaboration with experts from National Museums Scotland (NMS) and Cardiff University, have revealed the existence of a Neolithic site in Holm on the main Orkney island. Remarkably, despite extensive damage inflicted by Victorian antiquarians more than a century ago, fragments of human…

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