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Japanese Tsunami Stones: These Centuries-Old Monuments Save Lives Today
... Paleolithic Period Record of ancient tsunamis found in Indonesia cave Mediterranean Tsunami Could Have Been the ...
dhwty - 25/01/2018 - 01:51
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Archaeology Magazine’s Top Ten Archaeological Discoveries 2021
... three to four times older than any artworks discovered in Indonesia, Spain or France. In Saudi Arabia, a life-size ...
ashley cowie - 10/12/2021 - 17:59
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A Diet of Delicacies for the People of Pompeii Included Giraffe and Sea Urchin
... exotic, imported spices - some from as far away as Indonesia. Giraffe leg bone ( CC BY SA 3.0 ), and sea urchin ...
aprilholloway - 10/07/2017 - 01:57
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Did Humans Speak Through Cave Art? Ancient Drawings and Language's Origins
When and where did humans develop language? To find out, look deep inside caves, suggests an MIT professor.
More precisely, some specific features of cave art may provide clues about how our symbolic, multifaceted language capabilities evolved, according to a new paper co-authored by MIT linguist Shigeru Miyagawa.
ancient-origins - 14/03/2018 - 00:40
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Hindu Temples and a Fallen Kingdom in Viet Nam: The My Son Sanctuary
... animals, and slaves. They traded with China, Taiwan, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, India, the Middle East, and even ...
Alicia McDermott - 06/08/2015 - 03:48
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The Menehune: Historical Accounts of the Mythical ‘Little People’ of Hawaii
... Evidence of Neolithic Little People In Scotland, Hawaii, Indonesia… At the same time, the Wilkes expedition noted ...
Sheri Trentlage - 08/05/2021 - 23:12
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Total Solar Eclipse of 2017: How Rare Cosmic Event Gave Rise to Ancient Myths and Legends
Today, August 21, America will darken under the path of a total solar eclipse. This rare and spectacular astronomical alignment, when the Moon appears to completely cover the sun, shadowing the surface of the planet, has always given humanity pause. The event of midday twilight is said to even quiet birds. They stop singing, thinking night has somehow come.
lizleafloor - 21/08/2017 - 13:56
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Human Bone Daggers in New Guinea were Used to Strike the Fatal Wound
Prized as symbols of a warrior’s strength, prestige, and power, bone daggers were once widespread artistic and functional tools in New Guinea. New research on the subject shows that not all the bones used in manufacturing them were animal. Human thigh bones were also used for the daggers, albeit rarely. But that rare material made them superior in quality and status in tribal society.
Alicia McDermott - 26/04/2018 - 22:58
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Oxygen Deprivation Led To Altered States For Subterranean Artists
Getting stoned, or high, has always been a way to escape the pressures of day-to-day reality.
ashley cowie - 09/04/2021 - 18:56
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How ‘Death Ships’ Spread Disease Through the Ages
... cholera had spread throughout Asia, reaching Thailand, Indonesia, China and Japan through shipping. British troops ...
ancient-origins - 17/05/2020 - 14:03
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Spitalfields Roman Woman Reveals London’s Multicultural, Morbid Past
... suggests that in 1257/8 AD the Samalas volcano erupted in Indonesia. London’s Spital site is the first archaeological ...
ashley cowie - 16/12/2020 - 17:55
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Controversial Claims About Homo Naledi Are Stirring Up Evolution Research
... was used to identify hearth features at Liang Bua cave (Indonesia) . These small fireplaces were not obvious to the ...
ancient-origins - 09/12/2023 - 21:56
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Honoring and Negating the Dead through Malangan in Papua New Guinea
The term “malangan” has a dual meaning. It can either represent the elaborate memorial festivals held in New Ireland (Papua New Guinea) in honor of deceased members of a clan, or it can refer to the carvings and representations made for these festivals which are of a beauty and complexity unparalleled in Oceanic art.
Daniel Gauss - 09/05/2023 - 18:39
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Will Ancient African Coin Found in Australia 'Change Everything'?
The tenacity of amateur archaeologists and historians searching on a remote island off the coast of the Northern Territories in Australia seems to have finally paid off. The team has found a small coin that apparently comes from a medieval African city.
Ed Whelan - 12/05/2019 - 22:03
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The Age-Old Mystery of New Zealand’s Tamil Bell
... was the island of Lombok, next to Bali in current-day Indonesia. Furthermore, the Spice Islands of West New Guinea, ...
Jake Leigh-Howarth - 13/03/2022 - 13:59
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Five incredible funerary practices from the ancient world
... world The Tana Toraja is a regency of South Sulawesi in Indonesia, a picturesque mountainous region that is home to ...
aprilholloway - 21/04/2014 - 00:17
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Jokes and Pranks: Here is the April Fools’ Day Origin Story
Every year, people celebrate April Fools’ Day with pranks, practical jokes, and hoaxes. Merriment, cheer, and joviality reign as people poke socially sanctioned fun at one another. This day has been popular for at least 500 years, though there is an argument that the observance of a fools’ day may be over 2000 years old. The April Fools Day origin story is still wrapped in mystery.
aprilholloway - 01/04/2018 - 14:00
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Taking a ‘Knapp’ With Our Ancient Ancestors - Stone Tools Through the Ages
... spread throughout Africa, Europe, and Asia, and parts of Indonesia sometime 1.5 million years ago. They then ...
B. B. Wagner - 09/01/2020 - 22:55
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Eternal Flames: Geologists Investigate Ancient Myths to Know More about Modern Fuel
... now is found upon it. The Manggarmas flame, sacred in Indonesia, has reportedly been active since the 15 th ...
lizleafloor - 19/05/2015 - 17:31
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Were Bizmoune Cave Shell Beads A Form Of Ancient ID?
Humans were adorning their persons to make fashion statements 142,000 to 150,000 ago, according to a new analysis of the sea snail shell jewelry beads found in Morocco’s Bizmoune Cave.
Sahir - 22/11/2021 - 23:57