Tag: Ancient
How White Elites Drained Ancient Art of Its Color
Another key theme in Chroma is the idea of challenging preconceived notions and embracing the complexity of the…
Scientists Are ‘Sniffing’ Ancient Egyptian Mummies. Here’s Why. : ScienceAlert
Ancient Egyptian Mummies: Unraveling Mysteries Through Scent Ancient Egyptian mummies have long intrigued researchers with their enigmatic odor,…
Ancient Peruvian civilisation grew mighty by harvesting guano
The Role of Seabird Guano in the Rise and Fall of Peruvian Kingdoms The droppings of Peruvian pelicans…
This ancient South American kingdom ran on bird poop
The Chincha Valley in Peru holds a fascinating history that dates back to the early 1400s, before the…
Is this carved rock an ancient Roman board game?
The possible game board with pencil marks highlighting the incised linesHet Romeins Museum A recent discovery at the…
Lost ancient Greek star catalog decoded by particle accelerator
Recent advancements in technology have allowed researchers to decode a lost ancient Greek star catalog created by the…
Ancient humans were seafaring far earlier than we realised
Recent archaeological discoveries on the island of Malta have shed new light on the seafaring capabilities of ancient…
Stick shaped by ancient humans is the oldest known wooden tool
Artist’s reconstruction of a Palaeolithic woman making a digging stick from an alder tree trunkG. Prieto; K. Harvati…
This ancient stick may be the world’s oldest handheld wooden tool
This discovery adds to the growing body of evidence that early humans were skilled at working with wood.…
Tourism takes toll on ancient seagrass
The importance of Posidonia oceanica, a unique plant endemic to the Mediterranean, cannot be overstated. These lush underwater…
Forensic science meets ancient art—inside the quest for Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA
Researchers from various disciplines have come together with the goal of finding the DNA of the renowned Renaissance…
Ancient giant kangaroos could have hopped despite their huge size
Even Giant Kangaroos Might Have Hopped, Study Suggests Procoptodon goliah was 2 metres tall, but it might have…