Posts tagged archaeology
Gold-Adorned Skeleton Could Be First Windsor Queen
British archaeologists have unearthed the remains of what might be the first queen of Windsor in a 4,400-year-old female skeleton adorned with some of Britain’s earliest gold jewels. The find could predate Windsor’s royal connection by more than three millennia. Read more
Did Richard III Get Painful Scoliosis Treatment?
King Richard III may not have been a hunchback as portrayed by Shakespeare, but he did suffer from the spine-curving condition scoliosis, and he may have undergone painful medical treatments to straighten it out, scientists report today (April 19). Read more
Confirmed! Bones of King Richard III Found
The body of the lost and vilified English king Richard III has finally been found. Under a parking lot in Leicester, UK. What he was doing hanging out in an ancient parking lot is beyond me… ;)
Roman Marker Used to Measure Earth Found
Italian researchers have unearthed a marble benchmark which was once used to measure the shape of Earth in the 19th century. Called Benchmark B, the marker was found near the town of Frattocchie along one of the earliest Roman roads which links the Eternal City to the southern city of Brindisi. Placed there by Father Angelo Secchi (1818-1878), a pioneer of astrophysics, the marker consisted of a small travertine slab with a metallic plate in the middle. The plate featured a hole at its center. Read more…
Gladiator’s Tomb to Be Reburied: The tomb of the ancient Roman hero believed to have inspired the Russell Crowe blockbuster “Gladiator,” might be returned to oblivion four years after its discovery in Rome.
Reward Offered For Stolen Petroglyphs:
Archeologists offered a $1,000 reward Tuesday for information leading to the arrest of vandals who stole four priceless ancient rock carvings, and damaged others in the California desert.
Mayan Bones Reveal Painful End:
Evidence of the miserable life lived by the Maya during the Spanish conquest of the 16th century has emerged in an ancient settlement of Mexico’s east coast, as archaeologists unearthed dozens of infant skeletons with signs of malnutrition and acute anemia.
