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4 days ago
Women

Truth behind the myths': Amazon warrior women of Greek legend may really have existed

Archaeologists are discovering evidence of the existence of Amazon women warriors, such as graves with weapons and jewelry. These women were skilled in battle and had a male-free society. Some skeletons show physical signs of extensive use of bows and arrows.
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Mail Online
6 days ago
OMG science

Scientists baffled by 12,000-year-old preserved human brains

The human brain can preserve quite well after death, contrary to previous beliefs
Local environmental conditions can lead to better preservation of brain tissues found in archaeological sites
Washington Post
1 week ago
OMG science

A supervolcano erupted 74,000 years ago. Here's how humans survived it.

Humans at Shinfa-Metema 1 survived Toba eruption 74,000 years ago.
Adaptation to extreme conditions shown by diet change to fishing post-eruption.
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1 week ago
OMG science

Fossil Trove from 74,000 Years Ago Points to Remarkably Adaptive Humans

Ancient hunter-gatherers in Ethiopia were remarkably adaptable.
The discovery of artifacts at Shinfa-Metema 1 site in Ethiopia provide insights into the lifestyle of humans 74,000 years ago.
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1 week ago
OMG science

Science fails to solve mystery of brains preserved for more than 12,000 years

The brain is the best-preserved soft body part over time.
Researchers collected data on 13,000 soft body parts, with 4,405 being human brains.
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3 weeks ago
OMG science

Europe's oldest traces of humans have been found in Ukraine, far away from Russian bombardments

The study reveals the oldest human tools in Europe, dating back 1.4 million years.
The research emphasizes the importance of expanding the study of human evolution beyond Western Europe.
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1 month ago
OMG science

Could Neanderthals Make Art?

The Unicorn Cave in central Germany yielded a 51,000-year-old toe bone from a giant deer with carved grooves, possibly among the oldest symbolic objects.
The engraved bone suggests ancient artistic expression, serving as a contender for the world's oldest art, showcasing communication with group members, outsiders, or spirits.
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1 week ago
Science

Inside the AI Competition That Decoded an Ancient Scroll and Changed Papyrology Forever

Ancient papyri scrolls preserved through carbonization
Collaboration between undergraduate and scientist on deciphering scrolls
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1 month ago
Science

Europe's Oldest Human-Made 'Megastructure' Discovered under Baltic Sea

Europe's oldest human-made megastructure, Blinkerwall, submerged in Baltic Sea.
Archaeologists used submarine equipment to reconstruct ancient site.
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1 month ago
Science

AI Unravels Ancient Roman Scrolls Charred By Volcano

A team of student researchers used machine-learning algorithms to reveal the content of Greek writing inside a charred scroll buried 2,000 years ago by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
The revealed text discusses sources of pleasure including music, the taste of capers, and the color purple.
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2 months ago
Science

Ancient Amazon Civilization Developed Unique Form of 'Garden Urbanism'

Archaeologists have rediscovered an ancient Indigenous society in western Ecuador's Upano Valley, featuring more than 6,000 earthen platforms that once supported houses and communal buildings in 15 urban centers.
The unique brand of garden urbanism found in Upano Valley has not been seen anywhere else in the ancient Americas and is the oldest civilization uncovered in the area.
The infrastructure in Upano Valley is completely unprecedented in Amazonia and in Andean prehistory.
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3 months ago
Science

73 Pre-Incan Mummies, Some with 'False Heads,' Unearthed in Peru

Archaeologists in Peru have unearthed the burials of at least 73 people dating back 1,000 years ago to the Wari culture.
The graves at Pachacamac contain individuals bundled in fabric and rope, some with colorful ceramics and masks made of wood and ceramic.
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4 weeks ago
Europe news

In Ancient Bones, a Reminder that Northern Ireland's Ghosts Are Never Far

The discovery of well-preserved Iron Age remains in a bog in Northern Ireland sparks both awe and discomfort due to the reminder of the region's troubled past.
The find raises questions about the unresolved history of violence and conflict in the area, highlighting the ongoing challenges of coming to terms with the past.
Nytimes
1 year ago
Europe news

Jerome M. Eisenberg, Expert on Antiquities Both Real and Fake, Dies at 92

He saw himself as a leader in promoting the ethical acquisition of ancient art by museums and collectors, although he also called himself "both an idealist and a hypocrite."
The Atlantic
1 month ago
San Jose Sharks

Shark Teeth Are Time Machines

Studying ancient shark teeth reveals changes in marine ecosystems over centuries.
Shark teeth provide valuable insights into animals' diets and environments through stable-isotope analysis.
www.independent.co.uk
1 month ago
France news

The severed hand' revealing how Stone Age Brits spoke to each other

Studies indicate a potential link between Basque language and prehistoric Western Europe.
Genetic and archaeological evidence point to a Middle-East origin for Neolithic languages in Europe.
the Guardian
1 year ago
France news

Yves Coppens obituary

Yves Coppens, who has died aged 87, was feted in France as a public scientist and the discoverer of Lucy, a key fossil in the story of early humanity and its unravelling.
The Independent
1 year ago
France news

Prehistoric people created art by flickering firelight - study

Prehistoric people created art by the fire where it may have appeared to move and flicker in the firelight, a new study has suggested.
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1 month ago
Germany news

Germany: Ice-age stone wall found under Baltic Sea DW 02/13/2024

Researchers have discovered a 10,000-year-old stone wall in the Baltic Sea region.
The wall may have been built to trap reindeer and is believed to be the oldest man-made structure in the area.
www.independent.co.uk
1 month ago
UK news

World first' intact Roman egg laid 1,700 years ago discovered by archaeologists

A 1,700-year-old intact chicken egg was found during an excavation in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire.
The egg still contained liquid inside, making it the only intact egg from that period.
www.independent.co.uk
2 months ago
UK news

Human remains dating back 2,500 years discovered in Northern Ireland bog

Well-preserved ancient human remains dating back potentially 2,500 years have been discovered in a bog in Northern Ireland.
The skeletal remains are believed to be from a male aged between 13 to 17 years of age at the time of death.
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10 months ago
UK news

Early toilets reveal dysentery in Old Testament Jerusalem study

Analysis of ancient faeces taken from two toilets reveals dysentery in Old Testament Jerusalem.Examination of the latrines dating back to the biblical Kingdom of Judah uncovered traces of a single-celled microorganism Giardia duodenalis a common cause of debilitating diarrhoea in humans.The findings are the oldest example of this diarrhoea-causing parasite infecting humans anywhere on the planet, the researchers lead by the University of Cambridge said.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Archaeologist who discovered lost Iraq temple: People said I was making it up

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The archaeologist who led the discovery of a lost Sumerian temple in the ancient city of Girsu has said he was accused by disbelieving peers of making it up and wasting funding.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Veni, vidi, vici: Roman pestle found in ditch could be a dildo

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email A two-thousand-year-old object discovered in Northumberland in 1992 has been reassessed only to find it's not a darning tool as originally believed.Archaeologists think they have found the only known, lifesize Roman dildo.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Evidence of Roman shrine uncovered during archaeological dig in graveyard

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails An archaeological dig has uncovered what is believed to be a Roman shrine beneath a graveyard.Excavations at the site of an old song school in the grounds of Leicester Cathedral began in October 2021 and have since produced a remarkable amount of information, dig directors have said.
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1 month ago
London

New museum to show archaeology from the Abbey of St Clare

Archaeological remains from the medieval Abbey of St Clare may be displayed in a new museum space as part of a redevelopment project.
The monastery, founded in the 13th century, fell victim to the Dissolution of the Monasteries under King Henry VIII.
The refurbished Writers' House will include an archaeological and cultural center, equipped with retail space and affordable workspace.
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1 month ago
London

Flat-packed furniture for the next life': Roman funerary bed found in London

Archaeologists in London have discovered the first ever complete wooden funerary bed in Britain.
The bed, made of high-quality oak, was found in a Roman cemetery near Holborn viaduct.
The burial site was well-preserved due to its location next to the underground river Fleet.
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1 month ago
London

Roman funerary bed found in central London

A Roman oak bed, the first complete example ever found in Britain, has been excavated in modern London.
The bed was preserved by the water-logged soil around the lost river Fleet, along with other well-preserved finds such as coffins and personal possessions.
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1 month ago
London

Last resting place of first Roman Londoners - complete with a bed - uncovered in Holborn

The last resting place of some of the first Roman Londoners has been uncovered in Holborn
The discoveries include five oak coffins, a funerary bed, skeletons, glass beads, and a decorated lamp
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1 year ago
London

Irene Schwab obituary

My mother, Irene Schwab, was an archaeologist, academic and teacher who was committed to radical leftwing projects.Born in Colindale, north London, she was the middle child of Mia (nee Hirschberg) and Peter Schwab, Jewish refugees who fled Germany in the 1930s and became co-directors of a small costume jewellery business in London.
New York Post
1 month ago
OMG science

Scientists discover 90,000-year-old human footprints, among oldest ever found

Archaeologists have discovered intact footprints left by ancient humans on a Moroccan beach, believed to be some of the oldest human prints ever found.
The footprints, dating back around 90,000 years, were left by a group of at least five early modern humans, including children, adolescents, and adults.
The well-preserved footprints are the only known human trackway site of its kind in North Africa and the Southern Mediterranean.
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1 month ago
OMG science

Homo sapiens made it to northern Europe 45,000 years ago DW 02/01/2024

Homo sapiens arrived in northern Europe earlier than previously thought
Fossils of tools found at the cave show a technological handover from Neanderthals to early Homo sapiens
Inverse
1 month ago
OMG science

Neanderthals and Humans Coexisted For So Much Longer Than We Thought

Ilsenhöhle, a cave in Germany, has provided evidence of coexistence between anatomically modern humans and Neanderthals in Northwestern Europe around 45,000 years ago.
The findings challenge previous knowledge about the timeline of human migration and suggest that Homo sapiens reached Northwestern Europe before the Neanderthals went extinct.
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2 months ago
OMG science

What We Think About How Ancient Humans Ate Is All Wrong, Study Suggests

New analysis of ancient human remains from the Andes reveals that early hunter-gatherers primarily relied on a plant-based diet, contradicting previous beliefs of a meat-heavy diet.
Hard materials like bone and stone are often better preserved than plants, leading to misconceptions about early human diets.
Mail Online
2 months ago
OMG science

Early humans were mostly VEGETARIAN, study claims

Early human diets were actually 80% vegetables.
Meat only made up a fifth of their food intake.
Ars Technica
2 months ago
OMG science

Cerne Abbas Giant is a depiction of Hercules

The Cerne Abbas Giant in Dorset, England, may have originally represented Hercules from Greek mythology and served as a muster station for West Saxon armies.
Recent research suggests that the giant may have been reinterpreted to represent Saint Eadwold of Cerne in the mid-11th and early 12th centuries.
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2 months ago
US news

An Antique Dress Held a Secret: A Coded Message from 1888

An archaeologist discovered a cryptic note in a 1800s silk bustle dress she purchased for $100 at an antique mall in Maine.
Wayne Chan, a data analyst, solved the mystery and found that the note contained codes used for telegraphing weather observations in 1888.
Ars Technica
3 months ago
OMG science

Ancient ruins were once a site for gruesome animal sacrifices

Ritual animal sacrifice was widespread in the ancient world, but there is little evidence of it in the Mediterranean region during the Iron Age.
Archaeologists have uncovered evidence of animal sacrifices at Casas del Turuñuelo, a Tartessian culture site in western Spain.
www.independent.co.uk
9 months ago
UK news

Biggest dig for 30 years aims to reveal more secrets of Hadrian's Wall

The biggest archaeological dig on a section of Hadrian's Wall since the 1990s is continuing and experts hope it will reveal more secrets of life on a northern outpost of the Roman Empire.Historic England and Newcastle University are running a five-year excavation programme at the Birdoswald fort, Cumbria, which is part of the Hadrian's Wall World Heritage Site.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Scandal-plagued Sackler name axed from Oxford University over role in opioid crisis

The University of Oxford will remove the Sackler name from its buildings and staff posts following a review into its ties with the family.It comes after a number of institutions have ended their relationships with the Sackler family in recent years over its association with the US opioid crisis.The Sackler Library in Oxford, as well as a number of galleries and staff posts at the Ashmolean Museum in the city, will be renamed following the review.
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10 months ago
World politics

Oxford University Removes Sackler Name From Buildings

Oxford University had a Sackler Library, two Sackler galleries, a Sackler officer and a Sackler keeper of antiquities.But after the family's name an acknowledgment to the dynasty's generous donations came under scrutiny because of some of its members' ties to the opioid crisis in the United States, Oxford announced on Monday that it would drop mention of it from several of its buildings and staff positions.
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1 year ago
Europe news

DNA From Beethoven's Hair Unlocks Medical and Family Secrets

It was March 1827 and Ludwig van Beethoven was dying.As he lay in bed, wracked with abdominal pain and jaundiced, grieving friends and acquaintances came to visit.And some asked a favor: Could they clip a lock of his hair for remembrance?The parade of mourners continued after Beethoven's death at age 56, even after doctors performed a gruesome craniotomy, looking at the folds in Beethoven's brain and removing his ear bones in a vain attempt to understand why the revered composer lost his hearing.
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1 year ago
World politics

Oscar White Muscarella, Museum Voice of Conscience,' Dies at 91

Oscar White Muscarella, an archaeologist who argued vociferously that antiquities collectors and museums  including his longtime employer, the Metropolitan Museum of Art  were fueling a market in forgeries and encouraging the plundering of archaeological sites, died on Nov. 27 at his home in Philadelphia.
Nytimes
1 year ago
Television

What's on TV This Week: 'Grey's Anatomy' and 'The Real Love Boat'

The long-running medical drama on ABC begins its 19th season, and CBS airs a reality series inspired by the 1976 TV show.
Dezeen
9 months ago
Design

Lina Ghotmeh's Serpentine Pavilion is a space for "people to get together"

Architect Lina Ghotmeh discusses her design for this year's Serpentine Pavilion in London, in this exclusive video produced by Dezeen for the gallery.Set to take the form of a timber shelter housing a concentric table for visitors to congregate around, Ghotmeh's pavilion in London's Kensington Gardens will open to the public next Friday - 9 June 2023.
Dezeen
1 year ago
Design

Andreas Angelidakis fills Espace Niemeyer with "soft ruins"

Greek artist Andreas Angelidakis has scattered soft, digitally-printed temple ruins around the Espace Niemeyer in Paris for his Center for the Critical Appreciation of Antiquity exhibition.
time.com
10 months ago
Wellness

The Frightening Science Behind the Cannibalism on Yellowjackets

The cruelty of teenage girls can often feel like life-or-deathbut in Yellowjackets, Showtime's hit series about a New Jersey girl's soccer team that gets stranded in the wilderness, it really is.Starving, freezing, and with no animals to hunt and little else to lose, the teens have slowly transformed from classmates into cannibals.
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10 months ago
Mental health

What lies beneath: meet the real life metal detectorists

Set up Roman Found on Instagram We almost started it as a joke in the garden during lockdown.My cousin, Ellie, bought a metal-detector for herself and then I got my hands on it and she never got it back!It was something fun to do when we really couldn't do a lot.I'd always had this interest in history since I was a young child as I grew up metal-detecting with my dad.
Theregister
10 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Study: OpenAI's ChatGPT and GPT-4 'memorized' these books

Boffins at the University of California, Berkeley, have delved into the undisclosed depths of OpenAI's ChatGPT and the GPT-4 large language model at its heart, and found they're trained on text from copyrighted books.Academics Kent Chang, Mackenzie Cramer, Sandeep Soni, and David Bamman describe their work in a paper titled, "Speak, Memory: An Archaeology of Books Known to ChatGPT/GPT-4."
"We find that OpenAI models have memorized a wide collection of copyrighted materials, and that the degree of memorization is tied to the frequency with which passages of those books appear on the web," the researchers explain in their paper.
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10 months ago
Exercise

You'll never walk alone: 10 great UK walking festivals for spring and summer

May is national walking month a good excuse to do something you've been putting off, or to expand your repertoire of rambles.The weather is perfect for hiking, the days lengthening, and spring flowers greeting walkers in rural spots.Walking cleans and heals the brain and body as well as the environment, and many festivals are designed to welcome those taking to the outdoors for the first time.
Dezeen
1 year ago
Design

"I've seen the entire narrative change" around sustainable fashion says Christopher Raeburn

It has never been easier for designers and brands to access recyclable materials and close the clothing loop, says Christopher Raeburn in this interview.Speaking to Dezeen from his studio, which is housed in the former Burberry textile factory in east London, the British designer explained that sustainable fashion has gone from fringe to mainstream since he started his brand in the late noughties.
Washington Post
1 year ago
DC food

Seven local sites where you can explore the area's Indigenous history

In Paspahegh Town at the Jamestown Settlement in Williamsburg, Va., cultural interpreters demonstrate how the tribe made tools, prepared food and wove natural fibers into rope.(Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation)Rather than hitting the mall and the web for Black Friday sales, head out the day after Thanksgiving to celebrate Native American Heritage Day.
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1 year ago
Health

How scientists are decoding what the past smelled like | CNN

Sign up for CNN's Wonder Theory science newsletter.Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more.Smells hover just below our conscious awareness, conjuring up emotions and memories that shape how we perceive and navigate the world.An unexpected whiff of a long-forgotten snack or a dusty book can transport a person to years past enabling a kind of time travel that makes hazy memories more vivid.
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1 year ago
Health

An elite Bronze Age man had brain surgery more than 3,000 years ago | CNN

Sign up for CNN's Wonder Theory science newsletter.Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more.When archaeologists uncovered the burial site of two brothers who lived during the 15th century BC in Israel, they were surprised to discover that one of them had brain surgery shortly before he died.
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1 year ago
Health

Skeletons buried on the Eurasian steppe reveal the earliest known horse riders | CNN

Sign up for CNN's Wonder Theory science newsletter.Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more.Skeletons unearthed from graves in southeastern Europe bear the earliest known evidence of horse riding in the archaeological record, new research has revealed.
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1 year ago
Health

Medieval ship found in Norway's biggest lake

Sign up for CNN's Wonder Theory science newsletter.Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more.Resting at the bottom of Mjsa, the largest lake in Norway, a shipwreck from hundreds of years ago is in almost perfect condition, frozen in time.The vessel, with its unique stem posts and overlapped planks, reveals a moment in the lake's maritime history and is estimated to date between the 1300s and 1800s.
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1 year ago
Health

Bronze Age comb reveals an ancient frustration with head lice

Sign up for CNN's Wonder Theory science newsletter.Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more.A seven-word inscription discovered by accident on a 3,700-year-old lice comb is the oldest known sentence written in an alphabet, according to a new study.The inscription written on the ivory comb is in Canaanite, the earliest alphabet, and the source of the Latin one used today to write English and many other European languages.
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1 year ago
Health

Ancient evidence of a favorite breakfast food could help us better understand the present, researchers say

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1 year ago
World politics

Melbourne Art and Design, Past and Present

The Australia Letter is a weekly newsletter from our Australia bureau.Sign up to get it by email.This week's issue is written by Natasha Frost, a reporter in Melbourne.As a design student in Melbourne in the 1960s, Mimmo Cozzolino, who in childhood had moved with his family to Australia from Italy, was struck by his lecturers' preoccupation with design movements taking place on the other side of the earth.
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1 year ago
London

Maureen Doherty obituary

Kinnerton Street in Belgravia, central London, was built as a mews to service grand houses, with stables for horses and poky rooms for servants upstairs.Despite a century of conversion of the low rows into very desirable residences, the street retains some original facades with wooden doors wide enough for carriages, opening to the pavementless road for ease of mucking-out.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Work of pioneering aerial photographer celebrated

Friends and colleagues of a pioneering aerial photographer have come together to celebrate his work.
Inverse
1 year ago
OMG science

Scientist wins Nobel Prize for work that revealed the first Neanderthal-human relationship

Homo sapiens owe a lot to their ancient human ancestors.
Metro Silicon Valley | Silicon Valley's Leading Weekly
1 year ago
Books

Book Inc, the Real Bookstore of Santana Row | Metro Silicon Valley | Silicon Valley's Leading Weekly

An old bookstore receipt from San Jose's Town & Country Village inspired me to raise the ghosts of Ray Bradbury and Henry Miller.
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1 year ago
Film

Comedy Central's Digman! is Another Gem from The Lonely Island | TV/Streaming | Roger Ebert

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Andy Samberg co-created the show with Neil Campbell (the two previously collaborated on "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"), and the writing is well within Samberg's comedic output with his trio The Lonely Island ( Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone are executive producers here).Like " Hot Rod" did for delusional stunt people and "Popstar: Never Stop Popping" did for delusional pop stars, this one builds upon the even more absurd, less familiar trope of hot-shot archaeologists.
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1 year ago
San Francisco

Kehinde Wiley excavates racial violence in An Archaeology of Silence at the de Young

Kehinde Wiley's work cuts deep.In his paintings, he unsheathes the pain of historic and ongoing violence against Black and brown bodies.Unflinchingly he faces the imagery of power and reimagines its symbols.In his new show AnArchaeology of Silence opening at the de Young Museum on March 18, Wiley applies his voice and incredible talent to historic figures in positions of repose - soldiers slain in battle, Christ figures, swooning royalty - by exchanging white subjects for Black ones.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Science

Biblical city yields unusual case of 3,500-year-old head surgery

Archaeologists found the skeletons of two brothers buried under a house in the ancient city of Megiddo, accompanied by fine Cypriot pottery and prime cuts of meat, either from sheep or goats.(Courtesy Rachel Kalisher)Archaeologists excavating the ancient city of Megiddo in modern-day Israel have discovered a window into medicine's ancient past: the 3,500-year-old bones of two brothers, both bearing signs of an infectious disease, and one scarred from cranial surgery that may have been an attempt to treat the illness.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

University of Cambridge to return looted Benin bronzes

The University of Cambridge will return looted Benin bronzes to Nigeria.The 116 artefacts, which are mainly made of brass but also include some ivory and wooden objects, were taken by British armed forces during the sacking of Benin City in 1897.During the attack, the British burned the city's palace and exiled Benin's Oba, or king, with thousands of brasses and other works  collectively known as the Benin bronzes'  taken and later sold off in London to recoup the costs of the military mission.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

The new King: Green campaigner, expert skier and minehunter commander

Here is a look at the life and times of Charles, the new monarch.
The eldest child of the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh, Charles was born at Buckingham Palace on November 14 1948, weighing 7lb 6oz.
The Independent
1 year ago
UK news

Gordonstoun: The Scottish boarding school that taught King Charles III

When King Charles III was a young boy, the royal family took the unique step of sending him to Gordonstoun Boarding School in Elgin, Scotland instead of enlisting private tutors.
the Guardian
1 year ago
World news

'Exceptionally significant' Indigenous Australian spears to return to Sydney after 250 years

Three Indigenous spears taken by James Cook will be returned to Sydney for the first time in 250 years.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Dining

Olive Oil Baked Salmon and Other Low-Stress Dinners

Image Credit...Armando Rafael for The New York Times.Food Stylist: Simon Andrews.Stormy weather on the West Coast a couple of weeks ago disrupted a trip I took for work, closing roads and generally wreaking havoc on my reporting.When I finally got home, I was deeply frazzled and very, very hungry.I considered ordering in, but what I needed even more than the food itself was the grounding and calmness that I get from cooking it.
Nytimes
1 year ago
Dining

Rare Culinary Tomes at the International Antiquarian Book Fair

Ben Kinmont, a rare book dealer from Sebastopol, Calif., will be at the New York International Antiquarian Book Fair this week.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Drinking milk made ancient humans heavier and taller, study finds

Drinking milk led to taller and heavier ancient humans in some regions of the world and their consumption has a direct impact on lactose intolerance in Europe today, a new study has found.A researcher from Queen's University in Belfast provided data for the study which compared skeletons from archaeological sites spread over 25,000 years.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Ice Age hunters used cave paintings to time life cycles of animals, study shows

Ice Age hunter-gatherers used cave paintings to record sophisticated information about the world around them which helped them to survive, a breakthrough study has found.Decoding marks on the drawings for the first time, a team of specialists has proven that at least 20,000 years ago, people across Europe made notes about wild animals and the timings of their reproduction cycles.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

1,300-year-old necklace among treasures found buried at housing development site

A 1,300-year-old necklace, discovered on the site of a new housing development, was buried in the grave of a woman who may have been royalty or a powerful Christian leader, archaeologists have said.The centuries-old treasure was found during excavations in April ahead of construction starting on a new housing development in Northamptonshire.
Ars Technica
1 year ago
Games

Ancient wisdom: Oldest full sentence in first alphabet is about head lice

Several years ago, archaeologists unearthed a small ivory comb at Tel Lachsich in Israel, once a major Canaanite city-state in the second millennium BCE.But it wasn't until last December that someone realized the comb had an inscription using early pictograph symbols of the first alphabet.Once deciphered, the inscription turned out to be a spell for preventing an infestation of head lice, according to a new paper published in the Jerusalem Journal of Archaeology.
Ars Technica
2 years ago
Games

Study finds 90 percent of medieval chivalric and heroic manuscripts have been lost

Those who study human culture must grapple with what amounts to an incomplete data set, since researchers are limited to poring over the books, manuscripts, paintings, sculptures, and other artifacts that have survived to learn about a given period.
Nytimes
1 year ago
World politics

Unearthing Everyday Life at an Ancient Site in Greece

The World Through a Lens
Excavations in the Peloponnesian village of Iklaina are yielding rich insights into the lives of the Mycenaean civilization's general population.
Nytimes
1 year ago
World politics

A Danish royal who mourns her friend 'Lilibet' is now the reigning queen in Europe.

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Nytimes
2 years ago
World politics

Your Monday Briefing

Russia launched a barrage of attacks against a military base in Ukraine yesterday, bringing the war 11 miles from the border with Poland.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Queen will be fondly remembered' at husband and sons' old school

The Queen will be fondly remembered at the school where her husband and three sons were educated, its principal has said.
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1 year ago
Health

Stone Age humans had unexpectedly advanced medical knowledge, new discovery suggests

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1 year ago
New York City

Jerome M. Eisenberg, Expert on Antiquities Both Real and Fake, Dies at 92

He saw himself as a leader in promoting the ethical acquisition of ancient art by museums and collectors, although he also called himself "both an idealist and a hypocrite."
the Guardian
1 year ago
UK politics

Oxford university urged to reject donation from Russian-British businessman

The University of Oxford has come under renewed pressure to reject a £2.6m donation from a Russian-British businessman after he was designated for sanctions by the UK government.
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1 year ago
Design

This tiny handheld precision 3D scanner is the ultimate reverse-engineering instrument - Yanko Design

Designers, architects, engineers, we're all collectively known as creators.The Revopoint MINI handheld 3D scanner just amplifies our creating (or rather re-creating) abilities.
the Guardian
1 year ago
World news

Glasgow archaeologists dig for lost treasures from 1988 garden festival

How does an operational railway, an entire rotunda or indeed a three-metre-tall working sculpture of a floating tap manage to go missing?
the Guardian
1 year ago
World news

New clues shed light on 'pivotal' moment in the great Pacific migration

The peopling of the Pacific is one of the most significant migrations in human history.
the Guardian
2 years ago
World news

Part of the way to Stonehenge to be restored to how ancient pilgrims saw it

Part of a ceremonial approach to the great circle of Stonehenge and a spot nearby where ancient hunter-gatherers shared feasts with the first British farmers have been saved from the threat of modern agriculture.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
Health

Ancient poop reveals what the builders of Stonehenge liked to eat

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New York Post
1 year ago
OMG science

Strange 'alien stone' found in Egypt may be evidence of ancient space explosion

An extraterrestrial stone uncovered decades ago in Egypt may be evidence of an ancient stellar explosion, according to a new study.
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Scientists now think Egypt's Hypatia stone could be evidence of one of these supernovas that happened billions of years ago.
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A new study of its chemical makeup suggests it could have formed from bits of dust and gas surrounding a supernova.
It would take billions of years for dust and gas to fuse together and form a space rock.
New York Post
1 year ago
OMG science

Strange 'alien stone' found in Egypt may be evidence of ancient space explosion

An extraterrestrial stone uncovered decades ago in Egypt may be evidence of an ancient stellar explosion, according to a new study.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
Health

Medieval feasts looked very different from what pop culture might suggest, study says

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1 year ago
Health

Mummified bird could unlock new ways to experience museum exhibits

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Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

Perspective | Tomb Raider is back. Let Lara Croft enjoy raiding tombs again.

Today's announcement of a new Tomb Raider game is exciting news, signaling the welcome return of an icon among video game protagonists.
Inverse
2 years ago
OMG science

Engage! Webb Telescope prepares to unlock the secrets of galactic evolution

The cosmos has come a long way (pun intended).
The Independent
2 years ago
UK news

William and Kate marvel at ancient Maya complex in Belize

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have surveyed one of the historical wonders of Belize, and then climbed to the ancient palace's summit.
the Guardian
2 years ago
Marketing

Three centuries on, a shaman's precious rune drum returns home

On 7 December 1691, a precious rune drum, created to help a noaidi, or shaman, to enter a trance and walk among spirits, was confiscated by the authorities.
the Guardian
2 years ago
Spain news

Roman boat that sank in Mediterranean 1,700 years ago gives up its treasures

One squally day or stormy night about 1,700 years ago, a boat carrying hundreds of amphorae of wine, olives, oil and garum - the fermented fish sauce that so delighted the ancient palate - came to grief during a stopover in Mallorca.
San Francisco Bay Times
2 years ago
SF LGBT

New Film Chronicles the Bond Between Strangers - San Francisco Bay Times

By Gary M. Kramer-
The title of a new film, Compartment No. 6, refers to the second-class berth on a train that travels from Moscow to Murmansk.
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