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fromMedievalists.net
1 week ago

Winchester Cathedral Reburies Medieval Remains Linked to Royals and Bishops - Medievalists.net

Winchester Cathedral has reinterred scientifically tested medieval human remains in six mortuary chests, grouping individuals by radiocarbon dates, aiming to identify occupants by 2026–2027.
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fromArs Technica
2 weeks ago

Earliest African cremation was 9,500 years ago

A 9,500-year-old intact hunter-gatherer cremation pyre containing an adult woman's remains was found at Mount Hora, Malawi, indicating organized communal ritual and labor.
Arts
fromARTnews.com
1 month ago

Ancient Artifacts Help Archaeologists Identify When Egyptian Pharaoh Ruled

Radiocarbon dating of Ahmose-era artifacts and eruption-charred material aligns Pharaoh Nebpehtire Ahmose's reign with the Thera-Santorini eruption timeline.
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fromFortune
2 months ago
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Wisconsin archaeologists unearth a prehistoric lake 'parking lot' by mapping the location of 16 ancient canoes | Fortune

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2 months ago
History

Wisconsin archaeologists unearth a prehistoric lake 'parking lot' by mapping the location of 16 ancient canoes | Fortune

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fromMail Online
2 months ago

I thought Shroud of Turin was a hoax. That's changed, expert says

An Oxford-trained theologian reversed skepticism, citing STURP and VP-8 analyses that found no pigments and three-dimensional information in the Shroud of Turin's image.
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fromIrish Independent
2 months ago

Infant remains recovered during Tuam mother and baby home excavation

Seven of nine recovered skeletal remains are initially assessed as infants; radiocarbon and other analyses will take at least three months to determine their era of origin.
fromwww.thehistoryblog.com
4 months ago

Lucca Holy Face restored to color

The Volto Santo of Lucca, the 9th century crucifix that is one of the oldest known surviving wooden sculptures in Europe, has been restored to its original polychromy. Overpainted in the 17th century with a black on the robes and brown on the flesh tones then coated with a pigmented wax layer, the figure of Christ and the circular nimbus behind him were dull and dark, obscuring pigments of the highest quality like lapis lazuli blue and gold.
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fromArs Technica
7 months ago

New dating for White Sands footprints confirms controversial theory

Bennett and his colleagues radiocarbon-dated seeds from sediment layers to establish that ancient footprints in New Mexico were made after 23,000 years ago.
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fromwww.dw.com
7 months ago
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Dead Sea Scrolls older than previously thought says AI DW 06/04/2025

AI technology suggests that some Dead Sea Scrolls may be older than previously estimated, reshaping our understanding of historical contexts.
fromwww.dw.com
7 months ago
Artificial intelligence

AI finds Dead Sea Scrolls are older than first thought DW 06/04/2025

AI and radiocarbon dating may reveal ancient manuscripts, like the Dead Sea Scrolls, to be older than previously believed.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
7 months ago

Many of Dead Sea scrolls may be older than thought, experts say

Recent AI research suggests Dead Sea scrolls may be older than previously thought, potentially dating from their original authors' time.
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