Moderator CaaC (John) Posted April 21, 2023 Author Moderator Posted April 21, 2023 Quote Animal mummies were sealed in their own coffins, now neutrons reveal their secrets Egyptologists need not worry about hidden curses when handling ancient sarcophaguses – now they can perform their own magic to discover what lies within. That ‘magic’ is neutron tomography...... Quote
Moderator CaaC (John) Posted May 2, 2023 Author Moderator Posted May 2, 2023 Quote Prehistoric “monster” was spineless after all New technology has revealed one of the biggest secrets of the “Tully monster” (Tullimonstrum gregarium) – an animal that lived 300 million years ago, and whose fossils have confounded palaeontologists since it was discovered in the 1950s....... Quote
Moderator CaaC (John) Posted May 6, 2023 Author Moderator Posted May 6, 2023 Quote Ancient pendant with 20,000-year-old human DNA found in Denisova Cave Ancient human DNA has been extracted from a pendant made from a deer tooth dating roughly 19,000 to 25,000 years ago. The DNA indicates it may have been worn by a female of North Eurasian ancestry. Quote
Moderator CaaC (John) Posted May 16, 2023 Author Moderator Posted May 16, 2023 Quote New prehistoric sabre-toothed cat species discovered in northern China A newly-identified species of sabre-toothed cat which lived nine to ten million years ago has been found in northern China....... Quote
Moderator CaaC (John) Posted June 2, 2023 Author Moderator Posted June 2, 2023 Quote Genetic study suggests new model for human evolution A modern genomic study puts forward an alternative model to the “tree of life” picture for how modern humans evolved. While it is widely accepted that modern humans, Homo sapiens, diverged from other human species in Africa before spreading around the world, when and how the split between modern humans and other hominoids, such as Neanderthals, continues to be an area of uncertainty..... Quote
Moderator CaaC (John) Posted June 17, 2023 Author Moderator Posted June 17, 2023 Quote Peru archaeology: Ancient mummy found under rubbish dump Published Archaeologists in Peru conducting a dig at the site of a rubbish dump in the capital Lima have found a mummy they think is around 3,000 years old. Students from San Marcos University, who are helping with the dig, first spotted the mummy's hair and skull.... Quote
Moderator CaaC (John) Posted July 16, 2023 Author Moderator Posted July 16, 2023 Quote Oldest hominin genetic data from more than 2-million-year-old fossils Genetic data has been extracted from fossilised teeth from an ancient hominin which lived more than two million years ago. Hominins – humans and our ancient relatives – first emerged in Africa an estimated seven million years ago. The Paranthropus robustus teeth from which the genetic information has been gleaned were found in a South African cave and date back to between 1.8 million and 2.2 million years ago....... Quote
Moderator CaaC (John) Posted August 3, 2023 Author Moderator Posted August 3, 2023 Quote Peruvian fossil challenges blue whales for size Scientists have identified a new candidate for the heaviest ever animal on Planet Earth. It's an ancient, long-extinct whale that would have tipped the scales at close to 200 tonnes...... Quote
Moderator CaaC (John) Posted August 10, 2023 Author Moderator Posted August 10, 2023 Quote Scientists wake worm from 46,000 year Siberian slumber European researchers have revived a 46,000 year-old Siberian roundworm preserved in permafrost. The animal was collected from the frozen burrow of Arctic gophers located about 40 metres below the surface, in never-thawed late Pleistocene permafrost in the northeastern Arctic..... Quote
Moderator CaaC (John) Posted September 3, 2023 Author Moderator Posted September 3, 2023 Quote Fossil of ancient three-eyed insect relative fills gap in animal evolution A 520-million-year-old fossil of an arthropod relative of insects and crustaceans with 3 eyes fills a gap in our understanding of how these invertebrate animals evolved........ Quote
Moderator CaaC (John) Posted September 20, 2023 Author Moderator Posted September 20, 2023 Quote Half-million-year-old wooden structure unearthed in Zambia Published 7 hours ago The discovery of ancient wooden logs in the banks of a river in Zambia has changed archaeologists' understanding of ancient human life........... Quote
Moderator CaaC (John) Posted September 21, 2023 Author Moderator Posted September 21, 2023 Quote The Dunino Den: Ancient Scots druid site where stonework tells of an unearthly past Nestled in the East Neuk of Fife a mere ten minutes away from St Andrews (Scotland’s famous home of Golf), visitors may stumble upon Dunino village which is often overlooked. As a Scottish peninsula with hundreds of communities under its name, this unsuspecting parish may seem like any other but is home to an ‘unusual’ strip of natural woodland where a pre-Christian holy site resides alongside Kinaldy Burn; the Dunino Den....... Quote
Moderator CaaC (John) Posted September 28, 2023 Author Moderator Posted September 28, 2023 Quote First map of Earth's lost continent has been published You might think you know all the continents, but what about Zealandia? In 2017, a previously unknown contingent of the shores of New Zealand was discovered - making headlines globally........... Quote
Moderator CaaC (John) Posted October 10, 2023 Author Moderator Posted October 10, 2023 Quote Ancient tree rings reveal largest ever solar storm 14,300 years ago Analysis of ancient tree rings from the French Alps has revealed a massive solar storm – the largest ever identified to date – occurred about 14,300 years ago. The clue – a spike in radiocarbon levels – was detected by an international team of scientists investigating ancient tree trunks, known as ‘subfossils’, or remains where the fossilisation process in incomplete........... Quote
Moderator CaaC (John) Posted November 10, 2023 Author Moderator Posted November 10, 2023 Quote French love letters that never reached their 18th century recipients In 1758, as the Seven Years’ War raged, the French ship Galatée was captured by the British and its 181 crew members imprisoned. A box of letters intended for the crew, written by their friends, fiancés and families in France, was sent to the British Admiralty, where it was put into storage and never reached the sailors. And there it has sat, for 265 years, until now. A researcher at the University of Cambridge, UK, has uncovered the box of 102 letters and opened them..... Quote
Moderator CaaC (John) Posted November 15, 2023 Author Moderator Posted November 15, 2023 Quote Big bird tracks in NZ river among oldest moa material in existence About 3.57 million years ago, a stately moa picked its way across the probably slippery, silty-clay surface of an ancient river plain in New Zealand, leaving a trackway of 7 steps. The extinct bird’s footprints – measuring roughly a ruler’s length (260-294mm) and width (272-300mm), sinking 46mm deep in the clay – are the first ever discovered on the South Island, and the second oldest fossil record of moa in the country.... Quote
MUFC Posted November 18, 2023 Posted November 18, 2023 I want to visit this area. It looks really interesting. Quote
Moderator CaaC (John) Posted November 25, 2023 Author Moderator Posted November 25, 2023 Quote Lost Stirling city walls' tower found during excavations The remains of a lost defensive tower in Stirling’s historic city walls have been uncovered by a team led by council archaeologist Dr Murray Cook..... Quote
Spike Posted November 29, 2023 Posted November 29, 2023 On 18/11/2023 at 15:49, MUFC said: I want to visit this area. It looks really interesting. Interesting to see a different view on Hasidism because you really only get horror stories about sexual abuse, domestic abuse, abuse from those in power (the rabbbis), though I've only watched the first five minutes maybe it gets worse... 1 Quote
Moderator CaaC (John) Posted December 10, 2023 Author Moderator Posted December 10, 2023 Quote Pliosaur discovery: Huge sea monster emerges from Dorset cliffs The skull of a colossal sea monster has been extracted from the cliffs of Dorset's Jurassic Coast. It belongs to a pliosaur, a ferocious marine reptile that terrorised the oceans about 150 million years ago. The 2m-long fossil is one of the most complete specimens of its type ever discovered and is giving new insights into this ancient predator. The skull will be featured in a special David Attenborough programme on BBC One on New Year's Day...... Quote
Moderator CaaC (John) Posted January 2, 2024 Author Moderator Posted January 2, 2024 Quote The big archaeology discoveries of 2023 The story of humanity stretches back thousands of years and thanks to archaeologists around the world, new pages are being added to the record every year. In 2023, these history scientists uncovered new and interesting details about individual humans and entire cultures. From Egyptian mummies being subjected to CT scans to cash prizes for deciphering carbonised scrolls from Mount Vesuvius, archaeologists have been hard at work in 2023. Here are some of the most fascinating stories exploring the ancient world covered by Cosmos this year… Quote
Moderator CaaC (John) Posted January 5, 2024 Author Moderator Posted January 5, 2024 Quote Mysterious medieval cemetery unearthed in Wales A rare, early medieval cemetery has been unearthed in Wales and it has left archaeologists scratching their heads. It's thought to date to the 6th or 7th Century and 18 of the estimated 70 graves have been excavated so far. Some of the well preserved skeletons have been found lying in unusual positions and unexpected artefacts are also emerging from the site...... Quote
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