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☆ Archaeologists uncover ‘astonishing’ remains of horses buried 2,000 years ago
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Archaeologists in France have uncovered nine “astonishing” graves containing the skeletons of 28 horses that were buried about 2,000 years ago, though their precise cause of death remains a mystery. All these horses were buried at the same time shortly after their deaths, archaeologists said after observing the position of the skeletons and the connections between the bones. That leaves, archaeologists said, the possibilities that these horses were either killed in battle or as part of a ritual sacrifice. The horses may have been killed in battle or sacrificed. If these horses were indeed buried as part of a ritual rather than killed in battle, the sheer number shows the “importance and extent of the sacrifice,” the statement added.

Persons: Julius Caesar, Gaul Organizations: CNN — Archaeologists, French National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research, Inrap Locations: France, Villedieu

☆ ‘Faces of Sanxingdui’: Bronze Age relics shed light on mysterious ancient kingdom
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Christy Choi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Hong Kong CNN —A golden face with patinaed turquoise eyes stares out of the darkness. Currently on display at the Hong Kong Palace Museum, they may appear Mayan or Aztec to the untrained eye, but these over-3,000-year-old sculptures weren’t unearthed anywhere near Mesoamerica’s ancient civilizations. Archaeologists from the Sanxingdui Museum say the city was established some 4,800 to 2,800 years ago, until it was abandoned around 800 BC for unknown reasons. 'Kneeling figure with a twisted head', bronze, at the Hong Kong Palace Museum in Hong Kong, China on September 26, 2023. A figure on display at the Hong Kong Palace Museum.

Persons: Shu, Sanxingdui, Noemi Cassanelli, Shen Bohan, China’s, Qin Shi Huang, Wang Shengyu, ” Wang, would’ve, what’s, Qin, ”, Henry Tang, Ian Johnson, ’ ”, CNN Johnson, “ Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Hong, Hong Kong Palace Museum, Sanxingdui, CNN, Sipa, Army, Palace Museum, UNESCO, Kowloon Cultural, Hong Kong’s, China Studies, Foreign Relations, Chinese Communist Party, People’s Locations: China, Hong Kong, Chengdu, Sanxingdui, China's Sichuan province, Noemi, Sichuan, Shu, Kowloon, People’s Republic, People’s Republic of China, Republic of China

☆ 5,000-year-old cauldrons of the Bronze Age are so well preserved they offer archeologists the 'first evidence' of an ancient feast consisting of milk and meat
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Blood, milk, and muscle from cattle, goats, or sheep were all preserved in the pots. The pots contained blood, muscle, and milk proteins, representing several different types of animals. The milk proteins show the Maykop people were also getting their dairy from these animals. One cauldron had both blood and milk proteins. AdvertisementAdvertisementGoing forward, Wilkin thinks analyzing proteins from metal cooking vessels could lead to new discoveries in other locations, too.

Persons: Shevan Wilkin, Wilkin, Viktor Trifonov, Trifonov, It's, Christine Hastorf, wasn't, Sakib, Hastorf Organizations: Service, Archaeological Research, University of California, Getty Locations: Wall, Silicon, Berkeley, Maykopsky District, Adygea Republic, Russia

☆ Lahaina fires: One of the largest banyan trees in the US among the beloved landmarks imperiled by Maui's wildfires
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Alisha Ebrahimji | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Baldwin Home MuseumThe Baldwin House Museum is seen in this image taken before the Lahaina wildfires. Waiola ChurchFlames engulf the hall of historic Waiola Church in Lahaina and nearby Lahaina Hongwanji Mission on Tuesday along Wainee Street. Wo Hing Temple MuseumThe Wo Hing Temple Museum is seen on Front Street, Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii before the wildfires blazed through the area. It later was restored and housed the Wo Hing Museum. Lahaina Heritage MuseumSmoke obscures the Old Lahaina Courthouse on Wednesday as wildfires destroy a large part of the historic town.

Persons: Josh Green, It’s, Jennifer McDermott, Baldwin, Dwight Baldwin, Ian Rutherford, Alamy, Maui –, Theo Morrison, Morrison, Ephraim Spaulding, Matthew Thayer, David Cathell, Dustin Johnson Organizations: CNN, Hawaii Gov, National Park Service, Historic Landmark, Hawaii Tourism Authority, Foundation, Maui County Arborist, Baldwin Home Museum, Baldwin House Museum, Waiola, Flames, Maui News, Hing Temple, Hing, Hing Society, Lahaina Heritage Museum Locations: Maui, Lahaina, Hawaii, United States, Hawaiian, India, Maui County, Waiola, Lahaina Hongwanji Mission, ”

☆ How a 3.2-million-year-old human relative named Lucy walked
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Lucy's fossil includes 40% of her skeleton, one of the most complete Australopith fossils found to date. Edwin Remsberg/Alamy Stock PhotoAnalysis of Lucy’s fossil over the past 20 years has suggested that she and others of her species walked upright. Then, she used scans of Lucy’s fossil to determine how her joints were articulated and moved in life. Muscle modeling of Lucy, dubbed "AL 288-1," is compared side by side with human muscle maps. “Lucy likely walked and moved in a way that we do not see in any living species today,” Wiseman said.

Persons: “ Lucy, ”, Lucy, Edwin Remsberg, Dr, Ashleigh L.A, Wiseman, didn’t, Isaac Newton, waddle, Dr Ashleigh Wiseman, ” Wiseman, “ Organizations: CNN, Sky, Royal Society Open Science, University of Cambridge, Leverhulme, Isaac, Isaac Newton Trust, McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research Locations: Ethiopia, United Kingdom

☆ Two more victims of volcano eruption found in Roman ruins of Pompeii
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

ROME, May 16 (Reuters) - Two skeletons have been found in the ruins of Pompeii, the ancient Roman city wiped out by an eruption of volcano Mount Vesuvius nearly 2,000 years ago, the Italian Culture Ministry said on Tuesday. Pompeii Archaeological Park Director Gabriel Zuchtriegel said they were killed not by volcanic ash but by collapsing buildings, noting that wall fragments were found between their fractured bones. "Modern excavation techniques help us to better understand the inferno that completely destroyed the city of Pompeii over two days, killing many inhabitants", the German archaeologist said. REUTERS/Ciro De Luca/File PhotoThe Culture Ministry said "at least 15-20% of the population" was killed. Over the past two and a half centuries, archaeologists have recovered the remains of more than 1,300 victims.

☆ A commuter train excavation near Notre Dame Cathedral has uncovered a 2,000-year-old necropolis containing bodies buried with coins in their mouths and an entire pig skeleton
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-01 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Remains of at least 50 men, women, and children were unearthed during excavation for a train line. The burials of a large necropolis, located south of Lutèce in the 2nd century AD , have been unearthed. The burials of a large necropolis, located south of Lutèce in the 2nd century AD, have been unearthed. One pit unearthed by the researchers contained the skeleton of a whole pig, though it is unclear what purpose it may have served. The burials of a large necropolis, located south of Lutèce in the 2nd century of our era, have been brought to light.

☆ 'Magical' nails found in a 2,000-year-old Roman tomb were meant to stop the restless dead from haunting the living, archaeologists say
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-28 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Archaeologists have found bent nails, lime, and brick near a Roman burial site. These may have been charms to stop the restless dead from interfering with the living, they said. There are signs in burial site that the deceased person was respected at the time of their death. iStock / Getty Images PlusThe nails suggest ancient Romans feared the restless dead and would use various occult practices to protect themselves, archaeologists said in the study. But they were dead nails, and the way they were distributed around the perimeter of the tomb suggests that the placement was purposeful," he said.

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