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☆ Oldest wine ever discovered in liquid form found in untouched Roman tomb
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-19 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A 2,000-year-old Roman funerary urn unearthed in southern Spain has been shown to contain the oldest wine ever found still in liquid form. Daniel Cosano/Juan Manuel Román/Dolores Esquivel/Fernando Lafont/José Rafael Ruiz Arrebola“When the archaeologists opened the urn we almost froze,” he said. This was a big surprise, because wine normally evaporates quickly and is chemically unstable, Ruiz Arrebola said. The discovery of a gold ring and other valuable artifacts suggest it was built by a family of considerable wealth, Ruiz Arrebola said. Ruiz Arrebola now plans to try to work out which modern-day local wine it was most similar to, although there are hundreds to work through.

Persons: José Rafael Ruiz Arrebola, Daniel Cosano, Juan Manuel Román, Dolores Esquivel, Fernando Lafont, José Rafael Ruiz Arrebola “, ”, Ruiz Arrebola, José Rafael Ruiz, Speyer Organizations: CNN, University of Cordoba, Archaeological Science Locations: Spain, Carmona, Speyer, Germany

☆ Ancient DNA pulls back curtain on mysterious empire
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-27 | by ( Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Editor’s note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Analysis of ancient DNA recovered from human remains has illuminated the traits and ancestry of historic individuals — be it a mummified iceman, Chinese emperor or legendary composer. The origins of the empire and its people remained obscure until a landmark April 2022 study found they hailed from the Mongolian steppe. Carolyn Kaster/APNaturalists have spotted the first arrivals in this spring’s historic cicada dual emergence. Sign up here to receive in your inbox the next edition of Wonder Theory, brought to you by CNN Space and Science writers Ashley Strickland and Katie Hunt.

Persons: It’s, Loki, Gerald Eichstädt, Thomas Thomopoulos, ”, Scott Bolton, Bolton, George Mallory, Andrew Irvine, Mallory, Ruth, Carolyn Kaster, haven’t, you’re, —, Ashley Strickland, Katie Hunt Organizations: CNN, of Archaeological Sciences, Eötvös Loránd University, Múzeum, NASA, Voyager, JPL, Caltech, Southwest Research Institute, Magdalene College , Cambridge, AP Naturalists, — Boeing, — Surgeons, Hubble, CNN Space, Science Locations: Rákóczifalva, Hungary, Central, Eastern Europe, Mount, United Kingdom, Macon , Georgia, South, Midwest

☆ Sex and marriage patterns in an ancient empire revealed by DNA
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-24 | by ( Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

With opulent graves but no written records, the empire and its people have remained largely in the shadows of history until recently. But a landmark April 2022 study involving ancient DNA taken from the graves of the Avar elite shed light on the empire’s far-flung origins. A tiny sample is drilled from a bone at the ancient DNA laboratory at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany. In the case of men, researchers found two partners in 10 cases, three partners in four cases and four partners in one case. “Polygamy (having multiple marriage partners), serial monogamous marriages and extramarital relations are all possible explanations,” she said.

Persons: ”, Zsófia Rácz, Rácz, aren’t, Guido Alberto Gnecchi, Max Planck, Eötvös Loránd University Múzeum Lara Cassidy, “, polygyny, Ruscone, Cassidy, Bryan Miller, wasn’t Organizations: CNN, of Archaeological Sciences, Eötvös Loránd, Múzeum, University’s, Archaeological Sciences, Max, Max Planck Institute, Eötvös Loránd University, Trinity College Dublin, Turks, Central, University of Michigan Locations: Central, Eastern Europe, Hungary, Rákóczifalva, Budapest, Leipzig, Germany, Europe, Mongolia, Caucasus, what’s, Constantinople, Byzantine, Eurasia

The fortified necropolis and surrounding settlements were built near the Atlantic Ocean along the banks of the Bou Regreg river. The main excavation site has been closed for renovations since the pandemic and archaeologists have worked on expanding it since March. The footprint — including the extended site presented on Friday — is larger than that of Volubilis, widely visited ruins 111 miles (179 kilometers) east of Rabat. El Khayari and his team of archaeologists said the new discoveries further from the center of Chellah have never been subject to study. We are aiming for 1 million by developing this site, bringing it to life, setting up marketing, communications and everything.”

Persons: Abdelaziz El Khayari, El Khayari, —, Mehdi Ben Said, Ben Said, ” Organizations: —, Morocco’s National, of Archaeological Sciences, Heritage, UNESCO Locations: RABAT, Morocco, Bou, Rabat

☆ Neanderthal flower burial theory called into question by new study
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Faye Chiu | Kate Golembiewski | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Archaeologist Ralph Solecki discovered the flower burial, as it came to be known, while exploring Shanidar Cave in the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq. However, elements of the flower burial theory didn’t seem to add up. “That was, for us, an indication that maybe there was something going on with the flower burial,” Hunt said. Shanidar Cave in the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq is seen in May. Its presence is due to the activity of bees and not flower burial, suggests a study led by Chris Hunt, professor emeritus at Liverpool John Moores University in the UK.

Persons: Ralph Solecki, Solecki, ”, Chris Hunt, Hunt, ” Hunt, Christopher Owen Hunt, they’re, Christopher Owen Hunt Hunt, “, Paul Pettitt, Pettitt, Hunt “, Fred Smith, it’s, Grandma, Joe, ’ ” Hunt, Shanidar Organizations: CNN, Liverpool John Moores University, Archaeological Science, Durham University, Illinois State University Locations: Kurdistan, Iraq, United Kingdom, Shanidar

☆ Arrowhead made from meteorite 3,000 years ago found near lake in Europe
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A Bronze Age arrowhead unearthed in Switzerland was made from a meteor, a new study has found. The nearly 3,000-year-old artifact was created with iron from a meteorite that landed in Estonia, the study noted. This indicates that meteoritic iron was traded in Europe by 800 BC or earlier, the researchers said, adding how unusual it is to find meteoritic iron used so early in history. “Such evidence of an early use of meteoritic iron is extremely rare,” according to a news release on the discovery. Meteorite originsExperts previously thought the iron used in the arrowhead came from the Twannberg meteorite, which fell to Earth just a few kilometers from the pile-dwelling.

Persons: Thomas Schüpbach, “, Beda Hofmann, Amber, ”, ” Hofmann Organizations: CNN, of Bern, of, “, Archaeological Science Locations: Switzerland, Mörigen, Lake Biel, Estonia, Europe, Turkey, Greece, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Egypt, Iran, Russia, China, Poland, Bern, Kaalijarv, of Bern, Cornwall, Mesopotamia, Swiss

☆ Descoperire importantă: Singura mumie egipteană a unei femei însărcinate găsită până acum, ascunsă în sarcofagul unui preot
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-02 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +2 min

Sursa foto: BBCDescoperire importantă: Singura mumie egipteană a unei femei însărcinate găsită până acum, ascunsă în sarcofagul unui preotDescoperire importantă făcută de o echipă de oameni de știință polonezi: singura mumie egipteană însărcinată găsită până acum, relatează BBC. Descoperirea a fost făcută de cercetătorii de la Warsaw Mummy Project și publicată în Journal of Archaeological Science. Până acum se credea că mumia este a unui preot bărbat, dar scanările arată că este de fapt vorba despre o femeie aflată în ultimele etape ale sarcinii. „Aceasta este cea mai importantă și cea mai semnificativă constatare a noastră de până acum, o surpriză totală”, a spus Wojciech Ejsmond, membru al echipei de la Academia de Științe din Polonia. Patru mănunchiuri, despre care se crede că sunt organe înfășurate și îmbălsămate, au fost găsite în cavitatea abdominală a mumiei, dar oamenii de știință spun că fătul nu a fost scos din uter.

Persons: ., Wojciech Ejsmond, - lea Organizations: BBC, Journal, Academia, Științe, Universității din Locations: Varșovia, Polonia, Universității din Varșovia, Teba

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