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Is ancient Roman concrete better than today's? Most modern concrete starts with Portland cement, a powder made by heating limestone and clay to super-high temperatures and grinding them up. The ancient builders mixed materials like burnt limestone and volcanic sand with water and gravel, creating chemical reactions to bind everything together. Now, scientists think they’ve found a key reason why some Roman concrete has held up structures for thousands of years: The ancient material has an unusual power to repair itself. Even though Roman concrete lasted a long time, it couldn't hold up heavy loads: “You couldn’t build a modern skyscraper with Roman concrete,” Oleson said.
Persons: they’ve, , Carlos Rodriguez, Navarro, John Oleson, Vitruvius, Admir, Rome —, Marie Jackson, Jackson, ” Jackson, Rodriguez, Cecilia Pesce, They’d, ” Pesce, Thirumalini Selvaraj, Selvaraj, Oleson, Masic Organizations: , Spain’s University of Granada, University of Victoria, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Utah, University of Sheffield, Vellore Institute of Technology, Army Corps of Engineers, Associated Press Health, Science Department, Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science, Educational Media Group, AP Locations: Canada, Portland, Rome, Copan, Honduras, England, India
CNN —Archaeologists in Israel have discovered what they believe to be the remains of an Ancient Greek courtesan. Stiebel told CNN that he and his team believe the woman would have been among the first Greeks to arrive in the region. Liat Oz, the director of the excavation on behalf of the IAA, described the mirror found in the tomb alongside the remains. Researchers say the mirror is incredibly rare, with just 63 discovered in the Hellenistic world. Stiebel told CNN that the team are continuing with further research in order to “zoom in” on the finer details of the mirror.
Persons: Guy Stiebel, Emil Aladjem, , Alexander the Great, Stiebel, Oz, , Alexandra the Great, ” Stiebel Organizations: CNN, Archaeologists, Tel Aviv University, Israel Antiquities Authority, Israel Antiquities Authority “, IAA Locations: Israel, Kibbutz, Jerusalem, East, Ancient Greece, Egypt, Rome, Greece
Business category · September 25, 2023 · 4:11 PM UTC · ago · agoFrance risks losing out on billions of euros in EU funds if lawmakers do not adopt long-term public finance plans, Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire warned on Monday.
Persons: Bruno Le Maire Organizations: Finance Locations: France
Almost 6,000 years ago, communities used a cave in Spain as a burial place. AdvertisementAdvertisementScraping and cutting of these bones left traces "that can only be attributed to human action," Martínez Sánchez said. "The actions of fragmenting and manipulating the bones may well be related to specific ritual events performed inside the cave," Martínez Sánchez said. "They're often viewed as sort of passageways to another world to the ancestors, to other kinds of worlds that are seen as sacred liminal spaces, spaces that are somewhere in between the land and the living and the land of the ancestors," she said. There's a chance they may have disturbed the human remains as well.
Persons: Cueva, los, Rafael, Martínez, Katina Lillios, wasn't, Martínez Sánchez, Lillios, It's, There's Organizations: Service, University of Cordoba, University of Iowa Locations: Spain, Wall, Silicon, Iberia, Western Europe
Jerusalem CNN —The United Nations World Heritage Committee voted Sunday to list the Tell es-Sultan archaeological site in Jericho as a “World Heritage Site in Palestine.”The decision was made at a conference held in Riyadh, UNESCO said on its official X account, formerly known as Twitter. The Palestinian Authority welcomed the decision, while Israel expressed ire. The newly designated site, located in Jericho in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, contains ruins dating back to the ninth millennium BCE. “The outstanding universal value of the site qualifies it to be one of the World Heritage sites,” Ma’ayah said. In 2010, Jericho celebrated being the oldest walled city in the world, dating back to the modern Stone Age.
Persons: Antiquities Rula Ma’ayah, , ” Ma’ayah, Jericho Organizations: Jerusalem CNN, United Nations World Heritage, UNESCO, Twitter, Palestinian Authority, West Bank, Palestinian Authority Foreign Affairs Ministry, ., Tourism, Antiquities, CNN, Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Locations: Jerusalem, Jericho, Palestine, Riyadh, Israel, Jordan
JERUSALEM (AP) — Four Roman-era swords, their wooden and leather hilts and scabbards and steel blades exquisitely preserved after 1,900 years in a desert cave, surfaced in a recent excavation by Israeli archaeologists near the Dead Sea, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced Wednesday. The cache of exceptionally intact artifacts was found about two months ago and tells a story of empire and rebellion, of long-distance conquest and local insurrection. The swords were dated based on their typology, and have not yet undergone radiocarbon dating. Political Cartoons View All 1145 ImagesThe cool, arid and stable climate of the desert caves has allowed exceptional preservation of organic remains, including hundreds of ancient parchment fragments known as the Dead Sea Scrolls. Archaeologists returned to this particular cave near the desert oasis of Ein Gedi to document an inscription found decades earlier.
Persons: Gedi, , Asaf Gayer, Guy Stiebel, , Organizations: JERUSALEM, Israel Antiquities Authority, Survey, Scrolls, Ariel University, Tel, Tel Aviv University, Jewish Locations: Israel, Roman, Judaea, Tel Aviv,
Perfectly preserved Roman-era swords were discovered in a Dead Sea cave by Israeli reseachers. The Israeli Antiquities Authority thinks the four swords were used by Judean rebels 1,900 years ago. Ilan Ben Zion / Associated PressOn Wednesday, the Israeli Antiquities Authority announced the discovery of the cache in a small, almost inaccessible Judean Desert cave near the Dead Sea. Scientists said the swords featured wooden and leather hilts, wooden scabbards, and steel blades that were amazingly preserved after spending almost 2,000 years in a remote desert cave. Researchers discover the ancient Roman-era swords in a small crack of a remote cave near the Dead Sea.
Persons: reseacher, Eitan Klein, Ilan Ben Zion, Eithan Klein, Eli Escusido, Emil Aladjem, Klein Organizations: Israeli Antiquities Authority, Service, Survey Project, Israel Antiquities Authority, Associated, Survey, BBC, Authority Locations: Wall, Silicon, Judean, Israel, Judea
[1/3] Police stand on a road outside 'Bharat Mandapam', the main venue of the G20 Summit, in New Delhi, India, September 3, 2023. By convention, invitations issued by Indian constitutional bodies have always mentioned the name India when the text is in English, and the name Bharat when the text is in Hindi. However, the invites -- in English -- for the G20 dinner called Murmu the President of Bharat. In English, the South Asian giant is called India, while in Indian languages it is also called Bharat, Bharata and Hindustan. While some supporters of the name Bharat say "India" was given by British colonisers, historians say the name predates colonial rule by centuries.
Persons: Bharat Mandapam, Altaf Hussain, Droupadi Murmu, Bharat, Narendra Modi’s, “ Bharat, Alexander the, Krishn Kaushik, William Maclean Organizations: REUTERS, Indian, Reuters, Bharatiya Janata Party, BJP, of States, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, Bharat, Thomson Locations: New Delhi, India, DELHI, Bharata, British, Greece
A peculiar 3,000-year-old priestly tomb was unearthed in Peru's Pacopampa archaeological site. The remains were found face down and with legs crossed alongside an artifact made of human bone. Inside the burial chamber, the 3,000-year-old remains of an elite spiritual leader, dubbed the "Prince of Pacopampa," were found face down with legs crossed. "Burials lying on the face are often found in the Andes," the Pacopampa Archaeological Project leader Yuji Seki told Insider. A researcher from the Pacopampa Archaeological Project excavates the remains of the Prince of Pacopampa.
Persons: Pacopampa, Yuji Seki, Seki, Prince, Yuji Seki Seki Organizations: Service, National Museum of Ethnology, Peru's National University of San, of Culture, Reuters Locations: Wall, Silicon, Peru, England, Japan, Peru's National University of San Marcos, Pacopampa, of Culture of Peru
CNN —Scientists have decoded an ancient aroma by identifying the ingredients used in Egyptian mummification balms — and resurrected the scent. The exact recipes used in the mummification have long been debated because ancient Egyptian texts don’t name precise ingredients. The new findings suggest that the relatively complex balms used in Senetnay’s preservation may have been the beginning of a trend of more elaborate ones used later on. Dammar resin, an ingredient used in embalming, appears next to a bottle of the recreated ancient scent. “The scent of eternal life” will be part of an ancient Egyptian exhibit at the Danish museum that opens in October.
Persons: , Barbara Huber, ” Huber, Pharaoh Amenhotep II, Pharaoh Thutmose III, Amenhotep II, Senetnay, Christian Tepper, Howard Carter, Carter, Pharaoh, Nicole Boivin, Carole Calvez, dammar, it’s, ” Boivin, Dammar, Sofia Collette Ehrich, Huber, Barbara Huber “, Organizations: CNN —, Moesgaard Museum, Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology, Max Planck Institute, Geoanthropology Locations: Denmark, Egypt’s Valley, Germany, , Hannover, India, Southeast Asia, Europe, Saqqara
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
CNNWhile the hotels and beaches are what most travelers come to Antalya for, you don’t need to go far for proper Turkish traditions. A Turkish breakfast is something to behold. Then, you can read your newspaper or do whatever and then you can lay down and have a little nap.”Dilek Gorpe: Turkish breakfast is best consumed slowly. There is a deep respect for the landscape and the old ways, which makes Antalya feel very special indeed. CNNBack in Antalya, there’s the chance to feel that sense of wonder afforded by Bodrum’s bohemian side, but in a wholly different setting.
Persons: Dilek Gorpe, CNN Gorpe, It’s, extraordinaire Sahir Erozan, , didn’t, Sahir Erozan, CNN Erozan, “ It’s, it’s, Cemil İpekçi, ” Bodrum, , Alexander the Great, Paul Organizations: CNN, Ottomans, Locations: Antalya, Bodrum, Europe, Turkish, Perga
Tropez of Turkey,” but there are plentiful nooks and crannies to discover away from the crowds. Jetties jut into the emerald water enticing boat crews to dine at the small tavernas, including Captain Ibrahim’s and Rosemary Restaurant. Across the gulf on its own peninsula is pretty waterfront town Bozburun, known for its thyme honey, sponge fishing and traditional boat builders. Bestas Limani is known as Cold Water Bay as it's fed by chilly mountain springs. To the south of Fethiye is Bestas Limani, more commonly known as Cold Water Bay because of the cold springs that flow from the mountains.
Persons: Ada, Tropez of, Captain Ibrahim’s, Rosemary, Cleopatra, Mark Antony, Aphrodite, Sleepy Selimiye, Marmaris, Bükü, Mattia Sobieski, St, Nicholas –, Organizations: CNN, Baba, Q Locations: Coast . Gulf, Gökova, Yalıkavak, Gümüşlük, Kalymnos, Fenerci, Kos, St, Tropez, Tropez of Turkey, , Bodrum, Orak, Maldives, North Africa, Kedrai, Değirmen, Knidos, Hisarönü, Simi, bougainvillea, Turkey, Palamut, Bençik Bay, Loryma, Hellenic, Çiftlik, Marmaris, Ekinçik, Kaunos, . Gulf, Fethiye, imageBROKER.com, Telmessos, Turkish, Tersane, Ottoman, Ruin, Wall, Kayaköy, Lausanne, Gemiler
Archaeologists worry that the tomb of China's first emperor contains deadly booby traps. An ancient Chinese historian wrote that the tomb is filled with mercury and crossbows ready to fire. A 2020 study found that mercury concentrations around the tomb are higher than to be expected. Ancient Chinese historian Sima Qian wrote an account around 100 years after the emperor's death about possible booby traps inside the tomb. The terracotta army and Qin Shi Huang's tomb complex are designated as UNESCO World Heritage Sites and remain some of the most significant archaeological discoveries in history.
Persons: China's, Qin Shi Huang, Sima Qian, Craftsmen, Qin Shi Organizations: Service, UNESCO, Heritage Locations: Wall, Silicon, Lintong District, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
Israeli researchers discovered possible evidence of "ritual magic" in a deep cave in the Judaean hills. Human skulls were arranged in patterns near oil lamps, with daggers and axe heads nearby. "Some crevices contained groups of oil lamps mixed with weapons and pottery vessels from earlier periods or placed with human skulls." In addition to the oil lamps, weapons including daggers and axe heads were located along with three human skulls. Oil lamps in particular, such as the 120 found within the cave's crevices, were used to lure spirits to the realm of the living.
Persons: Eitan Klein, Boaz Zissu, Klein, Zissu, , thunders, necromancy, Constantius II Organizations: Service, Harvard Theological, Cambridge University Press, Israel Antiquities Authority, Bar, Ilan University, Roman Locations: Wall, Silicon, Cave, Jerusalem
Abortion is ancient history and that matters today
  + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +9 min
This long view of abortion matters, according to Mary Fissell, a professor of the history of medicine at Johns Hopkins University. That’s because assumptions about how abortion was viewed in the past color present-day arguments about abortion rights. Abortion opponents portray the rights granted by Roe v. Wade and legal access to abortion as an historical aberration, according to Fissell, which is not accurate, historians say. Earliest references to abortionThe first written references to abortion are contained in an ancient Egyptian papyrus written about 3,500 years ago. For most of history, abortion has not been an issue about the fetus, like it is today, but rather about women’s behavior.
Persons: Mary Fissell, Roe, Wade, , Fissell, , Dobbs, it’s, Lysistrata, Aristophanes, , Lisa Briggs, Briggs, Pliny the Elder, ” Briggs, It’s, Maeve Callan, Callan, , Saint Brigid, Patrick, Brigid, Peter Morrison, God, ” Callan, “ quickening, Pope Sixtus V, Pope Gregory XIV Organizations: CNN, Johns Hopkins University, US, Jackson, Health Organization, Cranfield University, British Museum, , Simpson College, AP, quicken Locations: United States, Dobbs v, Rome, Cyrene, Libya, Iowa, Medieval Ireland, Ireland, Leixlip, Kildare
They are to be built on some of the 33,000 hectares (330 square km) of former coal mines in Lusatia by 2030. The plans are emblematic of the drive by Chancellor Olaf Scholz's government to accelerate the phase-out of coal power towards a carbon neutral economy by as early as 2030 versus the agreed target of 2038. Many of LEAG's 8,000 coal workers are expected to retire by 2030 or retrain in renewable energy. Only 18% of locals believe politicians are doing enough to counteract the consequences of the coal phase-out, a survey published in May by broadcaster rbb showed, while 70% worry electricity could become expensive. "It is fundamentally unrealistic that the coal phase-out can be achieved in 2030," Christine Herntier, mayor of the town of Spremberg, told Reuters.
Persons: LEAG, Chancellor Olaf Scholz's, Ute Liebsch, Liebsch, Knut Abraham, Abraham, rbb, Christine Herntier, Rainer Schiller, Schiller, Ben Schueppel, Ingolf Arnold, Matthias Williams Organizations: Green, Reuters, Park, Thomson Locations: Berlin, FORST, Germany, Czech, Lusatia, Brandenburg, Saxony, Spremberg, Herntier
CNN —Archaeologists have found an octagonal sword dating from more than 3,000 years ago at a burial site in the state of Bavaria, southern Germany. The sword is so well preserved that it still gleams, according to a statement from the Bavarian State Office for the Preservation of Monuments. Bayerisches Landesamt für DenkmalpflegeIt was discovered last week at a site in Donau-Ries, and researchers believe it was left in the grave as a burial gift. The sword is thought to date to the end of the 14th century BCE, the Middle Bronze Age. A sword like this, with an octagonal handle made entirely from bronze, is a rare find, according to the statement.
Persons: , Mathias Pfeil, Organizations: CNN —, Bavarian, Office, Archaeologists Locations: Bavaria, Germany, Donau, Ries
Canada's Bell deepens news industry gloom with 1,300 job cuts
  + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
The layoffs will mostly affect management and follow thousands of cuts in the media industry that has been wrestling with dwindling ad dollars, elevated levels of inflation and the ongoing shift from cable TV to streaming. The company expects Bell Canada's legacy phone revenue to decline by $250 million each year, while the news operation posts annual operating losses of $40 million. "Our industry is experiencing a major disruption," said senior executive Wade Oosterman in an internal memo seen by Reuters. The Canadian telecom industry has over recent years come under pressure from the government to bring down phone bills in a concentrated market. Affected employees will be informed this week, Bell said, adding that vacant positions were eliminated to minimize the impact on teams.
Persons: Bell, Wade Oosterman, Chrystia Freeland, Samrhitha Arunasalam, Aditya Soni, Shilpi Majumdar, Shinjini Organizations: Bell, Inc, Reuters, Google, Facebook, U.S, CTV, Canadian Finance, Canada, Thomson Locations: Canadian, London, Los Angeles, Washington, Ottawa, Bengaluru
Archaeologists in Peru find 3,000 year-old mummy in Lima
  + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
[1/5] The remains of a mummy, believed to be from the Manchay culture which developed in the valleys of Lima between 1,500 and 1,000 BCE, are pictured at the excavation site of a pre-Hispanic burial, in Lima, Peru June 14, 2023. REUTERS/Anthony MarinaLIMA, June 14 (Reuters) - Peruvian archaeologists have discovered an approximately 3,000-year-old mummy in Lima, they said on Wednesday, the latest discovery in the Andean nation dating to pre-Hispanic times. Students from San Marcos University and researchers initially found remains of the mummy's hair and skull in a cotton bundle during excavation, before uncovering the rest of the mummy. The mummy was probably from the Manchay culture, which developed in the valleys of Lima between 1500 and 1000 BC, archaeologist Miguel Aguilar said, and was associated with the construction of temples built in a U-shape that pointed toward the sunrise. The person "had been left or offered (as a sacrifice) during the last phase of the construction of this temple," Aguilar said.
Persons: Anthony Marina LIMA, Miguel Aguilar, " Aguilar, Enrique Mandujano, Anthony Marina, Alfredo Galarza, Carolina Pulice, Brendan O'Boyle, Leslie Adler Organizations: REUTERS, San Marcos University, Thomson Locations: Lima, Lima , Peru
Croatia's little-visited coastline above Dubrovnik
  + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Mary Novakovich | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +11 min
There’s even Kornati National Park, one of Croatia’s most compelling natural spaces, spread over 89 islands. Meanwhile, Trogir – whose old town occupies its own little island – is a magical place protected by UNESCO World Heritage status. In just one square within the walled old town you’ll be immersed in centuries of history. Primošten’s old town is on its own little island connected to the newer town by a causeway. Look out for a little promontory just to the north of the old town, where you’ll see pebbly beaches backed by pine trees.
Persons: Trogir, Anastasia, Danny Lehman, , you’ll, Trg, Mary’s, Boonchet, Nikola Bašić, you’ve, Nin, Veli, it’s, Anton Petrus, there’s, Jakov, Ivan Coric, You’ll, George, Andrey Omelyanchuk, Mary Novakovich, Organizations: CNN, Dalmatia, UNESCO World, Kolovare, Getty, Yugoslav, UNESCO Locations: Split, Dubrovnik, Croatian, Croatia’s, Zadar, Trogir, You’ll, Šibenik, Zadar's, Donat’s, St, Mary’s, you’re, Kolovare, Bibinje, Nin, , Sakarun, Dugi, Murter, Sibenik's, Lawrence’s, Krka, Skradin, Primošten, Čiovo, Riva
A world in three islands on the Mediterranean
  + stars: | 2023-05-25 | by ( Pavlo Fedykovych | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +16 min
CNN —In the middle of the Mediterranean Sea lies a small country made up of three inhabited islands and irresistible allure. Across its three inhabited islands – Malta, Gozo and Comino – you’ll find every sun-soaked aspect of the perfect vacation. The solution: Marsaskala, towards the southeastern tip of Malta island. Mellieħa Bay and St. Paul’s BayBugibba is a classic seaside resort town in St. Paul's Bay. The population is a modest two people, there are no cars, and no signs of globalization – just the untouched Mediterranean.
Now, increased investment in archeology from the Saudi government means that more and more information is coming out of Hegra and other Nabatean sites. I think they just get absorbed in the story of the growth of the Roman Empire.”"Hinat" greets travelers at the Hegra visitor's center. Now, travelers can see her in the Hegra visitors’ center. Expand your searchMany visitors combine their Hegra trip with visits to the smaller nearby historic sites of Dadan and Jabal Ikmah. Don’t miss the covered outdoor station near the Hegra visitor’s center, where you can practice using a small chisel to carve your name or initials into pieces of stone.
Nerja Caves: Europe's oldest 'tourist' site
  + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( Julia Buckley | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +6 min
The Cueva de Nerja, or Nerja Caves, are a three-mile series of caves near Nerja in Malaga province, southern Spain. Today, visitors can take a 45-minute tour of the “public gallery” to see fantastical formations of stalactites, stalagmites and other speleothems – shapes and structures caused by mineral deposits. So far, 589 prehistoric paintings have been discovered in the caves (modern visitors cannot visit those areas for conservation reasons). Prehistoric visitors mostly burned one type of pine to light their way, the carbon analysis revealed. “I think the magnitude and geological beauty of the Nerja Cave must have overwhelmed its prehistoric visitors, just as it overwhelms us today,” she said.
In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailCrocs turned the stay-at-home market into 'a brand that resonates with consumers', says Jim BrudermanJim Bruderman, Bruderman & Co. president, joins 'Closing Bell Overtime' to talk his top stock picks for the summer including Uber, BCE, Telus, and Crocs.
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