Tag Archives: History

Amazing Observatories of the Ancient World

Posted on January 17, 2009 by Thomas

Amazing observatories of the ancient world To help celebrate the International Year of Astronomy, take an armchair tour of the most intriguing ancient observatories, guided by three leading archaeoastronomy experts: John Carlson of the University of Maryland, Ed Krupp of … Continue reading →

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Hieroglyphics Cracked 1,000 Years Earlier Than Thought

Posted on January 17, 2009 by Thomas

Older news but still important. I also like the nature of this museum. Hieroglyphics Cracked 1,000 Years Earlier Than Thought Western scholars were not the first to decipher the ancient language of the pharaohs, according to a new book that … Continue reading →

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Jill the Ripper

Posted on January 17, 2009 by Thomas

Was notorious serial killer Jack the Ripper a woman? The notorious serial killer who stalked London’s East End, butchering prostitutes and terrorising the population, may not have been Jack the Ripper – but Jill. An Australian scientist has used swabs … Continue reading →

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Boudicca’s Gold Hoard Unearthed

Posted on January 17, 2009 by Thomas

Boudicca’s gold hoard unearthed The largest hoard of prehistoric gold coins in Britain in modern times has been discovered by a metal detectorist in East Anglia. The 824 gold staters, worth the modern equivalent of up to £1m when they … Continue reading →

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Display Your Dino Feathers

Posted on January 16, 2009 by Thomas

Dino feathers ‘were for display’ By Tanya Syed The earliest dinosaur feathers were probably used for visual display, according to a new study. The evidence comes from two 125-million-year-old dinosaur fossils unearthed in north-east China. Writing in PNAS journal, the … Continue reading →

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The Medieval Bone Walls of Spain

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Thomas

Medieval walls in Spain contain bits of bone In a macabre discovery fit for Indiana Jones, archaeologists in Spain unearthed a 14th century brick oven with a unique role – to bake bones. Scientists report that the animal bones were … Continue reading →

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The Evolution of Apes

Posted on January 13, 2009 by Thomas

Primate Culture Is Just A Stone’s Throw Away From Human Evolution, Study Finds For 30 years, scientists have been studying stone-handling behavior in several troops of Japanese macaques to catch a unique glimpse of primate culture. By watching these monkeys … Continue reading →

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