Tag: artifacts
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Stone by Ancient Stone, Mexico Recovers Its Lost Treasure
The New York Times has a story about how Mexico is working to restore and preserve its cultural heritage. American officials are helping to track down and restore stolen antiquities from Mexico and restore the items to their rightful owners. Many of the artifacts, stolen years ago, sell to collectors for upwards of a million…
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Glacier Archaeologists Find a 1300-Year-Old Arrow in Melting Ice
The Archaeologist has a piece about the discovery of a 1300 year old arrow. The arrow was found during a research project on the Langfonne ice patch in the Jutunheimen Mountains in Norway. It dates to the Late Neolithic Age from about 2400 to 1750 BC. The Langfonne ice patch has shrunk 30% in the…
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PBS Eons: The Curious Case of the Cave Lion
PBS Eons has a new episode. This one is about large cats from ancient Eurasia. A mysterious, large feline roamed Eurasia during the last ice age. Its fossils have been found across the continent, and it’s been the subject of ancient artwork. So what exactly were these big cats?
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British Teenager Discovers Rare Bronze Age Ax Hoard
The Cool Finds column blog at Smithsonian Magazine has a story about the discovery of Bronze Age axes. Milly Hardwick, a 13-year-old from Suffolk, stumbled onto a cache of 65 artifacts dated to around 1300 B.C.E, while on a metal detecting outing. Milly Hardwick was searching for buried treasure in a field in Hertfordshire, England,…
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Facial reconstruction shows powerful Bronze Age woman’s serene expression and huge earrings
Live Science has a story about some facial reconstruction performed on a Bronze Age woman’s skull. Researchers in Spain, discovered the remains of the woman in 2014. She was buried with lavish jewelry – including a diadem, beaded necklaces, silver-crafted rings, bracelets, spiral hairpieces and earplugs with spirals, as well as a silver-rimmed drinking pot…
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Found in a Candy Tin: One of the First Coins Struck in Colonial North America
The Cool Finds column at Smithsonian Magazine has a story about a remarkable find. A one shilling coin minted in 1652 by the Massachusetts Bay Colony was found in a candy tin. One of 40 known to exist, it was sold at auction for $351,912. A silver coin minted in colonial Boston in 1652 has sold for…
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World Atlas: What Is The Difference Between Paleontology And Archeology?
Check out this article in the World Atlas. I hear this all the time when I mention fossil hunting… quite often they say something like “I love archeology” or “When did you get interested in archeology” or even “Where do archeologists find dinosaur bones?” Hopefully, this will clear up the concepts, paleontologists study dinosaurs and…
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ScienceMag: Countries demand their fossils back, forcing natural history museums to confront their past
Science Magazine has a story about natural history museums having to re-assess how fossils were obtained in the past. Back during the colonial period, expeditions were launch to the vast corners of the world and many valuable specimens were brought back to Europe. Now, the countries that currently occupy those corners are asking for their…
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NY Times: Wine From Prehistoric Georgia With an 8,000-Year-Old Vintage
The NY Times has a story about the discovery of 8000 year old wine. Looking for some vintage wine for the holidays? Well, researchers in Georgia have found wine that dates back to about 6000 BC. Too bad… or maybe too good, it’s just wine residue. The find was described in a paper published in…
