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For archaeologists, Middle East conflicts create ‘perfect sandstorm’ of challenges

By Guest PostMay 22, 2014Scienceangelia seyfferth, archaeologists, boy scout, civil war, code of ethics, cult, diary, donald whitcomb, egypt, excavation, gil stein, heretic, honeycomb technology, jericho, malcolm tully, ohio state university, palestinian, religion without rules, rice husk, suburb of chicago, syria, underground nest, vitruvian woman, zach severins

Conflicts in the Middle East have made archaeological work increasingly difficult, but the work must go on, scholars said at a recent conference organized with the help of the Oriental Institute.

The task of digging ancient sites and studying artifacts always has been historically challenging, but recent regime changes and civil war further burden scholars who must maneuver through national bureaucracies and forge relationships for help. “By any stretch of the imagination, work during the last four years has become particularly difficult,” said Gil Stein, director of the Oriental Institute. (more…)

Newly unearthed ruins challenge views of early Romans

By Guest PostAugust 24, 2013Culture, Scienceancient stereotype, andrew johnston, archaeologists, architectural style, bce, classical art, coliseum, colosseum, digging in italy, early romans, east of rome, gabii, geometrically patterned floors, historians, lego construction, lego like fashion, marcello mogetta, museum of archaeology, nicola terrenato, roman empire, roman republican history, ruins, site known, university of michigan, yale university

ANN ARBOR — In a long-buried Italian city, archaeologists have found a massive monument that dates back 300 years before the Colosseum and 100 years before the invention of mortar, revealing that the Romans had grand architectural ambitions much earlier than previously thought.

The structure, unearthed at the site known as Gabii, just east of Rome, is built with giant stone blocks in a Lego-like fashion. It’s about half the size of a football field and dates back 350-250 years BCE. It’s possibly the earliest public building ever found, said Nicola Terrenato, a University of Michigan classics professor who leads the project—the largest American dig in Italy in the past 50 years. (more…)

Two 6000-year-old ‘halls of the dead’ unearthed, in UK first

By Guest PostAugust 7, 2013General, Science6000 year old, archaeologists, artefacts, dorstone hill, eastern yorkshire, England, halls of dead, herefordshire council, julian thomas, keith ray, late neolithic, neolithic, neolithic heritage, peterchurch, prehistoric burial mound, uk, university of manchester, wales

The remains of two large 6000-year-old halls, each buried within a prehistoric burial mound, have been discovered by archaeologists from The University of Manchester and Herefordshire Council – in a UK first.

The sensational finds on Dorstone Hill, near Peterchurch in Herefordshire, were thought to be constructed between 4000 and 3600 BC.

Some of the burnt wood discovered at the site shows the character of the building’s structure above ground level- in another UK first.

The buildings, probably used by entire communities, are of unknown size, but may have been of similar length to the Neolithic long barrows beneath which they were found – 70metres and 30m long. (more…)

Chemical Analysis Confirms Discovery of Oldest Wine-making Equipment Ever Found

By Guest PostJanuary 11, 2011Culture, Scienceancient leather shoe, archaeologists, arena 1, ark, armenia, armenian cave, beauty of malvidin, Bible, cave complex, clay vat, copper age, discovery, drinking bowl, egyptian king scorpion, fermentation, grape, grape seeds, gregory areshian, hans barnard, late chalcolithic period, mediterranean, mount ararat, noah, oldest complete wine production facility, radiocarbon analysis, storage jars, ucla scientists, vitis vinifera vinifera, wine, withered grape vines, zagros mountain range

*UCLA scientists use new scientific method to verify vintage 4100 B.C. wine*

Analysis by a UCLA-led team of scientists has confirmed the discovery of the oldest complete wine production facility ever found, including grape seeds, withered grape vines, remains of pressed grapes, a rudimentary wine press, a clay vat apparently used for fermentation, wine-soaked potsherds, and even a cup and drinking bowl. (more…)

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For archaeologists, Middle East conflicts create ‘perfect sandstorm’ of challenges

Newly unearthed ruins challenge views of early Romans

Two 6000-year-old ‘halls of the dead’ unearthed, in UK first

Chemical Analysis Confirms Discovery of Oldest Wine-making Equipment Ever Found