Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Most significant find in Christian archeology since the Dead Sea Scrolls?

[Yahoo News] British archaeologists are seeking to authenticate what could be a landmark discovery in the documentation of early Christianity: a trove of 70 lead codices that appear to date from the 1st century CE, which may include key clues to the last days of Jesus' life.

Ancient Domesticated Dog Skull Found in Siberian Cave

[Science Daily] A 33,000-year-old dog skull unearthed in a Siberian mountain cave presents some of the oldest known evidence of dog domestication and, together with an equally ancient find in a cave in Belgium, indicates that modern dogs may be descended from multiple ancestors.

Neanderthals Made Tools

[Alpha Galileo Foundation] These artifacts, collectively known as ‘Levallois’, were manufactured across Europe, Western Asia and Africa as early as 300,000 years ago.

Oldest Dinosaur Nest Found

[BBC]  A nesting site for dinosaur eggs found in South Africa is 100 million years older than the previous oldest site.

Sunday, January 22, 2012

Mysterious Roman Building Unearthed

[Live Science] "It's very unusual to find a building like this where you have no known parallels for it."

Oldest Astrologist Board Discovered

[Live Science] Dating back more than 2,000 years, the board was discovered in Croatia, in a cave overlooking the Adriatic Sea.

Major Greek Discoveries of 2011

[Greek Reporter] For example, the oldest legible epigraph ever discovered on European soil. Or,  a small 2,500-year old wooden statue in perfect condition.