An inscription, recently discovered in a house exhumed in the new area of Pompeii excavations, confirms that the destruction of the ancient city would not have taken place in August, but two months later, on October 24, 79. An inscription found on a wall in Pompeii puts back the date of the erup
In Italy, in a cemetery dating from the end of the Roman Empire, a child was buried with a stone stuck in his mouth! The child with the stone in the mouth (Ve century), as found in the cemetery of Lugnano, Italy. Vampire burial:this is the name that archaeologists have given to a macabre discove
These 70 cm high statuettes were placed in the alcoves of one of the fortified palaces of the ancient city of Chan Chan. These would be the oldest sculptures in the region known to date. An expert works on the excavation of wooden statues discovered at the Chan Chan archaeological site in the Tru
A team of British and Bulgarian researchers have discovered an almost intact ancient Greek boat by 2 kilometers deep in the Black Sea. This ship found at the bottom of the Black Sea is 2400 years old. Oldest intact wreck (that is to say, almost entire) in the world would have been found at the bo
5,300 years ago, the Indians of Amazonia were already great cocoa lovers:traces of brown gold were discovered on an archaeological site in southern Ecuador, pushing back the domestication of the small tree by nearly 1,500 years. . Cocoa cultivation dates back more than 5,300 years. Of more than 2
At the margins of the Roman Empire, populations of Scotland known as the Picts would have developed a form of writing. Their age dates back to the 3rd century AD, according to new datings. The Pictish Stele of Craw Stane, Rhynie, Scotland. Painted men. The Picts have always been considered a mys
Greek and Latin authors described the macabre practice of severed heads among the Celts. New work reveals that of their mummifications! Reconstruction of the depot of weapons and severed heads at the Cailar site, in the Gard, and its impressive trophies. Severed heads . In his Geography , the Gre
For the first time, 2,600-year-old scarab mummies have been discovered in addition to cats, and snakes, in the necropolis of Saqqara, Egypt. Offerings of mummified cats discovered in a tomb in the Saqqara necropolis, near Cairo, Egypt. ANIMAL MUMMIES. Seven tombs, including four dating back more
Intensive tar production in Scandinavia from the 8th th century would have accompanied the dazzling development of the Viking fleet. Viking fleet, canvas by the painter Albert Sebille (1874-1953) Could a technological innovation explain Viking expeditions? In the Scandinavian domain, if the use o
2,100 years old, hundreds of clay figurines - soldiers, chariots and horses - have been unearthed in eastern China. This discovery, which dates from 2007, has just been revealed in a publication. A 2,100-year-old burial pit containing a mini terracotta army has been unearthed in China. Horsemen,
For three weeks, a team of researchers reported day by day on their scientific expedition to Egypt with a series of articles published daily on the Sciences et Avenir website. . Here are the Notebooks of Egypt... Inside a Theban tomb, Egypt. It was a first:for three weeks, from November 19 to Dec
An international and interdisciplinary research program is studying a set of funerary chapels discovered in the necropolis of ancient Thebes, in Luxor, Egypt. Team leaders, Philippe Martinez and Philippe Walter publish their expedition diary on our site every day. 1st episode. Hot air balloon view
For this 2nd episode of the Notebooks of Egypt, focus on the tomb of Nakhtamon, the one who was responsible for the composition of the altars at the Ramesseum and the order of the procession of the offering. The procession of the offering:the head of the butchers of the Ramesseum is in the process
For this 3rd episode of the Notebooks of Egypt, the analysis of the pigments used for the painting of the tombs of Luxor begins to be implemented. Some thoughts on the Egyptian palette. Tomb of Rekhmire, Luxor. Representation of lake. The ancient Egyptian always lived in a world filled with color
As early as the 18th century, visitors to Egyptian tombs wanted to retransmit to their contemporaries the scenes they had been able to see. How did we go from often naive drawings to the exceptional photographs of today? 4th episode of the Egyptian notebooks. Funeral of a royal scribe, John Gardin
For this 5th episode of the Notebooks of Egypt, the research mission which studies the paintings of the Theban tombs returns to the work of Christian Leblanc Honorary Research Director at the CNRS, who has been working in the west of ancient Thebes for forty years. years. Portrait of Queen Nefert
For this 6th episode of the Notebooks of Egypt, the research mission which studies the paintings of the Theban tombs details the scientific imaging techniques that make possible the rigorous study of the paintings of the Egyptian tombs. They make it possible to reveal a multitude of details on the p
Today, the Egyptian Painting Research Team invites you to visually participate in daily activities, from leaving in the morning to analyze the paintings to interpreting the data when the sun goes down. 7th part of the Notebook of Egypt In the early morning, hot air balloons over the archaeological
This 8th episode of the Egyptian notebooks is devoted to the discovery by the research team of paintings from a tomb of two artists, Ipouky and Nebamon. The collaboration between Egyptologists, specialists in artistic techniques and chemists involves the initiation of a multi-step procedure. Detai
A team of archaeologists and climatologists shows that the study of an ice core can deliver extremely precise historical evidence. They apply it to the period 540-660, particularly troubled for the history of the West. Philistines stricken with pestilence , by Nicolas Poussin, depicts the plague o
The aqueducts are very impressive examples of the art of construction in the Roman Empire. Even today, they continue to bring new insights into the aesthetic, practical and technical aspects of their construction and use. Scientists from the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz (JGU) investigated
Egyptian authorities announced on Sunday September 20, 2020 the discovery of 14 new sarcophagi dating back around 2,500 years. They rest at the bottom of a well in the necropolis of Saqqara southwest of Cairo. One of fourteen 2,500-year-old coffins discovered in a burial shaft at the desert necrop
Devoted to Viking deities, a rare 1,200-year-old pagan shrine has been unearthed in western Norway. 3D digital reconstruction of the pagan sanctuary of Orsta, Norway. Built 1200 years ago, it would have been made on the basis of Christian buildings seen by the Vikings during their migrations. The
To this day no one can say with absolute certainty whether the Hisarlik site on the north coast of Anatolia is the Homeric Troy or on the contrary it is another city, perhaps the Wilusa Hittite (the only written document found at the site is a cylinder with a Luwian inscription). In any case, when H