Medieval galettières have been found on the site of the former abbey of Landévennec, in Finistère. Physico-chemical and experimental analyzes have determined that these were used to cook pancakes as early as the 13th century. The galettières were reconstructed and tested before being exhibited in
No less than 13 new figures, including a potential female silhouette, were brought to light during confinement by the owner of the premises. All of these findings still need to be analyzed. The mammoth traced with a clay mound discovered first at the end of March 2020 by Frédéric Plassard and Morg
By reproducing the prehistoric site of Stonehenge in the form of a model, British researchers have discovered that the monument, when it was still complete, had astonishing acoustic faculties:the human voices or the musical notes which were pronounced or played there were not only amplified inside,
Discovered in Germany in 1999, the Nebra Disc, considered until then to be the worlds first representation of the celestial vault, would probably not be 3,600 years old, but would be much more recent. According to two archaeologists from Frankfurt and Munich, its origin dates back only to the first
When artificial intelligence (AI) makes it possible to rediscover ancient historical treasures. Israeli researchers were able to piece together Babylonian writings marked on clay tablets using a deep learning model. Reconstructing illegible writings on clay tablets is now possible thanks to deep l
Egyptian authorities have announced the discovery of 13 sarcophagi still sealed in the necropolis of Saqqara, Egypt. Inviolate coffins discovered at the bottom of an 11-meter shaft at the site of Saqqara, Egypt. An intact funerary treasure has been unearthed on the Saqqara plateau, 30 kilometers
After several months of interruption, due to the Covid-19 health crisis, a team of specialists resumes Monday, September 14, 2020 its investigations in the basement of the Aquitaine museum in Bordeaux to try to identify what could well be Montaignes body. Photo provided by Bordeaux City Hall on No
The El Niño climatic phenomenon would have been very beneficial to Peruvian farmers of the pre-Hispanic civilization (before the arrival of Christopher Columbus in America) of the Pampa de Mocan, a very arid region in northern Peru. Archaeological research has revealed the existence of sophisticated
The largest DNA analysis of Viking skeletons ever conducted reveals that these mythical warriors were not all Norse. Viking world (8th-10th century) and gene flow:artistic reconstruction presenting a Viking warrior and his slave. Blond giants cut like athletes, the knife between the teeth, going
The Arabian Peninsula is now made up of large, uninviting deserts, but scientists have for a decade established that it was once greener and wetter. Undated photo of animal fossils on the surface of an ancient lake called Alathar, in Saudi Arabia. 120,000 years ago, in modern-day northern Saudi A
Discovered in the reserves of the Musée dAquitaine in Bordeaux, the supposed coffin of the philosopher Michel de Montaigne has begun to reveal its first secrets. Michel de Montaigne, 19th century engraving. The supposed coffin of the philosopher Michel de Montaigne has begun to reveal its first s
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
Geochemists and archaeologists have analyzed bird mummies found in astronomical proportions in the necropolises of the Late Egyptian period. The objective:to find out if these animals had been the subject of intensive breeding, like cats, or if they had been taken from their natural environment. M
Study of a 2e cemetery -4e centuries, discovered in the Republic of Tuva, in southern Siberia, reveals the violent behavior of ancient populations of nomadic pastoralists. Skeletons of steppe nomads bearing traces of violence at the Tunnug 1 site in southern Siberia. Decapitated, the skull substi
In Arnhem Land, an Australian Aboriginal region, researchers have discovered previously unknown rock paintings that are between 6,000 and 9,400 years old. A marsupial of the Macropodidae family. Magnificent cave paintings, including representations of Macropodidae, a particular family of marsupia
Polish divers believe they have discovered the wreck of a German ship from the Second World War, which could contain legendary relics... A diver above the wreck of the Karlsruhe, a steamship, sunk in the Baltic Sea in April 1945. One of the great unsolved enigmas of this 20th century conflict is
The cuirass of a Roman soldier involved in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest (Germany) in 9 CE has been discovered in a remarkable state of preservation. Reconstruction of articulated Roman armor from the 1st century AD, model found in Kalkriese, Germany. It all started with a beep-beep during 2
Hidden in a cave in the middle of the Thai jungle, cave paintings have just been unearthed by a team of intrepid archaeologists. A rare find dating back over two thousand years. Thai archaeologists in front of rock paintings discovered at Sam Roi Yot National Park, southwest of Bangkok, on Septemb
The analysis of a vitrified brain fragment found among the remains of a young man who died during the eruption of Vesuvius (1st century AD) reveals the presence of brain cells. Section of vitrified brain tissue from the skull of a young man who died in Herculaneum during the eruption of Vesuvius i
Discovered in a South African cave, this litter alternates plant layers with ash, used as an insect repellent and thermal insulator. Fossilized litter unearthed by excavations mixed sheaves of plants from the panicoideae subfamily and camphor leaves. This article is taken from the monthly n°884
500 years ago, Hernan Cortés landed in Mexico. An exploration project to find the ships of the Spanish Conquistador expedition is underway in the Gulf of Mexico. Anomalies reported by magnetometers off Playa Villa Rica, Mexico, which may correspond to the scuttling site of Cortès fleet (1519). WR
A 13th wreck century was unearthed in the bay of St John of Acre, on the northern coast of Israel. It could be a Crusader ship sunk during the capture of the city by the Mamluks in 1291. Capture of St Jean dAcre, where Crusaders and Mamluks clashed in 1291. Illustration by Gustave Doré. The thirt
At this point it seems impossible that ancient buildings as large as the dragon houses on the Greek island of Euboea could not have been dated, and that practically nothing is known about them. The dragon houses (in Greek Drakospita ) are 20 large buildings spread across the south of the island of
However, for Julius Caesar he was not all rosy:he was balding, which caused him a lot of anxiety, and he tried to hide it with a “curtain” and the use of the civic crown. It seems that he also had epilepsy, which affected his health. He wasnt young and he knew it. His rise had not been easy. He had