Ancient stone monoliths in southern Ethiopia, up to six meters tall, are 1,000 years older than scientists thought, according to a new study published in the Journal of African Archaeology . A Washington State University research team used advanced radiocarbon dating to determine that the monoliths
A mummy was found in the necropolis of Porta Sarno, east of the ancient ancient city of Pompeii, under a marble slab. The inscriptions on the tomb testify to the use of Greek in the city, of which there was no proof so far. The body of Marcus Venerius Secundio, found in Pompeii, has been the subj
During the first half of the 1st century AD. the Nimes aqueduct, about 50 kilometers long, was built to carry water from the springs of the Fontaine dEure in Uzes to the Roman colony of Nemausus. Although the distance in a straight line is only 20 kilometers, the route of the aqueduct follows a wi
The chalk drum unearthed in England and which, despite its name, had no musical vocation, dates from the Stonehenge period. It was accompanied by a chalk ball and a needle made from polished bone. Photo published on February 10, 2022 by the British Museum, London, shows a 5,000-year-old chalk drum