http://antiques.star.md Best articles about oldest civilizations Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:48:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A temple built on a circular base, possibly consecrated to the Aztec wind god, has been found in the historical centre of Mexico City. Archaeologist Eduardo Matos Moctezuma told the German Press Agency Matos Moctezuma, Mexico's most respected archaeologist and coordinator since 1978 of excavations on the remnants of the former ... http://antiques.star.md/possibly-aztec-circular-temple-discovered-in-mexico/ Newly discovered archaeological sites in southern and northern India have revealed how people lived before and after the colossal Toba volcanic eruption 74,000 years ago, according to Press Trust of India (PTI) on Tuesday. The international and multidisciplinary research team, led by Oxford University in collaboration with Indian institutions, has uncovered ... http://antiques.star.md/new-archaeological-sites-found-in-india-can-unveil-the-life-of-ancient-people/ British Columbia, Canada: DNA recovered from ancient caribou bones reveals a possible link between several small unique caribou herds and a massive volcanic eruption that blanketed much of the Alaskan Yukon territory in a thick layer of ash 1,000 years ago, reports research published today in Molecular Ecology. It's just part ... http://antiques.star.md/dna-could-link-caribou-history-to-volcanic-eruption/ A section of city wall that enclosed ancient Jerusalem and was probably built by King Solomon in the 10th century BC was found during recent digs, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem said on Monday. The unearthed wall is six metres high (20 feet) and 70 metres (230 feet) long, a ... http://antiques.star.md/ancient-wall-of-solomon-era-discovered-in-jerusalem/ Over the last three decades, technological advancement has allowed archeologists to answer longstanding questions and refute misconceptions about missing details of Egypt’s history. From the remains of ancient rulers to Napoleon’s flagship, et takes you through some of archeology’s most significant discoveries in the last 30 years. Tombs of the ... http://antiques.star.md/new-tech-offers-new-clues-to-egypts-past/ A temple complex in Turkey that predates even the pyramids is rewriting the story of human evolution. They call it potbelly hill, after the soft, round contour of this final lookout in southeastern Turkey. To the north are forested mountains. East of the hill lies the biblical plain of Harran, and ... http://antiques.star.md/clues-into-human-evolution-history-offered-by-ancient-temple/ Bricks dating back 5,000 to 7,000 years have been unearthed in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, adding between 1,000 to 2,000 years onto Chinese brick-making history, archaeologists claimed Saturday. "The five calcined bricks were unearthed from a site of the Yangshao Culture Period dating 5,000 to 7,000 years ago. Previously, the ... http://antiques.star.md/7000yo-bricks-found-in-china/ His Highness Sayyid Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, minister of heritage and culture, yesterday presided over the launch ceremony of Omani heritage website enlisted in the World Heritage list. The launching ceremony, held at the office of HM the Sultan adviser for cultural affairs, was attended by Sayyid Ali bin ... http://antiques.star.md/latest-archaeological-discoveries-offer-more-information-on-omans-past/ A well-built aqueduct from time of King Herod was unearthed last week near the Jaffa Gate in Jerusalem during work on infrastructure in the area. The site of the discovery is not far from the place where a Byzantine street was recently unearthed. Israel Antiquities Authority archaeologists say they found ... http://antiques.star.md/well-preserved-aqueduct-from-herodian-era-discovered-in-jerusalem/ The buried antiquities of Ur could one day outshine those of ancient Egypt, archaeologists at a large-scale excavation in Iraq believe. With the country ravaged by war and strife since the 2003 US-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein, Baghdad's struggling government has had greater priorities than funding large-scale digs at ... http://antiques.star.md/discovering-the-antiquities-of-ur-in-iraq/