Archaeology
- Oldest Biblical Inscription Deciphered, Archaeologists Say
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Archaeologists from the Department of Biblical Studies at the University of Haifa say they've deciphered the earliest known Hebrew writing in existence, an inscription dating from the 10th century BCE (the period of King David's reign). The disc ...
Article - News Staff - Sep 8 2010 - 7:00pm
- Neanderthal Art News
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I'm fascinated by the effort to reconstruct the Neanderthal life- how they ate, where they lived, their physiology, their cognitive workings, their use of symbols. They were more like us than any other species (or sub-species) out there, and yet also ...
Blog Post - Michael White - Jan 8 2010 - 12:15pm
- Solomon Woz Here?
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A few days ago, I read Oldest Biblical Inscription Deciphered, Archaeologists Say by our News Staff, and found it fascinating. It takes one back to Solomon, who, according to the Bible, had a thousand wives (that’s includin’ concubines, I have to tell ya ...
Article - Robert H Olley - Jan 14 2010 - 11:42am
- Ancient Jerusalem City Wall Discovered
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Archaeological excavations conducted by researchers at Hebrew University of Jerusalem have revealed a section of an ancient city wall of Jerusalem possibly built by King Solomon during the tenth century B.C.E. The section of the city wall revealed is 70 me ...
Article - News Staff - Sep 8 2010 - 7:03pm
- Archaeologists Revise History Of China's First Emperor
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Archaeologists have integrated textual evidence with archaeological research in order to further understand the impact of China's first emperor Qin Shihauangdi, responsible for initiating construction of the Great Wall. The result of their work, they ...
Article - News Staff - Mar 2 2010 - 2:45pm
- Town In Biblical Book Of Chronicles Identified, Say Historians
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Historians from the University of Haifa claim that Khirbet Qeiyafa, a provincial town in Israel's Elah Valley region, is 'Neta'im', an adminstrative center mentioned in the biblical book of Chronicles. Archaeological excavations carrie ...
Article - News Staff - Mar 9 2010 - 11:53am
- Archaeologists Investigate Proto-Urban Settlement In Syria
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Archaeologists have begun excavating a proto-urban settlement situated where the Balikh River joins the Euphrates River in Northern Syria. The location was at the crossroads of major trade routes across ancient Mesopotamia that followed the course of the E ...
Article - News Staff - Apr 6 2010 - 11:54am
- Archaeologists Unearth Ancient Assyrian Political Treaty
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Archaeologists have unearthed a cache of cuneiform tablets found to contain a largely intact Assyrian treaty from the early 7th century BCE. The 43 by 28 centimeter tablet — known as the Vassal Treaties of Esarhaddon — contains about 650 lines and is in a ...
Article - News Staff - Apr 8 2010 - 1:11pm
- Melting Ice Yields Ancient Hunting Tools
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If you thought that rapid and potentially catastrophic climate change was all bad, think again. High in the Mackenzie Mountains in Canada, a treasure trove of ancient hunting tools is being revealed as warming temperatures melt patches of ice that have bee ...
Article - News Staff - Apr 26 2010 - 11:57am
- Archaeologists Upset Theory About Easter Island Statues
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Archaeologists say they have disproved the fifty-year-old theory underpinning our understanding of how the famous stone statues were moved around Easter Island. Fieldwork led by researchers at University College London and The University of Manchester has ...
Article - News Staff - May 12 2010 - 10:41pm
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