Antiquity Publications has published a report on new findings indicating that a scrying mirror employed by Dr. John Dee was originally an Aztec artifact. The article begins: “New research has confirmed that an obsidian mirror used by John Dee, confidante… Continue Reading
Science Advances Magazine has published a paper on the Etruscans, the civilisation that preceded in the Romans in Italy and had a significant impact on the latter. It looks at recent DNA studies to get new insight into this enduringly… Continue Reading
The New York Times recently ran a review of the second book by archaeologist Rebecca Wragg Sykes, Kindred. The book collects and analyzes 170 years’ worth of research and speculation devoted to the hominid species Neanderthals and presents readers a… Continue Reading
The scholarly journal Nature recently published a report on archaeological excavations and analysis at the ancient Middle Eastern site of Tall el-Hamman indicating that may have was destroyed by a cosmic airburst – this being the inspiration for the Biblical… Continue Reading
Late last year Archaeo-Chat interviewed archaeologist Rebecca Wragg Sykes her new book KINDRED: Neanderthal Life, Love, Death and Art. I just came across this after seeing her review in the NY Times about the development of bipedalism in hominids. Have… Continue Reading
The British Library has an unrivalled collection of Zoroastrian manuscripts and therefore welcomed the opportunity to display three of its Zoroastrian treasures in the current exhibition “Epic Iran” organised by the V&A with the Iran Heritage Foundation in association with… Continue Reading
Sarai: Is She the Goddess of Ancient Israel? by Dvora Lederman-Daniely was published earlier this Summer. The publisher’s description says: “Who was the mother goddess of the ancient religion of Israel, the spouse of the god Yahweh? Archaeological and literary-biblical… Continue Reading
The Guardian reported on a mathematician determining that Babylonians had discovered applied geometry by 1,700 BCE. The article begins: “An Australian mathematician has discovered what may be the oldest known example of applied geometry, on a 3,700-year-old Babylonian clay tablet.… Continue Reading
The Daily Beast published a news story about the recent discovery of a boundary stone marking the sacred limits of Rome, originally erected in 49 EV. The stone marked an expansion of the city’s limits as part of celebrations in… Continue Reading
The academic journal PLOS recently published a study that suggests that the extinction of human species commonly known as Neanderthals may have been hastened by a blood disorder in children conceived via Neanderthal/Homo Sapiens interbreeding. The abstract reads: Blood group… Continue Reading