Archaeologists working at Akko, one of the major ancient ports of the eastern Mediterranean, have found a fleet of early-19th century ships and ancient harbor structures that date back to the 3rd-1st centuries B.C. During the brief time the shipwrecks were exposed, the Israel Antiquities Authority investigated one of them: a 32 meter vessel which [...]
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A 2,500-year-old statue of a woman has been found in the ancient city of Metropolis in Izmir’s Torbali district, Turkey. The head of the excavations, Trakya University Archaeology Department Associate Professor Serdar Aynek, said the headless, dressed, female statue was found buried in the city wall and that the statue reflected the richness and magnificence [...]
Researchers in Australia are reporting that 15 million years ago the Nimbadon lavarackorum, basically a human-sized wombat, hugged trees and behaved like modern-day koalas. Previous analysis of the skull, teeth and jaw of nimbadon revealed the animal ate leaves, says Black. But this is the first time the full skeleton has been described, revealing nimbadon [...]
Archaeologists working in Jiangsu province, China, have unearthed the ancient city of Wu. It is probably the biggest find of ancient city relics from the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC) ever known in China, according to Chen Jun, director of Suzhou Archaeological Institute, though he adds it is still early for a final conclusion. [...]
While it's believed that Nostradamus' prophecies predicted many historical events, his digital successor, the Internet, may be foreseeing the height of allergy suffering. According to allergist Leonard Bielory, M.D., American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) board member, Google search volume is shedding light on the most common allergy symptoms, when searches peak and how they pertain to pollen types. In his research, presented at the ACAAI Annual Scientific Meeting, Dr... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Afternoon sun shining on the quince in Bonnefont cloister garden, which weathered last week’s “super storm” without damage. The Venetian wellhead at the center of the garden has been provided with a wooden shelter to protect it from the elements; the cover will be removed in the spring. Photograph by Carly Still
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