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01/12/2023
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By Kevin Hughes
5 Hidden ancient civilizations discovered by laser technology
In the past few years, archaeologists have used lasers to discover previously hidden ancient civilizations. This laser technology, called light detection and ranging (LiDAR), employs planes or drones to beam thousands of laser pulses from the sky to the ground below. These pulses penetrate through the thick, deep forest covering – which researchers then use to generate […]
01/11/2023
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By Kevin Hughes
Archaeologists discover ruins of Mayan civilization in Guatemala using LiDAR technology
Archaeologists have discovered the ruins of an ancient Mayan civilization that developed more than 2,000 years ago. The ruins, located in northern Guatemala, were revealed with the help of laser technology. The long-lost urban jungle was composed of almost 1,000 settlements spread out across 650 square miles. The settlements, connected by a vast causeway system, […]
06/01/2022
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By Zoey Sky
Experts unearth unique leather scale armor at 2,500-year-old Chinese burial site
According to a study, a man in Northwest China was buried with a unique armor made of over 5,000 leather scales about 2,500 years ago. The military garment was so elaborate its design looks like the overlapping scales of a fish. The study was published in the journal Quaternary International. The armor resembles an apron-like waistcoat and it […]
11/05/2021
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By Ramon Tomey
Researchers find world’s oldest stone tools in Kenya
American paleontologists recently found the world’s oldest stone tools, believed to be carved some 3.3 million years ago during the Pliocene period. The Smithsonian Magazine reported that the set of carved tools was discovered at the Lomekwi 3 site in West Turkana, Kenya. Amounting to 149 tools in all, they include hammers, anvils and carved stones. The stone tools were […]
09/13/2021
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By Mary Villareal
Reshaping history: Experts unearth proof that humans entered the Americas in several waves, not all at once
Humans were thought to have entered the Americas 12,000 years ago. However, the discovery of the skeletal remains of humans from 10,000 years ago challenges this theory. The skeleton was that of a woman whose skull shape was different from that of others in the same region at the same period. Experts believed that this is […]
05/28/2021
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By Virgilio Marin
Ancient “embassy” in famed Mayan city hints at two allied states turned bitter foes
Archaeologists unearthed what might be an embassy hidden in the ancient Maya city of Tikal in what is now Guatemala. Built around A.D. 300, the embassy was a sprawling courtyard that featured a pyramid, a burial site and sundry items, all of which appeared to have been informed by the artistic sensibilities of Teotihuacan, a rival city hundreds of miles away in […]
04/30/2021
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By Virgilio Marin
Ancient potsherd inscription may be the missing link in the alphabet’s history, researchers suggest
An inscription written on an ancient jar fragment may fill a significant gap in the history of the alphabet, according to a study published April 15 in the journal Antiquity. Discovered in 2018 at a dig site in Tel Lachish, Israel, the fragment dates back to around 3,450 years ago and contains letters used by people in the Levant, an […]
03/26/2021
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By Joven Gray
Study: Ancient Romans used a “highly advanced” trade network to source imported wood for construction
The Roman Empire is considered one of the most successful imperial powers in history. But its greatness isn’t just limited to its military, politics and society. According to a recent study by Italy’s National Research Council (CNR), the Roman Empire also had a highly advanced trade network. Experts at CNR said the evidence of this trade […]
10/29/2020
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By Virgilio Marin
Ancient Maya civilization purified water using filtration system made of crystal minerals
Researchers from the University of Cincinnati discovered that the Ancient Maya likely had a sophisticated water purification system made of quartz and zeolite, a non-toxic crystalline compound composed of silicon and aluminum. The researchers uncovered the minerals in the Corriental reservoir, a major source of drinking water for the Mayans who lived in what is now northern Guatemala. In an article published […]
10/26/2020
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By Virgilio Marin
The longest trail of fossilized footprints hints at an ancient woman and child’s dangerous trek in the wild
Researchers from the U.S. and the U.K. have uncovered the longest fossilized trackway made by man. Discovered in 2018, the trail of footprints stretches nearly a mile in what’s now the White Sands National Park in New Mexico. The team suggests that the trail was left by a woman carrying a toddler as they rushed across a muddy lakebed some […]
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