ἀνθρώποισι πᾶσι μέτεστι γινώσκειν ἑωυτοὺς καὶ σωφρονεῖν.
Here we present Robert R. Sokal’s review of the paper “DNA and the Population Prehistory of Europe“, edited by Colin Renfrew and Katie Boyle, Cambridge: McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, 2000. Continue reading “Archaeogenetics: DNA and the Population Prehistory of Europe”
Here we present the ‘Abstract‘ of the corresponding paper by Maria K. Papathanassiou. Continue reading “Archaeoastronomy in Greece: Data, Problems and Perspectives”
Marc Aurel Stein (1862-1943) was a scholar who carried our four expeditions to Chinese Central Asia. Throughout these expeditions he surveyed, photographed, and conducted excavations. In 1913 Marc Aurel Stein was granted funding for his third expedition. His route for this expedition was based on his experiences during his 1906-1908 expedition. Thus on a cold December morning he returned to the Niya Site. His plan was to explore the ancient river bed and the surrounding ruins in greater detail. Continue reading “The 1700 Year Old Vineyard of the Niya Site in China”
The mosaic floor of a yet unknown Byzantine church has been unearthed by prospective looters at Kanisat Qirmerl, near the Roman city of Jerash, Jordan. Continue reading “Byzantine church mosaic unearthed in Jerash”
Ancient inhabitants of Rapa Nui (Easter Island) maintained a society of thousands by utilizing coastal groundwater discharge as their main source of “freshwater,” according to new research from a team of archaeologists including faculty at Binghamton University, State University at New York. Continue reading “Easter Island inhabitants collected freshwater from the ocean’s edge”
Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered a ramp for transporting stone blocks used to build the pyramids. The way these massive blocks were transported from the quarries to the building sites is a question that has long puzzled researchers. Continue reading “Ramp found in Egypt might explain how stone blocks were transported”
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