Wednesday, October 14, 2026

Proteins in Ancient Egyptian Paints Analyzed

COPENHAGEN, DENMARK—An international team of researchers including Clara Granzotto of the University of Copenhagen and Rebecca J. Stacey of the British Museum has analyzed the proteins in 28 samples of paint taken from 14 Egyptian artifacts ranging in date from 1425 B.C. to A.D. 400, Phys.org reports. The coffins, wall paintings from tombs, painted limestone,…

Possible Port Identified Near Submerged Etruscan Temple

SANTA MARINELLA, ITALY—Traces of a possible Etruscan port have been found some 300 feet off the coast of central Italy, under about five feet of water, according to a Greek Reporter article. Divers under the direction of Mauro Giorgi of Sapienza University were conducting a survey of the seafloor near the remnants of the Etruscan…

Ancient Flower Mural Discovered in Uzbekistan
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Ancient Flower Mural Discovered in Uzbekistan

TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN—According to a Daryo report, a mural has been found at the Boburtepa site in southern Uzbekistan by Sanjar Abdurakhimov of the Institute of Archaeology of Samarkand and his colleagues. Painted on a layer of clay on the wall of a building thought to have been used as a temple in the fourth and…

Diets in Premodern Japan Examined Through Dental Calculus
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Diets in Premodern Japan Examined Through Dental Calculus

Example of dental calculus attached to an ancient human tooth from the Umeda cemetery in Osaka, Japan OSAKA, JAPAN—According to a statement released by the Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI), researchers from SOKENDAI, Aomori Public University, and Kyushu University analyzed samples of dental calculus taken from the teeth of eight sets of human remains…

Unusual Sculpture Uncovered in Southeastern Turkey
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Unusual Sculpture Uncovered in Southeastern Turkey

Statue depicting a human sitting atop a leopard, Karahantepe, Turkey ŞANLIURFA, TURKEY—Yeni Şafak reports that an 11,000-year-old sculpture depicting a person sitting on a leopard has been unearthed in southeastern Turkey at the Neolithic site of Karahantepe. The 28-inch-tall sculpture was discovered on a bench situated along the wall of a circular structure measuring about…

New Dates Obtained at Canada’s St. Victor Petroglyph Site

SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA—CBC News reports that two bone samples found in separate pits under a sandstone cliff carved with petroglyphs in southern Saskatchewan have been radiocarbon dated. The first bone sample was dated to A.D. 900, while the second was dated to 120 B.C. “It doesn’t date the carvings directly, but it’s very suggestive that people…