Friday, October 16, 2026

Study Suggests Smaller Maya Communities Relied on Maize

PETÉN, GUATEMALA—Phys.org reports that a team of researchers led by Gloria Hernandez of the University of Mérida measured stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes in the bone collagen of 57 people, and carbon isotopes in the tooth enamel of 37 people, who lived in small communities in northern Guatemala during the Maya Classic period (A.D. 250–950).…

Pompeii Ceiling Fresco Restored
Ancient Engineering

Pompeii Ceiling Fresco Restored

Section of ceiling fresco NAPLES, ITALY—La Brújula Verde reports that restoration work has been completed on a ceiling fresco that once adorned a banquet hall in the Casa con Pacificio, or House with Bakery, in Pompeii’s Regio IX. Decorative fragments of the ceiling, which depict the union of the god Dionysus and Ariadne, were first…

Why AI-Driven Cognitive Systems Are Redefining Radar and Electronic Warfare

An overview of how mode-agile threats challenge static library radar/EW systems, and how AI/ML cognitive architectures enable adaptive, real-time countermeasures.What Attendees will LearnWhy mode-agile threats render static library systems ineffective — Explore how wartime reserve modes and mode-agile emitters deploy unexpected frequencies, modulation techniques, and hopping schemes that cannot be matched against traditional threat databases,…

Funerary Complex Unearthed in Northern Egypt
Ancient Engineering

Funerary Complex Unearthed in Northern Egypt

Beaded net MENOUFIYA, EGYPT—Ahram Online reports that a funerary complex dated to the Late Period (ca. 712–332 B.C.) and Greco-Roman period (ca. 332 B.C.–A.D. 641) has been found at the Tell Quesna necropolis in northern Egypt. Burials, more than 500 faience ushabti figurines, amulets carved from semiprecious stones, blue and green faience beads, and pottery…

Roman Battle Camp Found in Spain
Ancient Engineering

Roman Battle Camp Found in Spain

Roman sling bullets bearing the signature of Governor Domitius Calvinus CATALONIA, SPAIN—According to a statement released by the Autonomous University of Barcelona (AUB), a Roman camp linked to the Ceretani revolt in Cerdanya in 39 B.C. was identified in the eastern Pyrenees Mountains during a survey conducted by AUB researchers Oriol Olesti, Joan Oller, and…

Byzantine Infant Remains Uncovered in Ephesus
Ancient Engineering

Byzantine Infant Remains Uncovered in Ephesus

VIENNA, AUSTRIA—The remains of two newborns have been recovered from a public latrine in Anatolia’s ancient city of Ephesus, according to a La Brújula Verde report. The latrine was located at the odeon, a space for music and poetry performances, within the city's sanctuary of Artemis. The small tomb, made of bricks and stones, has…