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Intact Roman Grave Unearthed in Croatia
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Intact Roman Grave Unearthed in Croatia

VINKOVCI, CROATIA—Croatia Week reports that excavations in eastern Croatia have uncovered an intact grave in a necropolis near the site of the Roman military and trade center of Colonia Aurelia Cibalae. “The grave structure is made of brick, but unfortunately the deceased was buried with a very small number of items,” said Hrvoje Vulić of…

Prehistoric High-Altitude Site Discovered in Spain
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Prehistoric High-Altitude Site Discovered in Spain

Malachite fragments BELLATERRA, SPAIN—According to a statement released by the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), an international team of researchers, including Carlos Tornero of UAB and the Catalan Institute of Human Paleoecology and Social Evolution (IPHES-CERCA), has found evidence of human occupation in Cova 338, a cave located at more than 7,000 feet above sea…

Learn What It Takes to Become a Cybersecurity Consultant

Cybersecurity consultants have never been more in demand. Information security analyst roles are projected to grow nearly 30 percent between now and 2034, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. More than 15 million cybercrime incidents occurred worldwide in 2024, Statista reported.Data breaches are costly and pose direct safety risks. Statista reported that more…

Ten Technology Enablers Shaping the Future of 6G Wireless

A guide to ten technological components — from THz communications and AI/ML to reconfigurable intelligent surfaces — poised to define 6G wireless networks.What Attendees will LearnWhich frequencies 6G will use — Understand why THz bands (above 100 GHz) and the7–24 GHz range are under consideration, what challenges CMOS technology faces at sub-THz frequencies, and how…

240-million-year-old giant “sand creeper” found hidden in retaining wall

A forgotten fossil hidden inside a garden wall has turned out to be one of Australia’s most remarkable prehistoric discoveries. Scientists have now identified the 240-million-year-old amphibian, Arenaerpeton supinatus, revealing an almost perfectly preserved skeleton—complete with rare traces of skin. This ancient river predator, about 1.2 meters long, looked somewhat like a giant salamander but…

Ancient Culture Mastered Flooring Technique Millennia Before the Romans

MOTZA, ISRAEL—According to the Greek Reporter, new research indicates that the ancient inhabitants of the site of Motza, Israel, had surprising mastery of a complicated flooring technique thousands of years earlier than previously expected. During highway construction west of Jerusalem, archaeologists uncovered a late Pre-Pottery Neolithic settlement consisting of more than 20 building complexes dating…

DNA Reveals Rare Anglo-Saxon Double Burial Belonged to Brother and Sister
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DNA Reveals Rare Anglo-Saxon Double Burial Belonged to Brother and Sister

CHERINGTON, ENGLAND—DNA testing has finally revealed that two mysterious individuals—a young boy and a teenage girl entombed together in a rare Anglo-Saxon double burial—were brother and sister, according to a report by The Independent. The pair initially drew attention two years ago when they were discovered in Cherington, Gloucestershire, because of the unusual way they…

Bionic Tech Must Prove Itself Beyond the Lab

I first met Robert Woo in 2011, during his third time walking in a powered exoskeleton. The architect had been paralyzed in a construction accident four years earlier, but he was determined to get back on his feet. Watching him clunk across a rehab room in an exoskeleton prototype, the technology felt astonishing. I had…