Bringing together the contributions of seventy-one world specialists, it is a global vision of the history of civilizations made possible by the most recent developments in archeology that this major work offers. A History of Civilizations, or how archeology is changing our knowledge. “This book
The analysis of a vitrified brain fragment found among the remains of a young man who died during the eruption of Vesuvius (1st century AD) reveals the presence of brain cells. Section of vitrified brain tissue from the skull of a young man who died in Herculaneum during the eruption of Vesuvius i
An inscription, recently discovered in a house exhumed in the new area of Pompeii excavations, confirms that the destruction of the ancient city would not have taken place in August, but two months later, on October 24, 79. An inscription found on a wall in Pompeii puts back the date of the erup
The Roman site of Vindolanda, a castrum or auxiliary fortification south of Hadrians Wall occupied by the legions between 85 and 370 AD, near the town of Bardon Mill in Northumberland, continues to yield interesting finds. Recently a volunteer discovered a game board dated to the 3rd century AD. bu