A new Viking site would have been discovered on the American continent, 500 years before the arrival of Christopher Columbus. Engraved with a Viking ship, the stone from Tjängvide, Sweden (1.70m high), has was discovered in Gotland in 1844. NEWFOUNDLAND. By Odin, have archaeologists unearthed a ne
A slab covered with a long Etruscan text has been unearthed in the foundations of a 2,500-year-old temple in Tuscany. A godsend for archaeologists, who struggle to have a comprehensive knowledge of this ancient language. Etruscan Necropolis of Banditaccia (9th-3rd century BC), Cerveteri, Lazio, Ita
Human remains have been unearthed in the mythical Plain of Jars in Laos. One of the most famous archaeological sites in Southeast Asia. Archaeological excavations have resumed at the famous Plain of Jars site in northern Laos. URNS. Researchers from the Australian National University (ANU) have ju
Ceramic shards discovered in Arad, in the Judean Desert, show that the use of writing was already widespread in the kingdom of Judah, as early as 600 BCE. The writing and compilation of the biblical texts could therefore have begun earlier than we thought. Inscriptions on ceramic shards (ostraca) d
The Atomic Energy and Alternative Energies Commission joins the ScanPyramids campaign in its project to explore the Egyptian pyramids. The pyramid of Chephren, on the Giza plateau, in Egypt. EXPLORATION. The flagship of French fundamental physics at the foot of the pyramids! Who would have imagin
Sébastien Prosecutor, scientific manager at Irfu/CEA, is behind the telescopes that will be installed around the Egyptian pyramids. Maintenance. Sébastien Prosecutor, scientific manager at Irfu/CEA, behind the detector used in Egypt. Sciences et Avenir:How did the CEA become interested in pyramid
Using a new scientific approach, researchers are proposing an unprecedented scenario of the chronological occupation of the Chauvet-Pont dArc cave. Panel of Lions, in the Chauvet-Pont dArc cave (Ardèche). STATISTICS. A world treasure of parietal art, the Chauvet-Pont dArc cave and its bewitching p
Tiny algae and bacteria have helped provide a nutritious safety net for bottom-dwelling creatures. Along with the dinosaurs many marine species became extinct. DEVASTATION . The impact of a huge asteroid 65 million years ago caused the extinction of non-avian dinosaurs and with them almost 50% of
Relief imagery to better understand a religious revolution in ancient Egypt? This is the successful bet of the Archéovision Laboratory with Amarna 3D The small temple of Aten at Tell el-Amarna, reconstructed in 3D. EXHIBITION. 3D technologies used to better understand a religious revolution in anc
Back from Syria, Yves Ubelmann, founder of the Iconem company, has just completed the complete 3D digitization of the Palmyra site and its main monuments. Interview. Palmyra, aerial view of the destroyed Temple of Bel, taken from a drone. HERITAGE. Back from Syria, the French start-up Iconem has j
This is a major scientific first that has just been announced in Egypt as part of the Scan Pyramids mission! The heart of an Old Kingdom pyramid has been scanned using cosmic particles:muons. The internal structure of Dahshurs rhomboidal pyramid was revealed by the muon technique. Muography is on
They dont just concern dinosaur bones:leaves, footprints, antlers, feathers or scales can fossilize. Explanation of a phenomenon with physical, chemical and geological parameters. The fossil of an Orobates pabsti, a herbivorous and prehistoric mammalian lizard, on display in April 2016 at the Phyl
By our special correspondent in Cairo, Aline Kiner, an exclusive interview with Khaled El-Enany, new Minister of Egyptian Antiquities, who discusses the Scan Pyramids campaign in particular. On April 26, 2016, Sciences et Avenir journalist Aline Kiner met with the Minister of Egyptian Antiquities K
Nicolas Reeves exploration mission will be at the heart of the international seminar devoted to Tutankhamun that the Grand Egyptian Museum is hosting from May 8, 2016. Tourists view Tutankhamuns second gilded wooden coffin at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. BOILING. If there is a monument as politic
In Normandy, many names of places and people are of Viking origin. A genetic study, carried out in the Cotentin, wanted to determine what is the biological part of this Scandinavian heritage. Here are the first results. A genetic study has determined that some modern-day Normans are likely descenda
A Canadian teenager is said to have discovered a new great Mayan city by making a connection to the constellations. A nice story... yet totally false according to scientists. The Temple of the Great Jaguar in Tikal (Mayan city located in Guatemala) is erected on a pyramidal base of 47 m height. HO
Lamps, anchors, bronze statues and thousands of coins were the cargo of this ship that sank in the port of Caesarea 1600 years ago. A real treasure has been discovered by divers off Caesarea in Israel. HEROD . The city of Caesarea in northern Israel is known to have been the royal capital of Herod
The 20 to 30 kilometer diameter monster hit the Earth about 3.5 billion years ago. The glass spherules testify to the impact of an asteroid. IMPACT . Did a huge 20-30 kilometer wide asteroid hit Earth 3.5 billion years ago? The discovery in sediment mined near Marble Bar (Western Australia) of tin
An international team is studying the Chicxulub crater, left by a 10 km meteorite that struck the Earth 65 million years ago. She hopes to recover fragments of this monster. Scientists on a platform in the Gulf of Mexico on May 7, 2016 CRATER. In the calm, crystal-clear waters of the Gulf of Mexic
The oldest Neanderthal constructions ever found in deep caves have been dated for the first time. They were identified in Bruniquel, in Tarn-et-Garonne. Grotto of Bruniquel (Tarn-et-Garonne), taking measurements for the archaeo-magnetic study. DATING. The Bruniquel cave (Tarn-et-Garonne), a long u
Although scientists and historians have long conjectured that stone and bone carvings have been used as a form of symbolism since the Middle Paleolithic (250,000-45,000 BC), the findings supporting this theory are very scarce. A recent discovery by archaeologists from the Hebrew University and the
Blois . When we think of it, we think above all of its royal castle, a magnificent example of the evolution of French architecture from the Middle Ages to the 19th century. Nevertheless, Blois is also an old town which has seen more than 1000 years of French history pass and whose rich built heritag
Emblematic testimony of the Celtic princely phenomenon, the famous tomb of la Dame de Vix, whose original excavation carried out in 1953 had revealed one of the greatest movable treasures discovered in France, is the subject of a new study aimed at put this extraordinary find into context. On the
In the year 1928 a boy named Traian Simion found, while working in the field near the village of Poiana Coțofenești (present-day Poiana Vărbilău), a unique golden helmet. After being analyzed by researchers from the University of Bucharest, it turned out to be a gold helmet from the Iron Age belongi