In a new study, researchers explain how the multi-ton cylinders that top the mysterious Easter Island statues could have been placed atop them. moais from Easter Island, topped with pukao , caps weighing several tons. With its monumental sculptures, Easter Island -Rapa Nui - has always fascinate
For millennia, the natives of Colombia have illustrated their mythology in the jungle of Guaviare, a treasure that remained inaccessible during decades of war. Andrés Lopez, historian of the Colombian Institute of Anthropology and History (ICANH) in front of a rock panel painted more than 100 mete
An enigmatic mixture of engraved words and symbols from the 7th century century have been unearthed at Tintagel, a Cornish site associated with the legend of King Arthur. Archaeological excavations of the site of Tintagel, in Cornwall (United Kingdom) It is a 61cm wide slate slab dated from the V
In the archives of Sciences et Avenir :the Greeks used cosmetics with lead but chemical analyzes show that they took into account the toxicity of this metal. An excerpt from Sciences et Avenir of December 2006. ARCHIVE. A French team from the carbon-14 measurement laboratory confirms the use of s
The editorial director of Sciences et Avenir Dominique Leglu presents in video the number 857, dated July 2018:newly found papyri allow new revelations about Kheops. The cover of Sciences et Avenir 857, dated July 2018. Whoever thinks Egyptians, does not spontaneously think sailors. And yet, what
Three complete syphilis genomes have been reconstructed from historical samples dating back to colonial Mexico. Digital reconstruction of the syphilis bacterium Treponema pallidum. The French called it the evil of Naples... The Italians, the French evil. Genital wounds and the eruption of pustule
Remains of sacrificed women and children have been found in a circular enclosure over 4,000 years old in Germany. Reconstruction of the wall of Pömmelte (Germany), dating back 4300 years. 4500 years ago, at the dawn of the Bronze Age (2500-600 BC), the great megalithic rings erected in the heart
A silver-gilt mask and a rare mummification workshop unearthed in the necropolis of Saqqara, Egypt. Rare silver-gilt mask with eyes encrusted with calcite and obsidian unearthed in an underground burial chamber. Thirty-five mummies, five sarcophagi, a gilded silver mask - the first found since
A 16th century wreck, found in 2016 not far from Orlando, has been recognized as property of France by the American justice system. She would belong to the fleet of the explorer Jean Ribault, who left to establish a colony in Florida between 1562 and 1565. 15th-16th century fleur-de-lis cannon fou
The accidental discovery of an imposing black stone sarcophagus in the basements of the city of Alexandria, Egypt, recently set the web on fire... and for a few days peoples minds. Its opening disappointed the expectations of those who hoped to find the remains of Alexander the Great there, which ha
The recent identification of cinnabar, a sulphide of mercury, on Inca textiles, has made specialists wonder about the toxicity of this product and the health impact it could have had. Inca mummy and textiles from Cerro Esmeralda, Iquique region, Chile. SACRIFIED . Since the 1970s, the Andes have
A 2,800-year-old goldsmith treasure belonging to the Eastern Scythians or Sakas has been unearthed in a burial mound, east of Kazakhstan, in Central Asia. Animals from the steppes, gold ornaments, arrowheads, more than 3000 precious objects were extracted from a kurgan belonging to the Eastern Scy
New data confirms the role of climate in the demise of the Classic Maya civilization. Mayan ruins of Xunantinich, in present-day Belize. The Mayan world fascinates, and the causes of its collapse as well. For nearly three decades, specialists have endeavored to better understand the reasons why t
Israeli archaeologists have unveiled a gold earring dating back more than 2,200 years and representing the head of a horned animal, the first of its kind discovered in Jerusalem according to them. Gold earring in the Hellenistic style, dating back 2,200 years and representing the head of a horned
After nearly five years of closure, the Idleb museum reopened its doors on Monday August 13, 2018 in Syria with the exhibition of a small part of its collection, the institution not having escaped the war which is ravaging the country. A visitor looks at antique oil lamps in the Idlib Museum after
Dozens of tombs dating back to Roman times have been discovered in the southern occupied West Bank. Taleb Jubran, director of Hebrons Department of Tourism and Antiquities, announced on August 16, 2018 the discovery of dozens of tombs dating back to Roman times in the village of Idna. Dozens of t
This bone fragment is exceptional because it is the first time that the remains of a direct descendant of such a cross between two species of hominids have been discovered. This photo taken on June 14, 2015 and obtained from Oxford University/Max Planck Institute on August 22, 2018 shows a bone fr
This Mayan document is the oldest manuscript on the American continent. Its authenticity has just been definitively ratified by the management of the National Institute of History and Anthropology (INAH) in Mexico City (Mexico). The Grolier Codex is named after the New York bibliophile club to whi
On the night of September 2 to 3, 2018, a fire ravaged the National Museum of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), one of the largest museums on the American continent. A look back at the lost collections… and what would have survived… Aerial view of the National Museum of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), the day aft
Fatty acids detected on pottery and shards from a Croatian archaeological site testify to cheese production 7,000 years ago. The archaeological site of Pokrovnik during excavations in the modern village in Dalmatia, Croatia. Milk production and cheese making have been linked to the development
Near the village of Gamzigrad in the Timok Valley, east of present-day Serbia and near the ancient Danube limes, are the ruins of a large Roman settlement. The first descriptions of the site were made by the German geologist August von Herder in 1835, and as early as the late 19th century the Hung
We find the term Grand Tour for the first time in a guide by Richard Lassels, from the year 1670, referring to the great journey made by young British aristocrats between the 16th and 18th centuries. This fact constituted a new way of traveling quite similar to what we know today as tourism. The mo
A new study published by paleoanthropologists Antonis Bartsiokas and Juan-Luis Arsuaga investigates whether early humans had the capacity or ability to hibernate, just as many other animals such as bears or hedgehogs do. The results, surprisingly, suggest that they did. Evidence found in bones from
The Palace of Versailles is a centerpiece of world heritage and one of the most visited historical monuments in the world, welcoming around 6.5 million visitors a year. Symbol of the power of the Sun King and of France in the Grand Siècle, Louis XIV realized his dream of stone, gold, greenery, water