Links December 2013
Presumptive "ocular prosthesis" found in the Burnt City - Tumblr discussion, including artist's impression. :)
Evolution of Angels: From Disembodied Minds to Winged Guardians
Africans in Roman York?
Oldest Perfumes Found on "Aphrodite's Island"
Peking Man Was a Fashion Plate
Papyri Point to Practice of Voluntary Temple Slavery in Ancient Egypt
Study shows 'gene flow' from India to Australia 4000 years ago
Stirling Castle's Amazon warrior revealed
Sekhmet's bits: Forgotten statue uncovered
Temple find shows sway of ancient Egyptian religion
War was central to Europe's first civilisation - contrary to popular belief
Ancient "Egyptian blue" pigment points to new telecommunications, security ink technology
DNA sleuth hunts wine roots in Anatolia
Robot Finds Mysterious Spheres in Ancient Temple (Best headline ever. The temple's in Teotihuacan.)
Uncovered: Ritual public drunkenness and sex in ancient Egypt
Linguists identify words that have changed little in 15,000 years
Classic gags discovered in ancient Roman joke book
Cosmic find unearthed using Aboriginal Dreaming story
Digging for the truth at controversial megalithic site (Indonesia's Gunung Padang)
Folk magic found in old Brisbane basement
The earliest iron artifact ever found was made from a meteorite
Evidence of 3,000-Year-Old Cinnamon Trade Found in Israel
Cheese first made at least 7,500 years ago
How Egyptian god Bes gave the Christian Devil his looks
Ancient Magician's Curse Tablet Discovered in Jerusalem
Egyptian goddess statue unveiled in İzmir’s Red Basilica (It's a nine-metre tall Sekhmet. Wow!)
Finds in Israel add weight to theory God “had wife”
ETA:
Evidence of fire-raining comet discovered on Earth: "The sea of silica was a well-known area of study as its glass was found in highly valuable jewelry, including a brooch of the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun."
Untangling the Mystery of the Inca (khipu)
ETA (thanks, alryssa!):
"Lost City" of Tanis Found, but Often Forgotten
Photos from the submerged ancient city of Heracleion
Evolution of Angels: From Disembodied Minds to Winged Guardians
Africans in Roman York?
Oldest Perfumes Found on "Aphrodite's Island"
Peking Man Was a Fashion Plate
Papyri Point to Practice of Voluntary Temple Slavery in Ancient Egypt
Study shows 'gene flow' from India to Australia 4000 years ago
Stirling Castle's Amazon warrior revealed
Sekhmet's bits: Forgotten statue uncovered
Temple find shows sway of ancient Egyptian religion
War was central to Europe's first civilisation - contrary to popular belief
Ancient "Egyptian blue" pigment points to new telecommunications, security ink technology
DNA sleuth hunts wine roots in Anatolia
Robot Finds Mysterious Spheres in Ancient Temple (Best headline ever. The temple's in Teotihuacan.)
Uncovered: Ritual public drunkenness and sex in ancient Egypt
Linguists identify words that have changed little in 15,000 years
Classic gags discovered in ancient Roman joke book
Cosmic find unearthed using Aboriginal Dreaming story
Digging for the truth at controversial megalithic site (Indonesia's Gunung Padang)
Folk magic found in old Brisbane basement
The earliest iron artifact ever found was made from a meteorite
Evidence of 3,000-Year-Old Cinnamon Trade Found in Israel
Cheese first made at least 7,500 years ago
How Egyptian god Bes gave the Christian Devil his looks
Ancient Magician's Curse Tablet Discovered in Jerusalem
Egyptian goddess statue unveiled in İzmir’s Red Basilica (It's a nine-metre tall Sekhmet. Wow!)
Finds in Israel add weight to theory God “had wife”
ETA:
Evidence of fire-raining comet discovered on Earth: "The sea of silica was a well-known area of study as its glass was found in highly valuable jewelry, including a brooch of the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun."
Untangling the Mystery of the Inca (khipu)
ETA (thanks, alryssa!):
"Lost City" of Tanis Found, but Often Forgotten
Photos from the submerged ancient city of Heracleion