Archaeology

Researchers found that Natufian culture hunters on Mt. Carmel systematically hunted waterfowl in freshwater lakes during the Ice Age. The bird bones show a rich diet and ancient lifestyle.

Researchers from Ben-Gurion University and Groningen report in PLOS One that the volcanic ash layers predate the Eighteenth Dynasty, extending the Second Intermediate Period.

"This type of tool is known only from a few Celtic sites in southern and central Europe—Romania, Croatia and Austria," said Bartłomiej Kaczyński, hinting a healer was among the settlers.

"The theft affected six archaeological pieces that were on display in the classical wing of the museum," a source told Agence France-Presse as staff were detained and the site closed for security.

The Alexandrian bowl in a modest popina proves cultural exchange reached the working classes of the Roman empire.

Munro says the minimalist carving closely matches a twelve thousand year old face unearthed in Israel, hinting at a shared symbolism across early settlements.

“It has come from a huge frustration. It’s the most puzzling subject in Roman archaeology… So why can’t I download all Roman roads?” said Brughmans, the project’s principal researcher.

"We did not intend to offend Egyptians and did not expect that our actions would be interpreted as indecent behavior in a public place," the detainees said.

Experts estimate that in the 1530s, during the time Henry VIII was dissolving monasteries, wealthy clergy buried gold coins in the ground to protect their assets.

Ugarit is famous for its vast archive of clay tablets inscribed in seven languages, considered among the oldest records of bronze age political and social life.