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September 2020 News Headlines
"Gobekli Tepe: The world’s first astronomical observatory?"
Astronomy Magazine (USA )
"Archeologists race to uncover stone-age crystal hunt in Swiss Alps"
Deutsche Welle (Germany )
"Scientists Claim to Have Solved Mystery of Canaanite Palace Abandoned 3,700 Years Ago"
Sputnik News (Russia )
"New mathematical method shows how climate change led to fall of ancient civilization"
PhysOrg (USA )
"5,000-year-old tomb on Orkney designed to 'ease passage to afterlife', research finds"
The Scotsman (Scotland )
"Sudan floods threaten ancient archaeological site, experts say"
Aljazeera (Qatar )
"Archaeologists say earthquake caused sudden disuse of Canaanite wine palace"
The Times of Israel (Israel )
"Palaeoproteomics gives new insight into early southern African pastoralism"
Nature (UK )
"Full set of gilt-bronze accessories unearthed from 5-6th century tombs"
The Korea Times (South Korea )
"The oldest Neanderthal DNA of Central-Eastern Europe"
Max Planck Institute (Germany )
"Deformed skull of ancient human unearthed in Isfahan"
Tehran Times (Israel )
"Researchers Find Unique Ancient Rock Drawing of Extinct Sloth Lemur"
Sci-News (USA )
"'Mammoth Central' found at Mexican airport construction site"
The Independent (Ireland )
"Severe Cyclones May Have Played a Role in the Maya Collapse"
EOS (USA )
"2,400-year-old mask unearthed in ancient city"
Anadolu Agency (Turkey )
"Lactose tolerance spread throughout Europe in only a few thousand years"
JGU (Germany )
"Ancient Aboriginal site Moyjil could rewrite the global story of human migration"
ABC News (Australia )
"Scientists Map Stonehenge’s Soundscape"
Smithsonian Magazine (USA )
August 2020 News Headlines
"7-century-old cistern unearthed in medieval city of Beçin in southwest Turkey"
Daily Sabah (Turkey )
"Vast Stone Monuments Constructed in Arabia 7,000 Years Ago"
Max Planck Institute (Germany )
"Extinct Early Humans Socially Ate Out"
Heritage Daily (UK )
"Archaeological survey sheds new light on ancient societies in southeast Iran"
Tehran Times (Iran )
"Oldest human cremation in the Near East unearthed"
Live Science (USA )
"'Terror crocodile' with banana-sized teeth ate dinosaurs"
ABC News (Australia )
"Infrared photos reveal Buddhist images drawn on temple columns"
The Asahi Shimbun (Japan )
"About 30 previously unknown stones discovered at Carahunge (the Armenian Stonehenge)"
Public Radio of Armenia (Armenia )
"Ancient genomes suggest woolly rhinos went extinct due to climate change, not overhunting"
PhysOrg (USA )
"Scientists confirm new dinosaur species discovered on Isle of Wight"
ABC Science News (Australia )
"All in the family: genetic links in prehistoric Ireland"
Currtent Archaeology (UK )
"Stone tools dating back to 8,000 years unearthed in Oman and Yemen"
The Times of Oman (Oman )
"DNA Study Reveals We Have a Mystery Human Ancestor"
Ancient Origins (Australia )
"2,200-year-old inscription discovered in Kamareddy"
Telangana Today (India )
"‘Entirely unexpected’ Roman industrial complex unearthed at Corby’s Priors Hall estate"
Northamptonshire Telegraph (England )
"Britain’s first Viking helmet discovered"
Mirage News (Australia )
"Viking Age Finds Shed New Light on History of Deadly Epidemic"
Sputnik News (Russia )
"Ruins of Ancient Jerusalem Help Unravel Enigmas of Earth’s Magnetic Field"
Ha'aretz (Israel )
"The Lost Town of Trellech"
Heritage Daily (UK )
"'Woodhenge' discovered in prehistoric complex of Perdigőes"
The Portugal News (Portugal )
"Ruins of ancient temple estimated to be 1000-yr-old found in Agra"
India Today (India )
"Lost Viking waterway found in Orkney"
The Scotsman (Scotland )
"Stratigraphy study reveals vestiges of Iron, Bronze, Copper, and Neolithic ages in northern Iran"
Tehran Times (Iran )
"Archaeologists Have Found the Source of Stonehenge's Boulders"
Wired (USA )
"Hawass: Archaeological evidence proves builders of the Great Pyramids are the ancient Egyptians"
Egypt Today (Egypt )
"Volcanic Eruptions Responsible for Cooling of Earth Around 13,000 Years Ago"
Heritage Daily (UK )
"Tuyeres found near Malampuzha throw more light on iron-age"
The Hindu (India )
"First North Americans May Have Settled 17,000 Years Earlier Than Thought"
The Great Courses Daily (USA )
July 2020 News Headlines
"Scientists discover 100-million-year-old bacteria under South Pacific seafloor"
ABC Science News (Australia )
"Earth’s Magnetic Field is Changing Surprisingly Quickly"
Universe Today (USA )
"The end of the Cretaceous Period was bad for the dinosaurs, but good for flowering plants"
ABC Science News (Australia )
"Ocher mine in Quintana Roo is at least 10,000 years old"
Mexico Daily News (Mexico )
"Nan Madol – Capital of the Saudeleur Dynasty"
Heritage Daily (UK )
"People were living near Pieštany in the Neolithic age"
The Slovak Spectator (Slovakia )
"‘Astonishing discovery’ of massive prehistoric circle near Stonehenge"
EarthSky (USA )
"Family cemetery of ancient official excavated in China"
China.org (China )
"Archaeological survey identifies 205 relics, ancient sites in Kerman"
Tehran Times (Iran )
"Changing diets in Pictish Portmahomack"
Current Archaeology (UK )
"Ruins of ancient fort ‘accidentally’ discovered in Thatta after two decades of research "
Dawn (Pakistan )
"Natural Cave Helps Explain Teotihuacan’s Pyramid of the Moon"
Ancient Origins (Australia )
"It Was Almost Certainly an Asteroid Impact that Wiped Out the Dinosaurs"
Universe Today (USA )
"Paris show relives Pompeii's final horrifying hours"
The Jakarta Post (Indonesia )
"Australian Scientists Discover Ancient Underwater Aboriginal Sites"
The Epoch Times (China )
"Archaeologists Find Toxic Chemicals in Water Reservoirs of Ancient Maya City of Tikal"
Sci-News (USA )
"Ancient horse remains discovered in central Iran"
The Tehran Times (Iran )
"Archaeologists Suggest Stonehenge's Huge Blocks Arrived by Land, Debunk Raft Theory"
Sputnik International (Russia )
"Forgotten fossil in US museum drawer turns out to be giant extinct wombat cousin"
ABC Science News (Australia )
"Tintagel – Castle of the Dumnonians"
Heritage Daily (UK )
"The Antikythera Mechanism Research Project" Cardiff/Athens Universites (Cymru/Greece )
[In October 1900, Captain Dimitrious Kondos was leading a team of sponge divers near the the island of Antikythera off the coast of Greece. They noticed a shipwreck about 180 feet below the surface and began to investigate. Amongst the artifacts that they brought up was a coral-encrusted piece of metal that later archaeologists found was some sort of gear wheel.
letter , and another paper about the mechanism was published in 2008 , detailing the findings of Prof. Mike G. Edmunds of Cardiff University. Using high-resolution X-ray tomography to study the fragments of the anomalous Antikythera Mechanism, they found that it was in fact a bronze mechanical analog computer that could be used to calculate the astronomical positions and various cycles of the Moon - as seen from the Earth: - Ed]
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"Human Skeleton Found on Famed Antikythera Shipwreck"
Scientific American (USA )
"Scientists decipher purpose of mysterious astronomy tool made by ancient Greeks"
CBC News (Canada )
"Beyond the Antikythera mechanism"
Nature Blogs (UK )
"Archimedes’ legendary sphere brought to life"
Nature News (UK )
"Discovery about the Antikythera Mechanism reveals surprising advances in early Greek science"
University of Puget Sound (USA )
"World's oldest computer is more ancient than first thought... "
The Daily Mail Online (UK )
"New international mission ready to explore Antikythera shipwreck"
eKathimerini (Greece )
"Return to Antikythera: Divers revisit wreck where ancient computer found"
The Guardian Science Blog (UK )
"In search of lost time"
Nature (UK )
"World’s First Computer Displayed Olympic Calendar"
Wired Gadget Lab (USA )
"Antikythera Mechanism - World's earliest existing analogue computer"
HotnHit News (India )
"In search of lost time"
Nature (UK )
"Imaging the Antikythera Computer"
Wired Gadget Lab (USA )
"Decoding an Ancient Computer: Greek Technology Tracked the Heavens"
Scientific American (USA )
"2,000 Year Old Computer Yields Her Secrets"
Wired Gadget Lab (USA )
"Watch a video explaining the Antikythera mechanism"
Nature (UK )
"Antikythera mechanism"
Wikipedia (USA )
"World's First Computer Rebuilt, Rebooted After 2,000 Years"
Wired Gadget Lab (USA )
"Antikythera: A 2,000-year-old Greek computer comes back to life"
The Guardian Science Blog (UK )
Google image search results for The Antikythera mechanism
Google (USA )
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