She rested in peace for about 2,000 years until utility crews came shortly before Christmas to install a new waterline on Pine Island Road in Davie, Florida. That’s when the fully intact skeleton of what… READ FULL ARTICLE
To read the complete article, please go to:http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/jan/21/carthaginians-sacrificed-own-children-study Just as ancient Greek and Roman propagandists insisted, the Carthaginians did kill their own infant children, burying them with sacrificed animals and ritual inscriptions in special cemeteries… READ FULL ARTICLE
To read the complete article, please go to:http://news.discovery.com/history/archaeology/giraffe-was-on-menu-in-pompeii-restaurants-140103.htm Giraffe was on the menu in Pompeii’s standard restaurants, says a new research into a non-elite section of the ancient Roman city buried by Mount Vesuvius’ eruption… READ FULL ARTICLE
To read more and the complete article, please go to: http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2010/11/18/science/20101123-babylon.html?ref=archaeologyandanthropology&_r=0 Thirteen cuneiform clay tablets of ancient Mesopotamia, dating from 1900 to 1700 B.C., are on display until Dec. 17 at the Institute for the… READ FULL ARTICLE