Ancient Perfume materials from Cyprus sent to the Capitoline Museum- April 29, 2007 Looks like I'll be too late to see the exhibit when I visit Rome in October. Oh well, maybe some of the aroma will remain!"Archaeologists carrying out research in Cyprus claim to have discovered the oldest perfume factory in the world.Located on Cyprus, fabled home of the goddess of love, Venus, the remains of a 4,000-year-old factory that made prehistoric scents are causing excitement for experts.The prehistoric scents and 60 objects from the site in Cyprus have been placed on display at the..http://uoregon.edu/~mharrsch/2007/04/ancient-perfume-materials-from-cyprus.html Queen Elizabeth I's christening gown rediscovered- April 29, 2007 A christening gown once worn by Queen Elizabeth I has been discovered by chance during a clear-out of a Gloucestershire stately home.The 500 year-old gown was found at Sudeley Castle in Winchcombe, by Lady Elizabeth Ashcombe while she was tidying a box of textiles in a cupboard.The gown, worn by Henry VIII's daughter at her baptism in Greenwich in 1533, was authenticated by experts in the 1880s, yet subsequently forgotten about.Speaking to the Daily Express, Jean Bray, an archivist working at...http://uoregon.edu/~mharrsch/2007/04/queen-elizabeth-is-christening-gown.html Pollen may provide clue to kilns that produced China's Terracotta Warriors- April 29, 2007 Scientists have been examining pollen in China's terracotta warriors in a bid to find out where they were made.Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing discovered that the warriors and horses that form the Terracotta Army contain different pollen signatures.The soldier figures appear to have been fired at kilns located a significant distance from the Chinese Emperor's tomb they were designed to guard, while the heavier horses seem to have been created locally as they.http://uoregon.edu/~mharrsch/2007/04/pollen-may-provide-clue-to-kilns-that.html Iron Age statue found in Iran- April 29, 2007 Archaeologists working in Iran are hoping the discovery of a statue buried in a grave will help unveil secrets of the Iron Age.The statue, unearthed in a corpse-like position on a mountain near Abyek in Qazin province, was discovered together with human bones and pottery objects.Experts believe the strange discovery may well be linked to complex burial ceremonies known to be held for the dead during that timeSpeaking to reporters, a member of the excavation team said: "The new discovery could...http://uoregon.edu/~mharrsch/2007/04/iron-age-statue-found-in-iran.html Evidence found of Toltec child sacrifice- April 29, 2007 Remains of around two dozen pre-Hispanic Mexican children discovered on the site of the former capital of the ancient Toltec civilisation, Tula, point to them having been decapitated in a group.Dating from between 950 AD and 1150 AD, the bones were unearthed around 50 miles (80km) north of Mexico City and the ancient warrior-like Toltecs were known to have sacrificed adults during their rituals.Aged between five and 15, the children were buried with a statue of Tlaloc, the god of rain, around a.http://uoregon.edu/~mharrsch/2007/04/evidence-found-of-toltec-child.html Unique Ancient Thracian Chariot Unearthed in Bulgaria- April 23, 2007 This is such an exciting discovery. I'm definitely going to have to put Bulgaria on my must see list!Sofia News Agency: "A completely intact Thracian chariot was unearthed by the Bulgarian archaeologist Vesselin Ignatov on Friday, Darik News reported.The chariot was found near a burial barrow close to the central Bulgarian town of Nova Zagora. Ignatov and his team have already dated the finding to 2 century BC. The chariot has two wheels with its roof made of heavy bronze in the form of ..http://uoregon.edu/~mharrsch/2007/04/unique-ancient-thracian-chariot.html Early history of Belgium- April 15, 2007 455-843 Frankish Empire: The start of the great divide A slow peaceful invasion takes place - more like a colonisation of the sparsely populated lands of today's Flanders. It was at this time that the division between the Flemish and Walloons originated. The Franks were not conquerors. Accepted by the Romans as mercenaries with their own chiefs, they were loyal to Rome and considered themselves a part of its army. They used its political organisation and titles, and even dressed in Roman...http://uoregon.edu/~mharrsch/2007/04/early-history-of-belgium.html Study points to the seats as the reason for acoustics at Epidaurus- April 8, 2007 As the ancient Greeks were placing the last few stones on the magnificent theater at Epidaurus in the fourth century B.C., they couldnt have known that they had unwittingly created a sophisticated acoustic filter. But when audiences in the back row were able to hear music and voices with amazing clarity (well before any theater had the luxury of a sound system), the Greeks must have known that they had done something very right because they made many attempts to duplicate Epidaurus design, but..http://uoregon.edu/~mharrsch/2007/04/study-points-to-seats-as-reason-for.html Egyptian archaeologists find oldest fort to date on Horus road- April 8, 2007 "Egypt's chief archaeologist, Zahi Hawass, took a bus of journalists into the North Sinai to showcase his agency's latest discovery - the ancient buried walls of a military fort and a few pieces of volcanic lava.According to Egyptian officials, the evidence of lava is from a volcano in the Mediterranean Sea that erupted in 1500 BC and is believed to have killed 35,000 people and wiped out villages in Egypt, Palestine and the Arabian Peninsula.The same diggers found evidence of a military fort...http://uoregon.edu/~mharrsch/2007/04/egyptian-archaeologists-find-oldest.html |