2013 a été une année riche en découvertes archéologiques partout dans le monde et en nouvelles théories, notamment du côté de la paléontologie. Comme je suis l'actualité historique et archéologique...
The prehistoric temples of Malta and Gozo have been described as “architecture in its purest and most original form”. They are sometimes called megalithic, meaning “of large stones”. But the temples are much more than that: they are the remains of ancient monuments that are older than the...
Si on évoque les pyramides, votre pensée va probablement aux trois plus grandes d’Égypte. Ce trio comprenant la grande pyramide de Gizeh, ne représente pas les seules à se cacher dans les déserts de l’Égypte et des pays voisins.
Academics at Queen’s University, Belfast, have received a €2.5 million grant to examine prehistoric sites in Malta. The project will span the islands’ history from the first occupation of Neolithic farmers at around 5,500BC until medieval times. It will also be looking at how to ensure the...
An Israeli researcher says she has identified a nearly 2,000-year old textile that may contain a mysterious blue dye described in the Bible, one of the few remnants of the ancient color ever found.
Yves Coppens nous fait part de l'émouvante découverte d'un buste humain en terre cuite, d'une dizaine de centimètres, vieille de 6.500 ans. Un trésor pour les préhistoriens.
They have been out of fashion for about 5,500 years. But a Wiltshire farmer is hoping to bring back the long barrow – pre-historic tomb – by building one on his land.
Les chercheurs ont découvert une grande structure sur le site qui mesures 80 mètres de haut et 80 mètres de large. Ils ont aussi trouvé un certain nombre d'objets façonnés, dont des outils.
La croyance populaire veut que l’agriculture ait fait naître les villes. Des nomades se sont fixés à un endroit, ont cultivé le sol, ce qui a entraîné la naissance de villages, puis de villes. Dans la communauté des archéologues, un débat prend toutefois de l’ampleur: et si c’était le contraire qui s’était produit?
A l'aide de superbes illustrations, David Christian raconte l'histoire complète de l'univers, du Big Bang à l'Internet, en 18 minutes captivantes. Il s'agit de "Big History": un regard éclairé, avec grand angle sur la complexité, la vie et l'humanité, face à notre mince part dans la chronologie cosmique.
The hypothesis of a single origin for Eurasian metallurgy has been challenged by the discovery of copper smelting evidence some 7000 years old at Plochnik, a Vincha culture settlement in eastern Serbia. Here, the tin-bronze foil was excavated from an undisturbed context, on the floor of a dwelling structure next to a copper workshop - a single occupation horizon dated to circa 4650 BCE. The tin-bronze foil from the site of Plochnik is therefore the earliest known tin-bronze artefact anywhere, extending the record of bronze making by about 1500 years. Two artefacts were analysed for a new study: the foil from Plochnik and a ring from Gomolava. Their shape implies that they were used for decorative purposes. The foil from Plochnik was left in a soft annealed state so that it could be wrapped around a ceramic vessel, while the ring from Gomolava was left in the work-hardened state. The annealing temperatures used were much higher than those required for annealing the pure copper that was the dominant metal of the time. This demonstrates that the metal smiths understood clearly the specific properties and requirements of tin-bronze.
A historian has said a prehistoric site in Suffolk “could be as significant as Stonehenge” and called for detailed research to be undertaken before the area could be spoiled by development.
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