Archaeologists from universities in the United States and Denmark found, deep within the Actun Uayazba Kab cave in Belize, two small stone tools dated between 250 and 900 AD that could be the first Maya tattoo instruments ever discovered. The pieces are made of obsidian and have an elongated shape with a sharp tip. Researchers […]
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Degree in Geography and History, specialized in Art History, researcher, ex-librarian, in the blogosphere since 2005 with La Brújula Verde. I write about history, art, culture, travel, geography... Working on content and advertising for blogs.
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Scientists Create a “Black Hole Bomb” in the Laboratory for the First Time
A team of researchers has succeeded in recreating for the first time in a laboratory experiment a phenomenon that until now only existed as a theory in the realm of black holes. The experiment demonstrates that the rotation of an object can exponentially amplify electromagnetic waves, mimicking the behavior of a black hole bomb, a […]
Posted inClassical Archaeology
A Porticoed Road and a Bronze Panther Found in Augusta Raurica, the Best-Preserved Roman City North of the Alps
As part of a major construction project, the Cantonal Archaeology of Aargau carried out a rescue excavation between early May 2024 and the end of March 2025. This significantly expanded the knowledge about the lower town of Kaiseraugst, the ancient Augusta Raurica, the best-preserved Roman city north of the Alps founded in the summer of […]
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A Third Roman Fortress Discovered in the Northern Sinai Peninsula
The Egyptian archaeological mission affiliated with the Supreme Council of Antiquities announced the discovery of a group of defensive structures, military barracks, and a system of moats that could indicate the presence of a third fortress at the Tell Abu Seifi site, in the northern Sinai Peninsula. The findings made during the current excavation season […]
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The Triton Baths in Southeastern Rome Were Converted into a Christian Church During Late Antiquity, Discovery Reveals
In the southeastern area of the city of Rome, archaeologists excavating inside the Triton Baths, built in the 2nd century A.D. within the monumental complex of the Villa di Sette Bassi, discovered that during Late Antiquity the baths were converted into a Christian church. This change in use, documented directly in the course of the […]
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Why Did Some Animals Become Fossils While Others Simply Vanished? A Study Reveals That Size Matters
Why did some animals from ancient eras become fossils, while others simply disappeared without a trace? The answer, at least in part, may lie within their own bodies, according to a study from the University of Lausanne (UNIL) published in Nature Communications. Researchers found that the size and chemical composition of an organism play a […]
Posted inArt, Prehistory
New Dating Confirms That Realistic Figures and Abstract Symbols Coexisted in Altamira from Very Early Stages
A recent study on the cave paintings of the Altamira Cave in Santillana del Mar, Cantabria (Spain) has concluded that some of the artworks it contains could be much older than previously believed, dating back more than 30,000 years. Although the cave was discovered more than 140 years ago, the exact chronology of the artworks […]
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160 Million Years Ago, Giant Flying Reptiles Learned to Walk and Conquered the Earth
A team of paleontologists from the University of Leicester has managed to decipher one of the many enigmas of the dinosaur era—the exact moment when pterosaurs, the large and unsettling flying reptiles that soared through the skies of the Mesozoic, adapted their anatomy to walk on land with the same skill they used to dominate […]
Posted inClassical Archaeology
Pompeii Relives Its Last Day: Discoveries in the House of Helle and Phrixus Reveal a Desperate Attempt at Survival
In a city doomed to eternity by the fury of Vesuvius, every stone, every crack, and every object tells a story. The most recent comes from the House of Helle and Phrixus, a modestly sized yet richly decorated home, whose final moments have been reconstructed thanks to archaeological research published in the E-Journal degli Scavi […]
Posted inAncient Egypt, Art
First Known Visual Representation of Our Galaxy Discovered in Egyptian Art
The fascination with figuring out the part that the Milky Way may have played in the culture and religion of ancient Egypt has led astrophysicist Dr. Or Graur, associate professor at the University of Portsmouth, to identify what may be the first known visual representation of our galaxy in Egyptian art. In his study, published […]
