Scientists have made a surprising discovery about the advanced capabilities of ancient humans in Europe over 40,000 years ago. A team of researchers reexamining stone tools from the Neanderthal site of Le Moustier in southwestern France found evidence that the early cave dwellers were using a multi-component adhesive to attach handles to spear points and […]
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Analysis reveals Glass Artifacts found in the Acropolis of Ialysos, Rhodes, a Century ago are 2,700-year-old Magnifying Lenses
A team of researchers from the Illinois State University, Western Illinois University, and the University of California at San Diego, conducted a detailed study of a set of artifacts discovered in the early 20th century by Italian archaeologists on the island of Rhodes, Greece. These curious flat-convex glass objects mounted on bronze rings could be […]