Nadine SunderlandThis 1,000-Year-Old Smartphone Just Dialed Inverified_publisherThe New York Times - Franz LidzLost & Found This 1,000-Year-Old Smartphone Just Dialed In By Franz Lidz and Clara Vannucci For 2,000 years, celestial observers mapped the heavens with astonishingly precise instruments called astrolabes. Resembling large, old-fashioned vest pocket watches, astrolabes allowed users to determine time, …
Nadine SunderlandTunnel that could lead to Cleopatra's Tomb is 'geometric miracle'jpost.com - By WALLA!The tunnel was discovered 13 meters below the ground by Katharine Martinez, an archaeologist from the Dominican Republic. Beneath the temple ruins of …
Nadine SunderlandBones found in 8-meter-deep pit may ‘fundamentally change’ history of humans in Europeverified_publisherCNNCNN — Microscopic fragments of protein and DNA recovered from bones discovered in 8-meter-deep cave dirt have revealed Neanderthals and humans likely lived alongside one another in northern Europe as far back as 45,000 years ago. The genetic analysis of the fossils, which were found in a cave near …
Nadine SunderlandArchaeologists find intact medieval gauntletheritagedaily.com - Mark MilliganA press conference by the Canton of Zurich has announced the discovery of an intact medieval gauntlet dated to the 14th century. The object was found …
Nadine SunderlandHow the Great Lakes Formed—And the Mystery of Who Watched It Happenverified_publisherAtlas Obscura - Gemma TarlachSkilled hunters adapted to the changing landscape and left tantalizing clues to who they were. Stand on the rocky shoreline near the foot of the …
Nadine Sunderland21 year-old student cracks ancient code to win prestigious awardthebrighterside.news - JJ ShavitIn a remarkable triumph of technology and historical inquiry, Luke Farritor, a computer science student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, has …