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Tracking Disease in Ancient Mesopotamia

WEBTracking Disease in Ancient Mesopotamia. Thursday, February 27, 2014. (Arkadiusz Sołtysiak) WARSAW, POLAND—How healthy were the people of ancient Mesopotamia? Arkadiusz Soltysiak of the

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The Pursuit of Wellness

WEBSome still engage in this activity, seeking its purported health benefits. In fact, many wellness pursuits enjoyed today were developed in the ancient world. There were Egyptian foot massages

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Archaeology Magazine

WEBIn late April, Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs opened in New York, its final venue in North America. The exhibition is timely given recent presentation of DNA evidence about his family connections as well as new clues concerning his physical health, which the researchers say show Tutankhamun suffered from malaria and multiple foot …

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Hatshepsut Found; Thutmose I Lost

WEBThe box is a real enigma. First, there's the question of how it ended up in the DB320 cache, while the two mummies under consideration as Hatshepsut's were found in KV60. Second, the lid of the chest isn't completely closed and there's a linen-wrapped mummified organ, variously identified as a liver or spleen.

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Headstones for Dummies, the New York Edition

WEBThe earliest headstones in the cemetery are of the three-lobed shape that also dominated in Christian burials at the time, a shape that resembled a the headboard of a bed and was thus symbolic of man's final sleep. The death's head and cherub images are missing from the Shearith Israel headstones; in fact, images in general are largely absent.

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The Virtues of Stone Age Dental Hygiene

WEBResearchers led by Alan Cooper, director of the University of Adelaide Centre for Ancient DNA, found that the advent of farming 7,500 years ago and the dramatic change in diet that accompanied it

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Chewed Birch Pitch May Reflect Hunter-Gatherers’ Dental Health

WEBThey found higher levels of bacteria associated with poor dental health in the 10,000-year-old samples, even though chewing birch pitch may have provided some antiseptic and medicinal benefits

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An Artifact of Safe Drinking Water

WEBAn Artifact of Safe Drinking Water. Today, Albany, New York, supplies high-quality water to its residents, but this has not always been the case. As in many other American cities during the 1800s, rapid growth resulted in numerous problems with water quality. Archaeologists from the New York State Museum have discovered an unusual, perforated

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Dental Decay Detected in Mesolithic Remains in Poland

WEBThe study revealed the beginnings of dental decay that went undetected when the bones were unearthed in the 1960s. “Traces of caries are preserved on molars, rich in furrows and depressions

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The Dead of Snake Hill

WEBThe Dead of Snake Hill. Volume 58 Number 3, May/June 2005. by Kristin M. Romey. A man's search for his grandfather sparks an unusually moving excavation along the New Jersey Turnpike. Archaeologists found the remains of Patrick Andriani's grandfather buried beneath several feet of landfill at the former site of Snake Hill, an institutional

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How Did King Tut Die

WEBHow Did King Tut Die? Share. Tuesday, November 12, 2013. (Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons) CAIRO, EGYPT—Scientists have been studying the mummy of King Tut since it was first unwrapped in

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Rituals of the Modern Maya

WEBRituals of the Modern Maya. Volume 50 Number 4, July/August 1997. by Angela M.H. Schuster. A strong undercurrent of Precolumbian belief pervades much of today's religious practice. The murmur of chanting filled the Church of San Juan Chamula; the fragrance of pine needles crushed underfoot mingled with the scent of candles and burning copal

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Scientists Examine Human Remains From Herculaneum

WEBThe remains were recovered from boathouses near the Herculaneum waterfront, where the people are thought to have died in a pyroclastic surge measuring between 400 and 900 degrees Fahrenheit and

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Medieval Skeletons From Cambridge Hospital Analyzed

WEBTuesday, December 5, 2023. (Cambridge Archaeological Unit/St John's College) CAMBRIDGE, ENGLAND—According to a report in The Guardian, John Robb of Cambridge University and his colleagues

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Hidden History of Ralston Heights

WEBHidden History of Ralston Heights. Volume 57 Number 3, May/June 2004. by Janet Six. The story of New Jersey's failed "Garden of Eden". Webster Edgerly (here dressed as Christopher Columbus) founded Ralstonism, a social movement that promised members good health, longevity, and telepathic ability. Edgerly dreamed of creating a utopian …

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A Place to Hide the Bodies

WEBIn northern Spain about 430,000 years ago, the bodies of at least 28 early humans—evolutionary precursors of Neanderthals, Homo heidelbergensis—found their way to the bottom of a 43-foot-deep

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Making the Dead Beautiful: Mummies as Art

WEBMaking the Dead Beautiful: Mummies as Art. November is the Month of the Dead. The deceased were removed from their graves, redressed with rich garments and feathers. They gave the dead food and drink. The people danced and sang with the dead, parading them around the streets. Missionaries working in Peru following the Spanish conquest were

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Archaeological News from Archaeology Magazine

WEBEndurance Running May Have Helped Prehistoric Hunters. ONTARIO, CANADA—Science Magazine reports that archaeologist Eugène Morin of Trent University, behavioral ecologist Bruce Winterhalder of

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Early American Gravestones

WEBEarly American Gravestones. Volume 36 Number 5, September/October 1983. by Sherene Baugher and Frederick A. Winter. Archaeological Perspectives on Three Cemeteries of Old New York. Even without excavation, cemeteries and especially the gravestones they contain provide an unusual laboratory for the archaeologist.

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New York City's Dirtiest Beach

WEBLow tide along the shoreline of Dead Horse Bay reveals thousands upon thousands of glass bottles, household items, and bones dumped as part of more than one hundred years of New York City urban

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