Analysis of ancient DNA shows that a genetic variant that increases susceptibility to tuberculosis has drastically decreased in Europe since the Bronze Age Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2270136-people-of-european-descent-evolved-resistance-to-tb-over-10000-years/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Tag: bronze age
Perfectly-preserved ‘bog beetles’ nearly as old as Egypt’s pyramids
Beetles that lived during the late Bronze Age in a bog look as though they died yesterday. Source: https://www.livescience.com/ancient-bog-beetles-england.html
Ancient Egyptian hoard of counterfeit ‘dirty money’ unearthed
A shortage of silver caused by the collapse of leading Bronze Age civilizations around the eastern Mediterranean about 1200 BC resulted in the original “dirty money” — several hundreds of years before coins had been invented. Source: https://www.livescience.com/ancient-egyptian-hoard-counterfeit-dirty-money.html
Lockdown Gardening in Britain Leads To Archaeological Discoveries
Gardeners in Hampshire, a county in southeast England, were weeding their yard in April when they found 63 gold coins and one silver coin from King Henry VIII’s reign in the 16th century, with four of the coins inscribed with the initials of the king’s wives Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn and Jane Seymour. From a report: The archaeological find was…
Mushroom hunter unearths gorgeous Bronze Age sword
A man searching for mushrooms in a forest in the Czech Republic uncovered an ancient sword and bronze axe, both thought to date from around 3,300 years ago. Source: https://www.livescience.com/mushroom-hunter-finds-ancient-sword.html
Researchers Baffled as Warrior Skeletons Reveal Bronze Age Europeans Couldn’t Drink Milk
sciencehabit quotes Science magazine: About 3000 years ago, thousands of warriors fought on the banks of the Tollense river in northern Germany. They wielded weapons of wood, stone, and bronze to deadly effect: Over the past decade, archaeologists have unearthed the skeletal remains of hundreds of people buried in marshy soil. It’s one of the largest prehistoric conflicts ever discovered. Now,…
Bronze Age Brits turned bones into instruments
During the Bronze Age, our ancestors would sometimes turn the bones of their relatives into musical instruments. While in the modern age it is not unu… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/339198/bronze-age-brits-turned-bones-into-instruments…
Sword fighting with Bronze Age weapons is really hard, scientists learn
Replica swords revealed the skills that were needed in combat by ancient sword-fighters. Source: https://www.livescience.com/bronze-age-sword-reenactments.html
4,200-year-old burial of Bronze Age chieftain discovered under UK skate park
The Bronze Age leader’s burial had a copper dagger and a ‘strike-a-light kit.’ Source: https://www.livescience.com/bronze-age-chieftain-burial.html
British Museum Makes 1.9 Million Images Available For Free
The British Museum has revamped its online collections database, making over 1.9 million photos of its collection available for free online under a Creative Commons license. ianVisits reports: Under the new agreement the majority of the 1.9 million images are being made available for anyone to use for free under a Creative Commons 4.0 license. Users no longer need to register…