Sands of Time: Unraveling 8,000 Years of Human History in Libya
On Libya’s Messak Settafet plateau, Cretaceous sandstone tells a dual story: modern oil field operations and remnants of ...
The Economist1d
Nigeria seeks to restore pride in its artefacts, ancient and modern
In 1897 most of Benin City, then the capital of an extensive kingdom, was razed by the British. Their trove of looted plaques ...
Fallen ancient civilizations show us why we must not ignore climate warnings
The institutions of their government, and the increasing threats – be they climatic, military, economic or political – gave ...
Science Daily4d
Prehistoric hunter-gatherers heard the elks painted on rocks 'talking'
Researchers performed acoustic impulse response measurements in front of 37 rock painting site and found that the same vertical rock surfaces that have the painted elks, humans and boats, are also ...
Greek Reporter4d
Were the Ancient Greeks as Beautiful as Their Statues?
Greek statues are admired worldwide for their extraordinary beauty, but do they truly reflect the actual appearance of the ...
Acoustic properties of rock sites may have inspired prehistoric art
Researchers at the University of Helsinki performed acoustic impulse response measurements in front of 37 rock painting sites ...