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fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

It's incredibly exciting': ancient canoe unearthed after Hurricane Ian stormed through Florida

Florida preserved an unusual ancient mahogany dugout canoe, likely originating outside Florida—possibly 16th‑century Spanish Caribbean—now undergoing radiocarbon dating and scientific analysis.
fromwww.thehistoryblog.com
2 weeks ago

Lucca Holy Face restored to color

The Volto Santo of Lucca, the 9th century crucifix that is one of the oldest known surviving wooden sculptures in Europe, has been restored to its original polychromy. Overpainted in the 17th century with a black on the robes and brown on the flesh tones then coated with a pigmented wax layer, the figure of Christ and the circular nimbus behind him were dull and dark, obscuring pigments of the highest quality like lapis lazuli blue and gold.
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fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events
2 months ago

Mysterious megalithic sites in Carnac, France may be among the oldest in Europe, archaeologists discover

The team revealed that the megalithic landscape in the Le Plasker section was constructed between 4600 and 4300 BC, placing it among Europe's earliest megalithic monuments.
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fromArs Technica
3 months ago

New dating for White Sands footprints confirms controversial theory

Bennett and his colleagues radiocarbon-dated seeds from sediment layers to establish that ancient footprints in New Mexico were made after 23,000 years ago.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Many of Dead Sea scrolls may be older than thought, experts say

Recent AI research suggests Dead Sea scrolls may be older than previously thought, potentially dating from their original authors' time.
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