Making the 2000 Year Old "Pizza" from Pompeii
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEgSGkp8nMA
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Ancient Greek State in Afghanistan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQATsepKoLE
The conquests of Alexander the Great and the Wars of his Successors which we covered in our previous animated historical documentaries (http://bit.ly/2BoFtRD...
Maya civilisation: Archaeologists find ancient city in jungle
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-65974439?
The remains of the city were found in an ecological reserve in a mostly unexplored area of jungle.
Unicorns in southern Africa: The fascinating story behind one-horned creatures in rock art
Unicorns in southern Africa: The fascinating story behind one-horned creatures in rock art
https://phys.org/news/2023-06-unicorns-southern-africa-fascinating-story.html
One-horned creatures are found in myths around the world. Although unicorns in different cultures have little to do with one another, they have multiple associations in European thought.
Homo naledi may have dug cave graves and carved marks into cave walls
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/homo-naledi-dug-cave-graves-carved-marks
Proposed discoveries of humanlike activities by these ancient, small-brained hominids have elicited skepticism from some researchers.
Ancient pendant found in Mongolia may be oldest known carving of a penis
https://phys.org/news/2023-06-ancient-pendant-mongolia-oldest-penis.html
An international team of archaeologists, ethnographers and historians has found a pendant that may be the earliest known example of a carved phallus. They have published their findings in the journal Scientific Reports.
Scalpel, Forceps, Bone Drill: Modern Medicine in Ancient Rome
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/13/science/archaeology-ancient-rome-medicine.html
A 2,000-year-old collection of medical tools, recently unearthed in Hungary, offer insight into the practices of undaunted, much-maligned Roman doctors.
First hominin muscle reconstruction shows 3.2 million-year-old 'Lucy' could stand as erect as we can
First hominin muscle reconstruction shows 3.2 million-year-old 'Lucy' could stand as erect as we can
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/06/230614220724.htm
Digital modelling of legendary fossil's soft tissue suggests Australopithecus afarensis had powerful leg and pelvic muscles suited to tree dwelling, but knee muscles that allowed fully erect walking.
Study: Paleo-Americans hunted mastodons, mammoths and other megafauna in eastern North America 13,000 years ago
Study: Paleo-Americans hunted mastodons, mammoths and other megafauna in eastern North America 13,000 years ago
https://phys.org/news/2023-06-paleo-americans-mastodons-mammoths-megafauna-eastern.html
The earliest people who lived in North America shared the landscape with huge animals. On any day these hunter-gatherers might encounter a giant, snarling saber-toothed cat ready to pounce, or a group of elephantlike mammoths stripping tree branches. Maybe a herd of giant bison would stampede past.
Loving adult friendships help baboons recover from a traumatic childhood
https://www.popsci.com/environment/childhood-trauma-friendship-baboon/
Baboons with strong social bonds added 2.2 years to their lives, no matter what adversity they had faced in their earlier years.