According to Mayan legend, the maize god was decapitated at harvest each year and reborn in the new growing season. A sculpted head of a Mayan maize god was discovered during excavations in Palenque, Mexico, according to a group of archaeologists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History.
Month: June 2022
Visit from the BBC for the Haverfordwest excavation
A BBC history presenter paid a visit to a Pembrokeshire archaeological dig where human bones were discovered. The Haverfordwest excavations aroused interest.
Haydarpaşa treasure: They dug 5 meters and went down to the 5th century BC
The four-year excavation of Haydarpaşa station has brought back Istanbul a huge treasure. Bathhouses, mansions, palaces, chopsticks and a room rewinding history… More than 50,000 vaults of artifacts have been unearthed.
Scientists’ perceptions of cave art may change as a result of the discovery of mysterious drawings
A team of scientists has revealed massive Native American drawings that had been hidden in an Alabama cave for more than 1,000 years. It is the largest known cave art found in North America.
3,400-year-old Rare Bronze Age artifacts found with metal detector
After being discovered in North Wales over five years ago, a pair of unique relics dating back about 3,400 years to the Middle Bronze Age have been designated treasure. During the Bronz Age, the two bronze mould valves were used to produce palstaves (a kind of axe).
Industrial production of wool and wool textiles in Bronze Age Italy
During the Bronze Age, Montale in northern Italy may have been one of Europe’s first sites for wool manufacture and textile. It’s also possible that production was done on a large scale. Let’s have a look at this creation.