Researchers in Roskilde, Denmark, have uncovered the remains of a 13th-century convent hidden six feet beneath a local soccer field, a structure believed lost since the Protestant Reformation demolished it nearly five centuries ago. The discovery came this summer after local officials began preparatory work on a parking facility for the field. Before breaking ground, […] The post Medieval convent lost for 770 years found buried beneath a Danish soccer field appeared first on American Almanac .
Researchers in Roskilde, Denmark, have uncovered the remains of a 13th-century convent hidden six feet beneath a local soccer field, a structure believed lost since the Protestant Reformation demolished it nearly five centuries ago. The discovery came this summer after local officials began preparatory work on a parking facility for the field. Before breaking ground, crews ran a Ground Penetrating Radar survey, a system that sends electromagnetic waves into the earth and reads the reflections that bounce back from buried structures. What came back stunned the researchers watching the monitors: clear, detailed images of St. Clare's Convent, a monastery dating to 1256, sitting largely intact beneath the turf. Archaeologist Arne Abel…Open
Israel's population has reached an estimated 10.3 million people, according to the Central Bureau of Statistics, reflecting continued population growth across the nation. In this edition of Israel Update, host Katrina Szish reviews the latest demographic figures, including Israel's Jewish, Arab, and foreign national populations, along with new longevity statistics. Then, correspondent Jodie Cohen takes viewers to Mount Arbel in northern Israel, one of the most dramatic viewpoints overlooking the Sea of Galilee. From its summit, visitors can see Tiberias, Mount Hermon, the Golan Heights, and some of the most significant locations associated with the Gospels, including Magdala and Capernaum. Discover why many Christians consider this region…
Ancient teeth from Indonesia may show betel-nut use 25,000 years ago, pushing a widespread mind-affecting habit deep into humanity’s hunter-gatherer past. Researchers found deep, unusual grooves and chemical traces in ancient teeth from Sulawesi, an island in modern-day Indonesia. They say the evidence fits decades of sucking betel nuts. The remains date as far back […] The post Ancient teeth suggest betel-nut use in Indonesia 25,000 years ago appeared first on American Almanac .
Ancient teeth from Indonesia may show betel-nut use 25,000 years ago, pushing a widespread mind-affecting habit deep into humanity’s hunter-gatherer past. Researchers found deep, unusual grooves and chemical traces in ancient teeth from Sulawesi, an island in modern-day Indonesia. They say the evidence fits decades of sucking betel nuts. The remains date as far back as 25,000 years. If the researchers are right, the discovery captures an early form of a habit now practiced by about 600 million people. A second set of teeth, found about 20 miles east, carried similar marks. Those teeth may be up to 8,000 years old. The research, led by Griffith University archaeology professor Adam Brumm, was published in Science Advances. The team…Open
In this episode of NEWSMAX Israel Update, host Katrina Szish highlights a remarkable archaeological discovery in ancient Shiloh, where three large storage jars dating back to the Middle Bronze Age were uncovered. Archaeologists believe the vessels once stored grapes, wine, and olive oil, offering another glimpse into life in the biblical heartland of Israel. Israel correspondent Jodie Cohen then takes viewers to the legendary Jordan River, one of the world's most historically and spiritually significant waterways. Sacred to Jews, Christians, and Muslims alike, the river is deeply connected to the story of the Israelites entering the Promised Land and the baptism of Jesus.
A salvage crew following a faint metal-detector signal through deep mud off the Florida Keys hauled up a 55-pound copper ingot from the Nuestra Señora de Atocha, a 400-year-old Spanish shipwreck that keeps giving up its secrets. Captain Drake Nicholas was working from the deck of the salvage vessel DARE, roughly 35 miles west of […] The post Treasure hunters pull 55-pound copper ingot from legendary Atocha wreck, eye 19 more targets appeared first on American Almanac .
A salvage crew following a faint metal-detector signal through deep mud off the Florida Keys hauled up a 55-pound copper ingot from the Nuestra Señora de Atocha, a 400-year-old Spanish shipwreck that keeps giving up its secrets. Captain Drake Nicholas was working from the deck of the salvage vessel DARE, roughly 35 miles west of Key West, when his detector registered a barely-there hit. He dug. The signal grew louder. What he pulled from the seafloor was not the cannon he expected but a crude block of copper that had sat in the mud since 1622. The ingot is worth an estimated $18,000 to $25,000, according to an August press release from Mel Fisher's Shipwreck Expeditions , the company that has spent decades recovering treasure from the…Open
Archaeologists in western Slovakia have uncovered an ancient Roman military camp littered with soldiers' remains and battlefield weapons dating to the reign of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, a find officials say reshapes understanding of Rome's reach into barbarian territory. The Institute of Archaeology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences announced earlier this summer that excavators working […] The post Roman military camp unearthed in Slovakia reveals soldiers' bones, weapons from Marcus Aurelius era appeared first on American Almanac .
Archaeologists in western Slovakia have uncovered an ancient Roman military camp littered with soldiers' remains and battlefield weapons dating to the reign of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, a find officials say reshapes understanding of Rome's reach into barbarian territory. The Institute of Archaeology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences announced earlier this summer that excavators working near the town of Šurany, in Slovakia's Nitra region, had struck something far older than the industrial park they were preparing to build. Beneath roughly 370 acres of earth lay the footprint of a Roman marching camp from the second century A.D., the first ever found in that part of the country. What came out of the ground told a story of combat and sudden…Open
Israel continues to make headlines on the global stage. A new international report ranks Tel Aviv as the fourth strongest startup ecosystem in the world, placing it behind only Silicon Valley, New York City, and London. The study examined more than five million companies across seventy-one countries and valued Tel Aviv’s startup ecosystem at $250 billion. Israel correspondent Jodie Cohen takes viewers from the world of innovation to one of the most significant locations in the New Testament. Reporting from Tabgha on the shores of the Sea of Galilee, she explores the Church of the Multiplication and the Church of the Primacy of Saint Peter, two sites tied to pivotal biblical events.
An Oxford researcher says the famous curves of the Parthenon were never designed to fool the human eye, and the story that they were rests on zero direct evidence. For more than two millennia, students, tourists, and architecture professors have repeated the same elegant claim: the ancient Greeks built subtle curves into the Parthenon so […] The post Oxford mathematician dismantles a 2,000-year-old myth about the Parthenon appeared first on American Almanac .
An Oxford researcher says the famous curves of the Parthenon were never designed to fool the human eye, and the story that they were rests on zero direct evidence. For more than two millennia, students, tourists, and architecture professors have repeated the same elegant claim: the ancient Greeks built subtle curves into the Parthenon so that its perfectly straight lines would not appear to sag. The idea has shown up in textbooks, documentaries, and guided tours of the Acropolis. Professor Alain Goriely, an Oxford mathematician, now argues in a peer-reviewed study that the whole thing is a myth, and always was. Goriely's paper, titled "The illusion of illusions: there are no optical corrections in the Parthenon," was published in the…Open
A team of volunteer divers has located and photographed roughly 25 flint-built features on the seabed off Norfolk, England, remnants of a medieval settlement called Shipden that the North Sea consumed more than 700 years ago. The divers, members of the Anglian branch of the British Sub-Aqua Club, launched from the coastal village of Sea […] The post Volunteer divers photograph 25 man-made structures at site of medieval English town swallowed by the North Sea appeared first on American Almanac .
A team of volunteer divers has located and photographed roughly 25 flint-built features on the seabed off Norfolk, England, remnants of a medieval settlement called Shipden that the North Sea consumed more than 700 years ago. The divers, members of the Anglian branch of the British Sub-Aqua Club, launched from the coastal village of Sea Palling and traveled along the shore to Cromer, where they found the structures sitting several hundred metres from the beach. Clear skies and unusually still water exposed the chalk and sand of the seabed, giving the team a rare window to document what lies beneath one of England's most eroded coastlines. What they found challenges a local legend that has persisted for more than a century, and opens new…Open
Israir says it has received FAA operational approval and is preparing to launch service between Tel Aviv and New York as early as next month, potentially expanding travel options between Israel and the United States. In this edition of Israel Update, host Katrina Szish turns to correspondent Jodie Cohen in Ginosar, on the shores of the Sea of Galilee, for a look at one of Israel's most fascinating archaeological discoveries: the first-century fishing vessel commonly known as the "Jesus Boat." Unearthed in 1986, the ancient craft continues to spark debate, curiosity, and historical interest. Watch now for the latest on Israel's aviation sector and a remarkable story connecting modern Israel with its ancient past.
