Hacker News with Generative AI: Archeology

Oldest US firearm unearthed in Arizona, a bronze cannon linked to Coronado (phys.org)
Independent researchers in Arizona have unearthed a bronze cannon linked to the Vázquez de Coronado expedition, making it the oldest firearm ever found in the continental United States.

Archeology, History, United States, Firearms

67 points by pseudolus 7 days ago | 35 comments

Researcher finds lost city in Mexico jungle by accident (bbc.com)
A huge Maya city has been discovered centuries after it disappeared under jungle canopy in Mexico.

Archeology, Mexico, Maya Civilization, History

10 points by wood_spirit 35 days ago | 0 comments

Early science and stone engineering in Menga, a Neolithic dolmen (science.org)

Archeology, Neolithic, Science, History

28 points by PaulHoule 90 days ago | 1 comments

To kill mammoths in the Ice Age, people used planted pikes, not throwing spears (phys.org)

Prehistory, Archeology, Ice Age, Paleontology, Hunting

69 points by pseudolus 103 days ago | 54 comments

Stonehenge megalith came from Scotland, not Wales, study finds (theguardian.com)

Archeology, History, Scotland, Wales

14 points by bookofjoe 110 days ago | 1 comments

Over 900 artifacts recovered from Ming dynasty shipwreck (mymodernmet.com)

Archeology, History, Maritime History, China

72 points by bookofjoe 127 days ago | 15 comments

Neanderthals did not go extinct, we assimilated them (elpais.com)

Neanderthals, Human Evolution, Genetics, Archeology

33 points by geox 143 days ago | 21 comments

Oldest cave art found (bbc.com)

Archeology, History, Art

193 points by rntn 153 days ago | 84 comments

Stonehenge Archer (wikipedia.org)

History, Archeology, Stonehenge

30 points by vinnyglennon 155 days ago | 13 comments

Humans, and Hyenas, Sheltered in Cave-Like Lava Tubes Millennia Ago (wsj.com)

Archeology, History, Animals, Geology

24 points by bookofjoe 165 days ago | 11 comments

An accident of lighting uncovers origins of the astrolabe (nautil.us)

History, Astronomy, Science, Archeology

85 points by jnord 186 days ago | 10 comments

Ancient Mycenaean armor tested by Hellenic Marines found suitable for combat (phys.org)

Ancient History, Military, Archeology, Greece

15 points by bookofjoe 192 days ago | 0 comments

Roman Tyrian purple snail dye found in UK for first time (bbc.com)

Archeology, History, Biology, UK

223 points by bookofjoe 207 days ago | 99 comments

Fairytales much older than previously thought, say researchers (2016) (theguardian.com)

History, Folklore, Research, Archeology

65 points by angledense 217 days ago | 31 comments

Bronze Age Stone Anchors as Material Metaphors (springer.com)

Archeology, Material Science, Metaphors

18 points by diodorus 232 days ago | 3 comments

The Archeologists of Athens (2023) (newyorker.com)

Archeology, Greece, History, Culture

20 points by diodorus 234 days ago | 3 comments

New paintings found at Pompeii (bbc.com)

Archeology, Art, History

178 points by janpot 236 days ago | 72 comments