Hacker News with Generative AI: Archeology

Man's brain turned to glass by hot Vesuvius ash cloud (bbc.com)
Nearly 2,000 years after a young man died in the Vesuvius volcanic eruption, scientists have discovered that his brain was preserved when it turned to glass in an extremely hot cloud of ash.

Archeology, Science, History, Volcanic Eruptions

239 points by tartoran 7 days ago | 100 comments

First pharaoh's tomb found in Egypt since Tutankhamun's (bbc.com)
Egyptologists have discovered the first tomb of a pharaoh since Tutankhamun's was uncovered over a century ago.

Archeology, Egypt, History, Ancient History

4 points by below43 15 days ago | 1 comments

From tiny to immense: Geological spotlight on the Alexander Mosaic (plos.org)
A key challenge in the art and archaeological field is the instrumental analysis of objects and materials while preserving their integrity.

Archeology, Art, Science, Materials Science

19 points by diodorus 42 days ago | 0 comments

Ancient genomes provide final word in Indo-European linguistic origins (phys.org)
A team of 91 researchers—including famed geneticist Eske Willerslev at the Lundbeck Foundation GeoGenetics Center, University of Copenhagen—has discovered a Bronze Age genetic divergence connected to eastern and western Mediterranean Indo-European language speakers.

Genetics, Linguistics, History, Archeology

65 points by Brajeshwar 70 days ago | 16 comments

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 101 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 129 days ago | 0 comments

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

Archeology, Neolithic, Science, History

28 points by PaulHoule 183 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 197 days ago | 54 comments

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

Archeology, History, Scotland, Wales

14 points by bookofjoe 204 days ago | 1 comments

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