Tag: Archeology
Exhibition: the archaeological site of Byblos honored at the Louvre
It is in Byblos, one of the most important and most visited sites in Lebanon, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984, that new archaeological discoveries have just…
Australopithecus “Madame Ples” is finally a contemporary of Lucy
Lucy, the Australopithecus fossil that helped locate the cradle of humanity in East Africa, had a cousin living in southern Africa. An analysis published Monday, June 27 in an American…
Here was one of the greatest archaeological treasures in Europe: ‘Fibula? doesn’t tell me anything’
And no, this fibula is not the national association for palliative care or that Efteling attraction (it’s called Fabula), but a medieval cloak pin. These pins are regularly found in…
AF Steadman, the lady with the unicorn
First-time novelist AF Steadman publishes Skandar and the Flight of the Unicorn, a fantastic learning novel that will soon be adapted for the screen. Welcome to a novel of adventure…
Marseille: the replica of the Cosquer cave open to the public
Cultural report We knew the reproductions of the Lascaux cave or of Chauvet. In Marseille, there is now that of the Cosquer cave, the only submerged cave in which we…
Marie Thiry and the Cosquer Cave, the art and the way
In the depths of the Calanques of Marseille, a treasure has been hidden for 30,000 years: the Cosquer cave. Discovered in 1985, this prehistoric testimony is rich in hundreds of…
Palynology: what is it?
Palynology owes its name to the botanists Hyde and Williams who, in 1944, called the discipline that studied pollen and spores “dust study”, from the Greek palunein (sprinkle, sprinkle). Above,…
Spot, new guardian of the treasures of Pompeii
The Pompeii Archaeological Park has just hired Boston Dynamics’ Spot robot dog to patrol the site. This will be responsible for inspecting the most dangerous areas, including looters’ tunnels. You…
What is the Spot robot doing in Pompeii?
The Pompeii Archaeological Park has just hired Boston Dynamics’ Spot robot dog to patrol the site. This will be responsible for inspecting the most dangerous areas, including looters’ tunnels. You…
But what is the Spot robot doing in Pompeii?
The Pompeii Archaeological Park has just hired Boston Dynamics’ Spot robot dog to patrol the site. This will be responsible for inspecting the most dangerous areas, including looters’ tunnels. You…