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Tartar, periodontal disease and the last meal: Chewing gum with Stone Age tooth impressions as canned DNA

Tartar, periodontal disease and the last meal: Chewing gum with Stone Age tooth impressions as canned DNA

GM4PRO
51521 7
Around 9 700 years ago, Mesolithic hunters and gatherers camped on the western coast of Scandinavia. The group included youngsters who chewed resin. Thirty years ago, research at the same site revealed 1,849 flint artefacts and 115 pieces of resin. Now, their DNA analysis has yielded fascinating and detailed information about what the youngsters were eating on that day 9,700 years ago, the state of their teeth and oral microbiome, or where their ancestors came from...
The most beautiful find of January 2024 - qualification

The most beautiful find of January 2024 - qualification

Elmara
74210 56
While the finale of "The Most Beautiful Find of 2023" is underway, there's also a new annualto our traditional competition, and although January has been quite unkind to the weather, there's certainly plenty to choose from.
In a 1,700-year-old Mayan royal tomb, a jade mask of the god

In a 1,700-year-old Mayan royal tomb, a jade mask of the god

GM4PRO
87940 1
Archaeologists from National Geographic have discovered a beautiful royal jade mask from the mid-4th century at Chochkitam near Petén, Guatemala. It survived looting by looters and was stored in the pyramid's burial chamber. Experts have deciphered the inscriptions and identified its owner and the god it represents.
How to prepare mined black silver from water for further processing

How to prepare mined black silver from water for further processing

jaccob
58528 10
As many of you know, even silver of high purity suffers greatly from prolonged exposure to water. A thick black patina begins to form on the surface, which grows into a crust with prolonged exposure to water, and this crust begins to stick to the surrounding grains of sand, etc.
Golden treasure in the flint cavity

Golden treasure in the flint cavity

GM4PRO
10119 8
The British Museum's latest PAS Annual Report states that for 2022, the most treasures have been reported since the Portable Antiquities Scheme was launched. A total of 53,000 archaeological finds were reported and of these, 1,378 cases met the definition of treasure, including a very interesting hoard of gold Celtic staters in a flint 'box'...
What didn't archaeologists find? - exhibition

What didn't archaeologists find? - exhibition

strážce
5963 0
The aim of the exhibition is to present the phenomenon of amateur collaborators of East Bohemian archaeology across time and to introduce one of the most important amateur searchers, Jan Klen.
Moravian Medals of the Renaissance and Baroque

Moravian Medals of the Renaissance and Baroque

strážce
4683 0
The topic of the lecture focuses on the earliest phase of medal making in Moravia in the Central European context. It describes the creation of the first Moravian medals in the first half of the 16th century and presents a relatively complete survey of Renaissance medals (from the first half of the 16th century to the first half of the 17th century).

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