The chair of Queen Hetepheres at the Semitic Museum at Harvard
1. Remains of Roman Arcade Found in Colchester
The ruins of the 120-meter-long walkway, or arcade, were found in Colchester, the oldest recorded Roman town in Britain, beneath land intended for a new apartment block. The arcade was built in the late 1st century or early 2nd, following the destruction of the town during Queen Boudicca’s rebellion against Roman rule. Read more at The Telegraph.
2. Ancient European Cemetery Discovered
The first evidence of a true cemetery in northern Europe has been discovered in Germany, making it one of the oldest European cemeteries, with graves dating back 8,400 years to the Mesolithic period. Some of the burials are quite unusual. Read more at National Geographic.
3. New Discoveries at “City of the Jaguar” in Honduras
A joint American-Honduran team of archaeologists uncovered and removed more than 200 sculptures from the excavation site of an ancient city in Honduras called the “City of the Jaguar,” in the remote region called La Mosquitia. See the pictures of the fascinating finds, which date between AD 1000 and 1520, at National Geographic.
4. Harvard Researchers Recreated a 4,500-Year-Old Egyptian Throne
Researchers at Harvard have used computer modeling software and 3-D milling machines to recreate the exact replica of Queen Hetepheres’ throne, in which the Egyptian royal sat 4,500 years ago. Read more at Boston.com.
5. Dating Dispute Over “Oldest Koran”
A crucial disagreement over whether a rare early Koran is from Prophet Muhammad’s lifetime is the latest in a series of cases involving carbon dating. Read more at BBC News.
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