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Archaeology Dogs, ‘Screaming Mummy’ and more Unearthed Secrets for July

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A roundup of Secrets in the News for July 2020.

The Dogs That Sniff Out 5,000-Year-Old Bones

The Atlantic: “We both wondered how far back in time her dogs could smell.” What they did not expect was that the dogs would lead them to remains that had been buried in the eighth century B.C. … [read more]

Ice age mining camp found ‘frozen in time’ in underwater Mexican cave

Live Science: At the end of the last ice age, Indigenous miners in what is now the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico risked life and limb — venturing into pitch dark caves illuminated only by fire — to extract a prized mineral, a new study finds… [read more]

‘Screaming Mummy’ Heart Attack Study Questioned by Scientists

Gizmodo: Her unsettling, seemingly agonized facial expression gave this ancient Egyptian mummy the nickname “screaming woman.” A new analysis claims that this shocking pose is actually related to the woman’s cause of death, an apparent heart attack. But other scientists are skeptical, saying the open-mouthed scream likely only appeared well after the woman’s demise… [read more]

Newly Excavated Viking Dwelling May Be Oldest Found in Iceland

Smithsonian: Excavations in east Iceland have revealed what may be an ancient Viking hunting camp that predates the traditionally accepted arrival of the region’s first settlers by more than 70 years… [read more]

400-million-year-old fish reveals new clues to how humans got teeth

Inverse: The story of how vertebrates got their teeth is much older than researchers realized, new findings show. In a paper published Thursday in the journal Science, scientists examined the teeth of three different ancient armored fish genera, dating back to the Devonian period… [read more]

 

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