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Microbiology clarifies the journey of Hannibal through the Alps

In the 15th century a. In 218 the army of Hannibal carried out a great feat – and very strategically effective – across the Alps. But what journey did they make to save the saw? The embryologist Gavin de Beer (1899-1972) was the first to propose that the soldiers, horses and elephants of the Carthaginians used the Traversette pass (about 3,000 m).

The research team led by Bill Mahaney from the University of York in Toronto has now confirmed this doctoral thesis. At this time there has been a massive accumulation of human excrement near Traversette, caused by the Carthaginian cavalry. The excrements, of course, disappeared quickly, but they left a mark that microbiologists have been able to observe: clonstridia bacteria that live for thousands of years. “Specifically, in these bugs we have found a genetic mark of the era of pubic invasions,” as noted in the journal Archaeometry.


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The oldest alphabetical writing?

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have discovered several cylinders with inscriptions at the present Syrian Reservoir, the Tell Umm-el Marra. Experts believe that the signs written in these pieces of clay can be alphabetical.

In the 15th century a. The cylinders have... [+]


Mathematical Romanization of Africa

A group of interdisciplinary researchers from the Free University of Berlin and the Zuse Institute have developed a complex mathematical model to better understand how Romanization spread in North Africa.

According to a study published in the journal Plos One, the model has... [+]


Roman jail in Corinth

Although it was thought that in most of the cities of the Roman Empire there were jails, little remains have been found of the prisons of the time in the fields.

Recently, however, the archaeologist at the University of Copenhagen, Matthew Larsen, has identified the Roman... [+]


Naumakia impossible

The TRAILER of the film Gladiator II, which will be released in the autumn, already shows in less than three minutes an error or a historical license.

Ridley Scott's film celebrates a naumaki or naval battle at the Colosseum. The expensive show was held three times in the Roman... [+]


Panem et circenses

Rome, towards the year 100 d. C. The poet Juvenal received the X. In Satira: “For a long time, particularly since we have to sell the vote, this people has lost interest in politics. Before, the head, the lots, the legions and, after all, they gave it all, but now they let it... [+]


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More Roman remains have been found with aerial images, this time in Arkaia
In the thermal zone of the Romans of Arkaia, a large hydraulic infrastructure linked to the Río Santo Tomás has been located, and an underground building of 3,000 square meters, with remains that could belong to a farm of that time.

Are we children of Greek culture?

Gulf of Ambracia (Ionian Sea). In the 15th century a. 2 September 31. The Romans achieved victory in the naval battle of Accio and ensured control over Egypt. Therefore, the Greek hegemony in the Mediterranean is concluded on that date, but the Hellenic influence has remained so... [+]


Find remains of a Roman circus for 5,000 people in Iruña–Veleia
Next to the archaeological site of Alavés, a structure of 280 meters in length and 72 meters in width is hidden beneath the cultivation fields. The company Arkikus has made the finding using special drone mapping techniques, which have been performed by Astilleros. In the... [+]

Cemetery of young children in Auxerre

This winter the archaeologists of the INRAP (National Institute of Preventive Archaeological Research) have found a special necropolis in the historic centre of Auxerre (French State), a Roman cemetery for newborn babies or stillbirths. - Oh, good! The necropolis used between... [+]


Exhibition in Ablitas of one of the most important Roman mosaics found in the Basque Country
The great Roman mosaic discovered in 2017 at the site of El Villar has been restored and exhibited in the house of culture of Ablitas. The 4th century villa or farm occupies an area of 40,000 square meters and is believed to be in its entirety, although only a small section has... [+]

Uruken digital twin

It was founded by R about 6,500 years ago. And recently, the archaeologist at the German Institute of Archaeology, Max Haibt, has created the city's "digital twin," using the technology used in video games.

The team has made a three-dimensional record of the 40 square kilometres... [+]


Registered in the census

Rome, a.C. 443. Censors were elected for the first time. Two centuries later it would be the most important magistrature of the Republic. Every five years, they chose two censors among consular senators.

It was a position of great responsibility: they were primarily responsible... [+]


Less bad Roman wine

It has been considered that the wine drank by the ancient Romans was a poorly made wine, without body and with an unpleasant taste. But the work that researchers at the universities of Ghent and Warsaw have published in Antiquity has provoked the withdrawal of this belief.

The... [+]


4,000 Year Lipstick

A group of researchers from the Italian University of Padua analyzes a small stone boat discovered in Iran in 2001. In particular, the fingerprints inside the bottle have been analysed and have been shown to contain fine hematite – red mineral oxide, manganite, braunita and... [+]


Mizerino discusses

Mostafa Waziri, Secretary General of the Upper Ancient Council of Egypt, recently presented the gigantic restoration project of the Mizerino pyramid: They will cover the man's smallest pyramid with granite blocks to regain its original appearance. Although Waziri has... [+]


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