The James Webb Space Telescope has changed a lot of things in the astronomical community, but perhaps even in society in general. Never before have we been able to look so back into the past as now. Thanks to JWST, we have been able to catch a glimpse of some …

Per leggere questo articolo occorrono 5 minuti Gli archeologi dell’Israel Antiquities Authority hanno rinvenuto oltre 600 astragali, relativi a zampe di quadrupedi, nei pressi dell’antico centro urbano di Maresha, o Marissa, nell’Israele centrale. Gli astragali risalgono al periodo ellenistico del centro urbano, circa 2.300 anni fa, e il loro uso  …

A team of British UFO researchers has released the “clearest UFO photograph ever”. However, sceptics say it’s a triangular rock reflected in water. Read more Section:  News Mysterious Phenomena Read Later  Source: Ancient Origins

VILLAHERMOSA, MEXICO—Accoring to a Live Science report, archaeologists in the Mexican state of Tabasco have recovered two circular Olmec reliefs dating to between 900 and 400 B.C. that depict local rulers engaging in a form of ritual contortion. In these rituals, researchers say, practitioners adopted a stance or seating position …

JERUSALEM, ISRAEL—Haaretz reports that researchers discovered more than 500 Hellenistic-period astragali, or animal knucklebones, in artificial caves beneath southern Israel’s ancient city of Maresha. Astragali were typically fashioned from the bones of sheep, goats, and cattle, and were often used in games similarly to dice. Some of the knucklebones found …

WILTSHIRE, ENGLAND—Recent extreme heat and drought has revealed traces of past garden design at an Elizabethan-era house in Wiltshire, according to a report from BBC News. Aerial images captured by drone show how the estate’s gardens would have appeared some four centuries ago. Details of the gardens, which covered 70 …

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued geomagnetic storm watches, including a warning of a possible G3 storm, a severe storm, from August 17 through August 19, 2022. G3 storms can cause auroras to be observed as far south as the Washington-Oregon state line. As described by NOAA, the …

Located in the constellation Aquarius, NGC 7727 is a peculiar galaxy. This odd-looking galaxy is home to two galactic nuclei, and each harbors a supermassive black hole, separated 1,600 light years apart. Several plumes and streams of irregular shape are on this object, which is classified as a galaxy with …

Many Christian writers identified the gods and lesser spirits of the Greek and Roman world with demons. Read more Section:  News History Important Events Read Later  Source: Ancient Origins

ORADEA, ROMANIA—Artnet News reports that a team of archaeologists led by Călin Ghemiș of the Ţării Crişurilor Museum have recovered 169 gold rings from a Copper Age grave at a site in western Romania. The researchers think the rings would have decorated the hair of the deceased woman, who may have …