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Artificial intelligence helps uncover hundreds of unknown ancient symbols hidden in Peru’s Nazca Desert.

From CNN: "The carvings include birds, plants, spiders, humanlike figures with headdresses, decapitated heads and an orca wielding a knife."

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Here's the original study from PNAS: https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2407652121

#Anthropology #Archaeology #Nazca #Peru #Science #AI #ArtificialIntelligence

#history

Archaeologists say they’ve solved the mystery of a lead coffin discovered beneath Notre-Dame.

From @Smithsonianmag: "When excavations at Paris’ Notre-Dame Cathedral unearthed a pair of lead coffins hidden beneath the church’s nave in early 2022, archaeologists immediately recognized the sarcophagi’s significance. Lead, a metal that keeps out moisture and prevents decomposition, has long been the chosen coffin material of the elite."

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#NotreDame #Archaeology #Paris #Mystery #Science #History

What a cool image! "Ryan Imperio has been named the Royal Observatory Greenwich’s Astronomy Photographer of the Year for a photograph that captures the progression of Baily’s beads during the 2023 annular eclipse."

From the BBC: "Baily’s beads are formed when sunlight shines through the valleys and craters of the Moon’s surface, and are only briefly visible when an eclipse is beginning or ending."

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#Space #Photography #Astronomy #Eclipse

Few things mesmerize like photos of space. And this year’s batch of winners from the Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition certainly don’t disappoint. Ryan Imperio was named the overall winner for his stunning image that captured the progression of Baily’s beads. See all 11 winners at CNN: https://flip.it/m_9NXQ
#Science #Space #Astronomy #Photography #OuterSpace #Sky

Colossal stone monument built 1,000 years before Stonehenge shows neolithic engineers understood science.

From @Smithsonianmag: "A recent study of the Menga dolmen in Spain reveals complex construction techniques used roughly 6,000 years ago."

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Here's the original study from Science Advances: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adp1295

#Engineering #Archaeology #Anthropology #Science #History #Spain

Titanic research dive reveals discovery, decay and new photos.

From NPR: "This summer, RMS Titanic, Inc. — the salvor-in-possession of the wreck — made its first unmanned dive to the site in 14 years. The expedition was armed with high-resolution cameras and scanning equipment, and took more than two million photos of the Titanic."

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#Titanic #Ocean #History #Ship #Shipwreck

What have been the top scientific discoveries this month?

@[email protected] curated their picks in this collection of articles: https://flip.it/eNWq4n

Included are new information about Egypt's oldest pyramid, Stonehenge, a huge mastodon skull and more.

#Science #Archaeology #Paleontology #Space

#history

Long-hidden family scandal in the Jamestown colony in the U.S. revealed 400 years later by ancient DNA.

From CNN: "The findings demonstrate how genetic data in combination with other historical evidence 'can help bring to light narratives that were forbidden or shameful in the past,' said Dr. Christine Lee, an assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Mississippi."

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Here's the original study in Antiquity journal: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/historical-and-archaeogenomic-identification-of-highstatus-englishmen-at-jamestown-virginia/E04D83E224FA5C15B5CC08D0703FE9B0

#Jamestown #History #DNA #Anthropology #Science

Hydrogen cars flopped, but fuel cells are finding new life in trucks and boats.

From @theverge: "Mining trucks, cement mixers, and terminal tractors all seem like the perfect use of hydrogen fuel cells. But they run into the same challenges around price and fueling."

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#ClimateChange #Hydrogen #Fuel #Energy #Climate #Environment #Science