International Week of Science and Peace
International Week of Science and Peace November 10 The International Week of Science and Peace was first observed during 1986 as part of the observance of the International Year of Peace. The organization of events and activities for the week was undertaken as a non-governmental initiative; the secretariat for the International Year ...
Major Paleolithic Site Excavated in Central Asia
ZERAVSHAN VALLEY, TAJIKISTAN—Haaretz reports that a team of archaeologists from the National Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan and Hebrew University excavated a rock shelter in Tajikistan’s Zeravshan Valley. The researchers have found it was inhabited by perhaps three different human species from the Middle to the Upper Paleolithic, or 150,000 ...
Study Investigates the Origins of Writing
BOLOGNA, ITALY—According to a statement released by the University of Bologna, researchers led by classicist Silvia Ferrara have discovered that designs on Mesopotamian cylinder seals were the precursors to certain signs in proto-cuneiform script, an archaic writing system based on pictographs. Some 6,000 years ago, engraved cylinder seals were created to ...
King Arthur Older Than Previously Known
CORNWALL, ENGLAND—BBC News reports that excavations at the site of King Arthur’s Hall on Bodmin Moor, which scholars once thought had been constructed in the medieval period, yielded evidence that it actually dates back some 4,000 years earlier. The monument consists of standing stones sourced from the immediately surrounding area that ...
The spirit of Cyrus the Great: the sun for these bitter and dark days
Statement from the Pasargad Heritage Foundation The spirit of Cyrus the Great: the sun for these bitter and dark days Today we stand at the dawn of the Day of Cyrus the Great, and the anniversary of the declaration of his eternal charter as transcribed on the Cyrus Cylinder. Cyrus’ Charter is ...
Possible Prehistoric Royal Tomb Excavated in Central China
YONGCHENG, CHINA—Xinhua reports that a 5,000-year-old royal tomb of the Dawenkou Culture has been unearthed in central China’s Wangzhuang ruins, which have been dated to between 4000 and 2600 B.C. “The latest discovery indicates that the Wangzhuang ruins are not an ordinary settlement but rather, the capital of a prehistoric kingdom,” said Zhu ...
Powerful Maya Serpent Dynasty Revealed in Reliefs in Mexico
Archaeologists in the Archaeological Zone of Dzibanché, Mexico, have unearthed three ancient relief facades depicting motifs tied to the powerful Kaanu'l dynasty, a ruling Maya lineage represented by the serpent symbol ( kaan in Mayan). These newly uncovered reliefs, located in structures near Ball Game II in Dzibanché, date back to the ...
Archaeologists discover 12 skeletons at a buried tomb in Petra, Jordan
By James Doubek Archaeologists say they've made a remarkable discovery in a place already known for its rich ancient history: 12 full skeletons in a tomb beneath one of Jordan's biggest tourist attractions. The remains were found beneath the Treasury, also called Al Khazneh, in the ancient city of Petra — famous as a ...
Chess: Iranian or Indian Invention?
The article below has been edited by Shapour Suren-Pahlav of the CAIS website in London. As noted by Suren-Pahlav: “Large portion of this essay has been excerpted from “The Origin of Chess; Some Facts to Think About” by Ricardo Calvo, 1996.” ============================ The Origin of Chess Chess is one of humanities popular pastimes and ...
International Day of Peace 21 September
International Day of Peace 21 September This year marks the 25th anniversary of the United Nations General Assembly’s adoption of the Declaration and Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace. In that declaration, the United Nations’ most inclusive body recognized that peace “not only is the absence of conflict, but also requires a ...-
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