Located on the Canary Island of Lanzarote, the Tunnel of Atlantis is one of the places of greatest geological interest in the Geopark of Lanzarote and Chinijo Archipelago, the set of Spanish islands located off the north coast of Lanzarote, both for its geological significance and for the unique diversity that lives within it.
Mexican archaeologists discovered a cave with hundreds of archaeological relics that could reveal the mysteries of the fascinating Mayan city and ceremonial center of Chichén Itzá, located on the Yucatan Peninsula, the scientist in charge of the project reported on Monday. In that "mystical space" called Balakmul and considered a "scientific treasure" have been found seven offerings made up of ceramic censers "Tlaloc type" -that is, with features similar to the image of the rain god in the Mayan worldview-, and other objects, he said in conference the researcher Guillermo de Anda.
Through the analysis of ancient DNA from more than 270 Iberians from different eras, an international team of researchers has reconstructed the 8,000-year genetic history of the Iberian Peninsula. Scientists extracted ancient DNA from human fossils - mainly teeth - in order to compare these Iberian remains with 1.
Maaten Bagush (Ma`atin Baqqush), is an area in Egypt that was a large transit camp on the Mediterranean coast of Egypt during World War II. It is located near Mersa Matruh, and very close to the army field fortification Baggush, known as "Baggush Box", being an access area to it and where the aerodrome was also located.
Continuing with the Cycle of Conferences that began last February, the Museum of Cáceres continues to present the results of the most recent research on different aspects of Archeology, Ethnography and Art.On this occasion, a conference is offered that collects the main novelties in the most important archaeological excavation that is currently open in the province of Cáceres, the one centered on the site of Albalat (Romangordo), to which in 2017 an important exhibition was dedicated in the museum, which later traveled to Romangordo.
As we all know, taking a vacation at least once a year is something absolutely essential that every human needs, especially if you spend most of your time at work. That is why choosing the vacation destination is, in turn, the most important point of a trip. Surely, more than once we have doubted about the place to visit, since within our peninsula we have so many fantastic places that the choice it becomes considerably complicated.
During excavations in southern Saqqara, Egyptian archaeologists have reported the discovery of the tomb of a senior V Dynasty official named Khuwy, consisting of a superstructure with an L-shaped offering chamber, which was decorated with reliefs. Only the lower part of this decoration is preserved, as blocks of white limestone from elsewhere were reused in the construction of other buildings in ancient times.
Aublysodon fileTranslation: «Back tooth» Description: Carnivore, bipedalOrder: SaurischiaSuborder: TheropodaInfraorord: TetanuraeMicroorder: CarnosauriaFamily: Tyrannosauridae (not confirmed) Subfamily: Aublysodontinae Upper Cretaceous Period: Late 19th century remains Length: 4.5 meters , Aublysodon has many unidentified fossils assigned to it, which have only been found in Montana.
Bactrosaurus fileTranslation: Mallet lizard Description: Herbivore, bipedal Order: Ornithischia Suborder: OrnithopodaInfraorder: IguanodontiaFamily: HadrosauridaeHeight: 2.4 metersLength: 6.1 metersWeight: 1,100 - 1,500Period: Upper Cretaceous Duck in the first known Cretaceous period: one of the earliest known Cretaceous Duck-billed Bactrus period: 1,100 - 1,500 eastern China and Mongolia in the late Cretaceous, 70 million years ago.
On March 17, 1948, one of the most prominent science fiction authors of recent decades, the American William Gibson, was born. Born in Conway, South Carolina (USA), Gibson emigrated in 1968 to Canada to avoid enlistment during the Vietnam War. There he came into contact with the counterculture and began to write his first science fiction stories.
The Picasso Museum-Eugenio Arias Collection presents the exhibition "Seven faces of Picasso", a tribute to the Malaga genius through a series of photographs reinterpreted by different artists. On April 22, 1964, the Catalan biographer and poet Josep Palau took a portrait of Picasso with his old Kodak, which is the starting point of this exhibition.
During the Bronze Age (2,500-1500 BC), amber acquired great ornamental and symbolic importance for prehistoric European peoples. To imitate this raw material, highly demanded but not abundant, the communities of the Iberian Peninsula covered necklace beads with resins from the trees.
More than 30,000 archaeological objects were found in the remodeling work carried out at the Rio de Janeiro Zoo, authorities announced at the beginning of April, in what is considered an "archaeological treasure." Most of these objects belong to the nineteenth century and span until the first years of the twentieth century, and narrate part of the history of Brazil in these centuries, that of Rio de Janeiro and Quinta de Boa Vista, the complex where the zoo is located.
Scientists Sergi Meseguer and Andrés Santos-Cubedo from the Crystallography and Mineralogy Area of the UJI and Begoña Poza from Grup Guix de Vila-real have worked hand in hand with the kitchen team of El Faixero to create a menu where tourists can enjoy of smells and flavors that transport them millions of years ago, to a world that was dominated by dinosaurs.
Archaeologists who were working on an excavation in Terracina (a municipality in the Latina province of Italy), in an area that was devastated by a storm in October last year, found the statue of a Roman warrior from the second century. produced in an area where a Roman bath had already been identified that contained six other statues, including those of Jupiter and Diana.
The new Minister of Culture of El Salvador, Suecy Callejas, explained that one of her priorities in this new government of the country will be “investment in improving the country's archaeological sites and parks.” In turn, she has shown her interest in "Work to renew all cultural areas, with the aim of rescuing the customs and traditions of the country.
What is International Museum Day and Night? The objective of International Museum Day (IMD) is to raise awareness of the fact that museums are an important means for cultural exchange and enrichment of cultures, as well as for the development of mutual understanding, cooperation and peace among peoples.
The Museum of Cáceres presents the conference "Evolution, fashions and contributions in the popular clothing of Extremadura", by Mr. Eduardo Acero Calderón, which will take place tomorrow Thursday, May 9 at 8:30 p.m. in the Assembly Hall from the Museum of Cáceres. Eduardo Acero is a professor at the Pedro de Valdivia de Villanueva de la Serena IES and a sculptor, as well as a collector and expert in traditional clothing, author among many other publications of the monograph «De cloth y piel.
A saying says that a picture is worth a thousand words. This is undoubtedly the philosophy of Instagram, one of the most popular social networks of the moment, which has millions of active users around the world. The power of images on Instagram is more than evident. However, it must be borne in mind that the message that you want to convey to the audience through them can be reinforced if they are accompanied by the right words, so here are some tips to improve the captions in this social network.
Bahariasaurus file Translation: Reptile of Baharia (oasis) Description: Carnivore, bipedal Order: Saurischia Suborder: Theropoda Infraorder: Tetanurae Microorder: Carnosauria Height: 3.5 - 4 meters Length: 12 meters Weight: 1.000 - 3.000 kg Bahariasaurus remains was given the name Cretaceous remains according to the Bahariasa period and it was probably similar to the Megalosaurus.
