Welcome to the 24th episode of History News This Week. Please note that History News This Week will be online every Sunday at 09:30 PM Indian Standard Time i.e. 04:00 PM GMT. This week I have eight interesting pieces of news items from the world of History and Archaeology followed by three great articles. Let’s start!
Links to the news items, articles, latest released books and the history podcast recommendation of the week below:
Mysterious message from ancient scroll burned by Vesuvius finally revealed using AI
Lost ancient tomb containing chilling ‘Book of the Dead’ & 3,400-year-old mummified bodies of high priests is discovered
Eerie ancient carvings emerge from river…and it’s only the second time the mysterious drawings have EVER been seen
See gorgeous ancient Egyptian 'mummy portraits' from nearly 2 millennia ago
Scientists finally solve mystery of why Europeans have less Neanderthal DNA than East Asians
Revamped Mehrauli monuments now open in Delhi
Seaweed has been a superfood since prehistoric times
The women paddling the Thames in animal-skin boats
A road trip to the edge of the Earth
Japan's ancient art of taiko drumming
Links to order 'Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism' below:
Amazon India:
Hardcover
Kindle
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Hardcover
Kindle
Link to pre-order 'माधवराव पेशवा: विजय आणि व्यथा':
Amazon India
Link to pre-order 'Echoes of the Ancients':
https://subbupublications.com/product/ms1/
History podcast recommendation of the week:
Our Fake History
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Coming up: History News This Week - Episode: 024
Namaste Friends. My name is 'Shinil Subramanian Payamal' and you are listening to the Historylogy podcast.
Welcome to the 24th episode of History News This Week. Please note that History News This Week will be online every Sunday at 09:30 PM Indian Standard Time i.e. 04:00 PM GMT.
This week I have eight interesting pieces of news items from the world of History and Archaeology followed by three great articles. Let’s start!
1st ─ Mysterious message from ancient scroll burned by Vesuvius finally revealed using AI
Researchers have used artificial intelligence to help them decipher a 2,000-year-old scroll unearthed from the ashes of Mount Vesuvius.
Pompeii's Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 CE, burying a library of scrolls under volcanic ash where the messages inside have remained a secret.
2nd ─ Lost ancient tomb containing chilling ‘Book of the Dead’ & 3,400-year-old mummified bodies of high priests is discovered
A lost ancient tomb containing the "Book of the Dead" and 3,400-year-old mummified bodies has been uncovered.
The burial site was discovered in the Tuna El-Gebel necropolis in southern Egypt.
It is understood to have included the bodies of a number of high-ranking officials and high priests from Ancient Egypt's New Kingdom.
3rd ─ Eerie ancient carvings emerge from river…and it’s only the second time the mysterious drawings have EVER been seen
Mysterious ancient carvings have emerged from a river for only the second time ever following a drought in the Amazon jungle.
The eerie artworks sculpted onto the rocks are thought to be between 1,000 and 2,000 years old.
The interesting carvings are located where the Rio Negro and Amazon River meet just outside Manaus, Brazil.
4th ─ See gorgeous ancient Egyptian 'mummy portraits' from nearly 2 millennia ago
In the early first millennium, many mummies in Egypt were affixed with lifelike portraits showcasing the deceased's once-vivid eyes, styled hair and elaborate jewelry. Over the past few centuries, archaeologists have unearthed more than 1,000 of these mummy paintings, largely from the city of Fayum, earning them the name "Fayum portraits."
These well-preserved, mesmerizing portraits still captivate, prompting Allard Pierson, a museum in Amsterdam, to feature nearly 40 Fayum portraits in its exhibit "Face to Face: The People Behind Mummy Portraits," which opened on 6th October and runs through 25th February, 2024.
5th ─ Scientists finally solve mystery of why Europeans have less Neanderthal DNA than East Asians
A wave of migrating farmers from the ancient Middle East may be the reason why modern Europeans don't carry as much Neanderthal DNA as today's East Asians do, a new study finds.
All humans with ancestry from outside of Africa have a little bit of Neanderthal in them — about 2% of the genome, on average. But people with East Asian ancestry have between 8% and 24% more Neanderthal genes than people of European ancestry. That's a bit of a paradox, because fossil evidence suggests Neanderthals lived in Europe. Why, then, should East Asians carry more of those genes today?
6th ─ Ancient New Year's scene from Egypt uncovered on roof of 2,200-year-old temple
A stunning New Year's scene painted by ancient Egyptians has been uncovered by researchers restoring artwork on the ceiling of the Temple of Esna — a temple built around 2,200 years ago that underwent a major renovation about 2,000 years ago when the Romans controlled Egypt.
7th ─ Revamped Mehrauli monuments now open in Delhi
Lieutenant governor VK Saxena inaugurated six renovated monuments in Mehrauli Archaeological Park in Delhi, along with a restored water body and other amenities.
The restored monuments include Quli Khan’s tomb and a chattri in the vicinity, a tomb opposite Rajon Ki Baoli, and Metcalfe’s Boathouse and his residence, among other monuments like tombs.
8th ─ Seaweed has been a superfood since prehistoric times
According to a new study, our European forebears were already consuming this nutrient-rich plant for thousands of years into prehistory.
Researchers from the University of York and the University of Glasgow, claim to have found “definitive” archaeological evidence that seaweeds and freshwater plants have been consumed from as early as the Mesolithic, through the Neolithic transition, and into the Early Middle Ages.
Now, coming to the three articles:
1st ─ The women paddling the Thames in animal-skin boats
Experimental archaeologists Theresa Emmerich Kamper and Sarah Day hope their 219 km odyssey will reveal more about ancient peoples' lives along the River Thames.
2nd ─ A road trip to the edge of the Earth
Barely 1,000 km north of Antarctica and home to just two people, Caleta Eugenia in Chile is the southernmost point to which you can drive on the planet.
3rd ─ Japan's ancient art of taiko drumming
This powerful 12,000-year-old artform has been used in worship, battle and throughout Japanese history.
Latest history book release of the week:
‘Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism’ written by Rachel Maddow is our pick of the week.
Rachel Maddow traces the fight to preserve American democracy back to World War II, when a handful of committed public servants and brave private citizens thwarted far-right plotters trying to steer the USA towards an alliance with the Nazis.
And two very interesting books available for pre-order:
First is the Marathi translation of Dr. Uday S. Kulkarni’s book ‘The Mastery of Hindustan – Triumphs & Travails of Madhavrao Peshwa’ titled ‘माधवराव पेशवा: विजय आणि व्यथा’ translated by Dr. Vijay Bapaye. The book is scheduled to release on the 19th of November, 2023.
Second is the book titled ‘Echoes of the Ancients’ written by Manoshi Sinha.
History podcast recommendation of the week:
‘Our Fake History’ hosted by Sebastian Major is our pick of the week.
If you’re interested in myths, legends, and modern-day conspiracy theories, then Our Fake History is the podcast for you. Host Sebastian Major takes listeners on multi-episode journeys to find the history behind the ancient civilization of Atlantis, whether Emperor Nero actually fiddled as Rome burned, etc.
I will provide links to all the news items, articles, books and podcast mentioned above in the show notes. Please feel free to check them out.
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