Welcome to the 27th 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 six wonderful articles. Let’s start!
Links to the news items, articles, latest released book and the history podcast recommendation of the week below:
Inside 2,500-year-old tomb of Egyptian elite 14 metres underground with walls covered in mysterious ancient spells
Letters from Seven Years' War opened 250 years later
Sphinx may have been built from a natural rock feature eroded by wind, study claims
Soar over ancient Rome's temples, brothels and baths in epic new 3D reconstruction
Headless skeletons in China represent the largest known headhunting massacre from Neolithic Asia
Denisovan DNA may increase risk of depression, schizophrenia, study suggests
Treasure consisting of 30,000 to 50,000 Roman coins found near the coast of Sardinia
A 2,700-Year-Old Sculpture of an Assyrian God—Once Buried for Safekeeping—Has Been Unearthed Again in Iraq
The English Plan to Colonise Russia
See how an Incan 'Ice Maiden' comes alive in this step-by-step guide to creating a facial approximation
40 amazing facial reconstructions, from Stone Age shamans to King Tut
Facial reconstructions help the past come alive. But are they accurate?
When Did Humans Start Waging Wars?
Ninjas: How Japanese Spies Evolved into Pop Culture Heroes
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Lore Podcast
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Coming up: History News This Week - Episode: 027
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Welcome to the 27th 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 six wonderful articles. Let’s start!
1st ─ Inside 2,500-year-old tomb of Egyptian elite 14 metres underground with walls covered in mysterious ancient spells
A 2,500-year-old Egyptian tomb containing reams of ancient spells has been unearthed in the Abusir necropolis, according to archaeologists.
The tomb belonged to a royal scribe and high official at the time.
The recent discovery was carried out by experts from the Czech Institute of Egyptology of the Faculty of Arts, at Charles University.
2nd ─ Letters from Seven Years' War opened 250 years later
Letters confiscated by Britain's Royal Navy before they reached French sailors during the Seven Years' War have been opened for the first time.
Written in 1757-58, they were sent by loved ones for crew onboard a French warship, but never reached them.
The Seven Years' War was a battle mainly between Britain and France about control of North America and India.
3rd ─ Sphinx may have been built from a natural rock feature eroded by wind, study claims
It's possible that wind erosion made a rock feature in ancient Egypt look something like a sphinx, and then the Egyptians further refined it into the iconic monument.
4th ─ Soar over ancient Rome's temples, brothels and baths in epic new 3D reconstruction
A new interactive 3D reconstruction of ancient Rome is giving viewers the opportunity to virtually transport themselves back in time and explore the capital of the Roman Empire as it was during its heyday.
Called Rome Reborn: Flight over Ancient Rome, the digital model presented by Flyover Zone, an educational technology company, offers both a bird's-eye view and on-the-ground perspectives of ancient Rome and its many historical monuments.
5th ─ Headless skeletons in China represent the largest known headhunting massacre from Neolithic Asia
Ancient headless skeletons recovered from mass graves in China are the remains of victims who were massacred around 4,100 years ago in headhunting events, including the largest on record from Neolithic Asia, a new study finds.
Headhunting is a practice of taking the heads of enemies as trophies. Surprisingly, all of the 41 headless skeletons analyzed by the researchers belonged to women and juveniles, according to anatomical analyses.
6th ─ Denisovan DNA may increase risk of depression, schizophrenia, study suggests
Gene variants inherited from one of our closest extinct relatives, the Denisovans, may make carriers more likely to develop neuropsychiatric disorders such as depression and schizophrenia, a new study suggests.
7th ─ Treasure consisting of 30,000 to 50,000 Roman coins found near the coast of Sardinia
Divers have discovered between 30,000 and 50,000 Roman coins in the sea near the northeast coast of Sardinia, a large Italian island in the Mediterranean Sea.
The coins date from the early 4th century AD and are mainly a bronze follis type made in the Roman tradition.
The term “follis” in Latin refers to a bag, typically crafted from leather, and historical records suggest that in ancient times the term was employed to describe a sealed pouch holding a quantity of currency.
8th ─ A 2,700-Year-Old Sculpture of an Assyrian God—Once Buried for Safekeeping—Has Been Unearthed Again in Iraq
A remarkably well-preserved 2,700-year-old Assyrian Lamassu, an ancient deity in the shape of a winged bull with a human head, has been unearthed by archaeologists at Khorsabad in northern Iraq, once the Assyrian capital of Dur-Sharrukin. What makes the 18-ton, 12.5-feet-tall alabaster sculpture unusual is that it was first uncovered more than a century ago, but was intentionally reburied for nearly three decades to keep it safe from looting and conflict above ground.
Now, coming to the six articles:
1st ─ The English Plan to Colonise Russia
When England’s search for a Northwest Passage via sea failed, an audacious plan to forge a land route was hatched by the Muscovy Company.
2nd ─ See how an Incan 'Ice Maiden' comes alive in this step-by-step guide to creating a facial approximation
Forensic artist Oscar Nilsson explains how he created a facial approximation of an Incan "Ice Maiden" 500 years after she died.
3rd ─ 40 amazing facial reconstructions, from Stone Age shamans to King Tut
People from the past have left behind a treasure trove of clues about their lives — from enormous monuments to fragments of personal items, as well as the bones of the people themselves. But the people who left these clues are often a mystery. Now, thanks to modern scientific techniques and technology, researchers can accurately reconstruct what those people actually looked like, helping to bring long-dead people from history back to life.
This article takes a look at some of the best reconstructions.
4th ─ Facial reconstructions help the past come alive. But are they accurate?
For decades, researchers have created facial approximations of people from the past, from iconic historical figures, like King Tut and English king Henry VII, to ordinary individuals lost to time, such as an unnamed Stone Age woman and a Neanderthal man.
But how well do these approximations capture what the people looked like in life? And is there any way to measure their accuracy?
5th ─ When Did Humans Start Waging Wars?
People have been killing each other since as long as there have been people. Yet organized warfare appears not to have sprung up until the Neolithic Age, when certain societies began farming and living in permanent settlements. Archaeological evidence suggests that Neolithic warfare progressed from small-scale clashes and massacres to longer and more sophisticated conflicts.
6th ─ Ninjas: How Japanese Spies Evolved into Pop Culture Heroes
Ninjas were the ultimate espionage agents in Japan’s feudal skirmishes. Their air of mystery helped them infiltrate contemporary popular culture.
Latest history book release of the week:
‘Legacy of Violence: A History of the British Empire’ written by Caroline Elkins is our pick of the week.
From a Pulitzer Prize–winning historian: a searing study of the British Empire that probes the country’s pervasive use of violence throughout the twentieth century and traces how these practices were exported, modified, and institutionalized in colonies around the globe.
History podcast recommendation of the week:
‘Lore’ hosted by Aaron Mahnke is our pick of the week.
"Because sometimes the truth is more frightening than fiction." With over 365 million listeners, Lore follows the real-life scary stories of both past and present. Now the podcast has reached new depths with 2 seasons worth of adaptations now available on Amazon TV, as well as a three-part book coming soon. From goblins to vampires, catch up on the type of truth-based folklore that you might want to listen to during the day.
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