A 112°C Test Could Help Expose Forged Ancient Pottery
Archaeologists and museums may soon have a new way to test suspicious clay objects: a controlled heating experiment that separates pottery more than 1,000 years old from modern material. A…
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The Curious Magnetic Anomalies at Puma Punku
One of the most fascinating ancient sites in the American continent is high up the Bolivian Altiplano. It is also not far from one of the most stunning lakes on…
The Ancient Olmec Incorporated Magnetism in their Statues, and Made Use of Magnetic Anomalies
The earliest description of magnetism was made by the Greek philosopher Thales of Miletus in the 6th century BC. However, circumstantial evidence suggests that an ancient Mesoamerican civilization knew about…