New Scientist on MSN4d
Ancient clay tablets offer vivid portrait of Mesopotamian life
When a vast library of texts amassed by Mesopotamian King Ashurbanipal was burned to the ground about 2700 years ago, the ...
Spoonful Wanderer on MSN12h
How Food Preservation Techniques Have Evolved
From ancient civilizations storing grains in clay pots to modern vacuum-sealed packaging, food preservation stands as one of ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN6d
4,000-Year-Old Clay Tablets Show Ancient Sumerians’ Obsession With Government Bureaucracy
The artifacts were excavated from a city dating back to the third millennium B.C.E. by researchers from Iraq and the British ...
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Archaeologists Unearth Ancient Clay Puppets With Open Mouths and Detachable Heads That ‘Resemble Modern Toy Dolls’
The figurines were discovered in a largely unexcavated site in El Salvador. Some 2,400 years ago, they were controlled by ...
The Cool Down on MSN12d
Expert gardener shares ancient watering technique to save time and money: 'Saves a lot of water'
I know what to make." Expert gardener shares ancient watering technique to save time and money: 'Saves a lot of water' first ...
Divers Found a 3,000-Year-Old Statue at the Bottom of a Lake—With Fresh Human Fingerprints
At the underwater archaeology site of Gran Carro di Bolsena in Aiola, Italy, divers found an ancient clay figurine pegged to ...
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Clay, Wood, Fire, Spirit: The Pottery of Richard Bresnahan
Clay, Wood, Fire, Spirit: The Pottery of Richard Bresnahan is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV ...
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What do we know about ancient Greek culture?
Three different designs of ancient Greek columns ... The Greeks were famous for their clay pots. Potters in the city states of Corinth and Athens made beautiful pottery. They used a watery ...