Arkeo Blusukan

Skeletons and Gold Coins Found in Pompeii Shop  ROME, ITALY—Archaeologists excavating a shop on the outskirts of Pompeii have found four skeletons, several gold coins, and a necklace pendant, according to an  Associated Press  report. The skeletons belonged to young people who died in the back of the shop when nearby Mount Vesuvius erupted in A.D. 79.  (Pompeii Archaeological Site Press Office) There was an oven in the shop that the archaeologists believe may have been used to make bronze objects. There is evidence that the shop was targeted by looters seeking treasure after the eruption, but they apparently missed the gold coins and the gold-leaf-foil, flower-shaped pendant. Archaeologists have been excavating a second shop as well, though they are unsure what its purpose was. The dig has also turned up a fourth-century B.C. tomb containing an adult skeleton surrounded by six black vases. (Pompeii Archaeological Site Press Office) (Archaeology Magazine, 24/0...

Possible Homo Erectus Footprints Found in East Africa  ROME, ITALY— The Local, Italy , reports that archaeologists from Sapienza University have discovered fossilized footprints in Eritrea that may have been made by   Homo Erectus  some 800,000 years ago. The individual may have been stalking a gazelle-like animal whose footprints were also preserved in the trackway. “Their age is yet to be confirmed with certainty, but footprints will reveal a lot about the evolution of man, because they provide vital information about our ancestors’ gait and locomotion,” said lead archaeologist Alfredo Coppa. The footprints are thought to have been made along the shores of a large lake, and were probably filled with water, then eventually dried out and buried. The remains of five or six   Homo erectus  individuals have also been found in the area. For more on ancient footprints, go to " Proof in the Prints ." (resources: Archaeology Magazine, 16/06/2016) (Sapienza Unive...