Ancient Egyptians sometimes added medicinal herbs and tree resin to their wine, according to the analysis of residues on pottery dating to 3150 B.C. by Patrick E. McGovern of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Written records indicate that the Egyptians also added herbs to beer and other liquids.

Rock art at Uluru and rock faces in Kakadu National Park, Australia, have been defaced with graffiti.

Jeremy DeSilva of Worcester State College compared the fossilized ankle bones of early humans to those of modern wild chimpanzees, and concluded that early humans couldn’t have climbed trees in the same way that chimps do.   

Some officials in northern Vietnam say that the 700-year-old Rong Temple, which was demolished in January, was not as dilapidated as they had been led to believe. “It is unbelievable. They demolished the temple right after holding a ceremony to receive the Historical Heritage certificate,” said one anonymous official. Others say that the structure that was torn down had been built only 30 years ago.   This second article on the Rong Temple offers more information on Ly Chieu Hoang, Vietnam’s only queen, who ruled from 1224 to 1225.  

A village inhabited by Tequesta Indians between 800 and 1200 A.D. is being excavated along the banks of the New River, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Archaeologists have found deer, fish, and shark remains; oyster shells; pottery; and a cache of ax heads made from conch shells.  

Greece has donated a replica of the Peplos Kore, a marble statue of a young woman wearing a simple garment, to China. It will be housed in the Museum of Chinese Women and Children, now under construction, in a hall dedicated to donated statues.

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