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- Philippines new date (2020) 1,000-peso note (B1089h) confirmedLike B1089g, but new date (2020). Courtesy of Alex Zlotin....
- Central African States (Chad) new signature 2,000-franc note (B108Ce) confirmedLike B108Cd, but new signatures (Tolli/Angue). Courtesy of Tomasz Jazwinski. ...
- West African States Mali new date (2022) 500-franc note (B120Dk) confirmedLike B120Dj, but new date (2022). Courtesy of Tomasz Jazwinski. ...
- West African States (Mali) new date (2022) 1,000-franc note (B121Dv) confirmedLike B121Du, but new date (2022). Courtesy of Tomasz Jazwinski....
- Maldives new sig/date (01.07.2006) 10-ruffiyaa note (B211c) confirmedLike B211b, but new signature (Qasim Ibrahim), and new date (2006.07.01/AH1427)....
- Philippines new 50-peso note (B1097a) confirmedB1097 (PNL): 50 piso (pesos) (US$0.95) Red. Front: Filipino text; First National Assembly in 1907; Sergio Osmeña; US General Douglas MacArthur during Leyte Landing in 1944; seal of Philippine president; Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas seal. Back: English and Filipino text; map; maliputo fish (Caranx ignobilis); Taal Lake; Batangas...
- Mexico new date (25.05.2022) 100-peso polymer note (B715f) confirmedLike B715e, but new date (25 JUN. 2022). Courtesy of Alex Zlotin....
- Iran new signature 50,000-rial note (B300b) confirmedLike B300a, but new signatures (Salehabadi/Khandozi).Courtesy of Yavar Parhizi....
- Iran new 2-million rial cheques (B291.5a) confirmedIn August 2008, the central bank issued new “cheques,” which—due to political, financial, and social reasons—it claims are not banknotes even though they circulate like legal tender and do not require endorsement. They were introduced to replace the array of high-denomination promissory notes which private banks had been issuing...
- Iran new signature 100,000-rial note (B301d) confirmedLike B301c, but new signatures (Farzin/Khandozi). Courtesy of Yavar Parhizi....
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- Conservation Work Reveals Ceiling of Egypt’s Temple of EsnaCAIRO, EGYPT—Ahram Online reports that a team of Egyptian and German researchers has removed layers of soot and dirt from the ceiling of Luxor’s Temple of Esna to reveal images of the 12 Babylonian zodiac signs; the planets Jupiter, Saturn, and Mars; deities; animals; and depictions of constellations known as...
- Traces of Neolithic Houses Unearthed in Northern ChinaFENYANG CITY, CHINA—Xinhua reports that traces of the foundations of two houses have been uncovered in northern China’s Shanxi Province. The houses, situated partly underground, have been attributed to the Yangshao culture, and dated to some 5,500 years ago. The smaller house, which shows signs of burning, covered about 320...
- Genomes of Tibet’s Early Inhabitants AnalyzedBEIJING, CHINA—According to a statement released by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fu Qiaomei of the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) and her colleagues have sequenced the genomes of 89 people whose remains were recovered from 29 archaeological sites on the Tibetan Plateau. The study suggests that all...
- Innovative Construction Technique Spotted in Notre DamePARIS, FRANCE—The masonry of Notre Dame Cathedral is supported with 20-inch-long iron staples, according to a Live Science report. Construction of the cathedral began in the twelfth century and continued for 300 years. “This is the first building of its kind in which we see this,” said Maxime L’Héritier of...
- Prehistoric “Engravings Room” Rediscovered in SpainLA FEBRÓ, SPAIN—According to an El País report, more than 100 engravings were found by a group of cave explorers on a 26-foot-long panel in Cova de la Vila, an underground cave near northeastern Spain’s Mediterranean coastline. The oval room was explored in the 1940s, but its location had been...
- Roman Mosaic Uncovered in Southeastern EnglandMILTON KEYNES, ENGLAND—BBC News reports that an ancient mosaic was uncovered in southeastern England during an investigation ahead of a construction project near the Roman settlement site at Olney. The red, white, and blue tiles are thought to have been part of a villa and bathhouse. Much of what may...
- Remains of Palenque’s “Lady SAS” AnalyzedCHIAPAS, MEXICO—According to a statement released by Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH), osteoarchaeologist Luis Núñez Enríquez and physical anthropologists Miriam Camacho Martínez and Lucía López Mejía have completed the analysis of “Lady SAS,” a set of human skeletal remains discovered in a workshop in the Maya city...
- Traces of Medieval Temple Discovered in Eastern IndiaJAJPUR, INDIA—The Times of India reports that a temple complex dated to the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries has been discovered at a four-acre site located in eastern India, at the base of a small hill near the village of Purushottampur Sasana. Temple foundations, large stone blocks, sculptures, and carved stone...
- New Thoughts on Neolithic Saudi ArabiaPERTH, AUSTRALIA—According to a statement released by the Public Library of Science, Melissa Kennedy of the University of Western Australia and her colleagues have excavated a mustatil, one of 1,600 low-walled Neolithic structures found in northwestern Saudi Arabia. Within this 450-foot-long rectangle, the researchers found some 260 fragments of animal skulls...
- Moche Murals Uncovered in PeruLIMA, PERU—According to a Live Science report, two 1,400-year-old paintings discovered this past summer in coastal Peru at the Moche site of Pañamarca contain images that may reflect artists’ experimentation with depicting movement. The murals were both placed on a pillar in a heavily painted hall where murals were first...
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- Conservation Work Reveals Ceiling of Egypt’s Temple of EsnaCAIRO, EGYPT—Ahram Online reports that a team of Egyptian and German researchers has removed layers of soot and dirt from the ceiling of Luxor’s Temple of Esna to reveal images of the 12 Babylonian zodiac signs; the planets Jupiter, Saturn, and Mars; deities; animals; and depictions of constellations known as...
- Traces of Neolithic Houses Unearthed in Northern ChinaFENYANG CITY, CHINA—Xinhua reports that traces of the foundations of two houses have been uncovered in northern China’s Shanxi Province. The houses, situated partly underground, have been attributed to the Yangshao culture, and dated to some 5,500 years ago. The smaller house, which shows signs of burning, covered about 320...
- Genomes of Tibet’s Early Inhabitants AnalyzedBEIJING, CHINA—According to a statement released by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fu Qiaomei of the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) and her colleagues have sequenced the genomes of 89 people whose remains were recovered from 29 archaeological sites on the Tibetan Plateau. The study suggests that all...
- Innovative Construction Technique Spotted in Notre DamePARIS, FRANCE—The masonry of Notre Dame Cathedral is supported with 20-inch-long iron staples, according to a Live Science report. Construction of the cathedral began in the twelfth century and continued for 300 years. “This is the first building of its kind in which we see this,” said Maxime L’Héritier of...
- Prehistoric “Engravings Room” Rediscovered in SpainLA FEBRÓ, SPAIN—According to an El País report, more than 100 engravings were found by a group of cave explorers on a 26-foot-long panel in Cova de la Vila, an underground cave near northeastern Spain’s Mediterranean coastline. The oval room was explored in the 1940s, but its location had been...
- Roman Mosaic Uncovered in Southeastern EnglandMILTON KEYNES, ENGLAND—BBC News reports that an ancient mosaic was uncovered in southeastern England during an investigation ahead of a construction project near the Roman settlement site at Olney. The red, white, and blue tiles are thought to have been part of a villa and bathhouse. Much of what may...
- Remains of Palenque’s “Lady SAS” AnalyzedCHIAPAS, MEXICO—According to a statement released by Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH), osteoarchaeologist Luis Núñez Enríquez and physical anthropologists Miriam Camacho Martínez and Lucía López Mejía have completed the analysis of “Lady SAS,” a set of human skeletal remains discovered in a workshop in the Maya city...
- Traces of Medieval Temple Discovered in Eastern IndiaJAJPUR, INDIA—The Times of India reports that a temple complex dated to the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries has been discovered at a four-acre site located in eastern India, at the base of a small hill near the village of Purushottampur Sasana. Temple foundations, large stone blocks, sculptures, and carved stone...
- New Thoughts on Neolithic Saudi ArabiaPERTH, AUSTRALIA—According to a statement released by the Public Library of Science, Melissa Kennedy of the University of Western Australia and her colleagues have excavated a mustatil, one of 1,600 low-walled Neolithic structures found in northwestern Saudi Arabia. Within this 450-foot-long rectangle, the researchers found some 260 fragments of animal skulls...
- Moche Murals Uncovered in PeruLIMA, PERU—According to a Live Science report, two 1,400-year-old paintings discovered this past summer in coastal Peru at the Moche site of Pañamarca contain images that may reflect artists’ experimentation with depicting movement. The murals were both placed on a pillar in a heavily painted hall where murals were first...
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