This sprawling burial site spans more than 270,000 square feet and contains the remains of hundreds of people laid to rest as far back as the sixth century B.C.E. The post More Than 900 Ancient Remains Spanning 1,500 Years Uncovered At Egypt’s ‘City Of The Dead’ In Aswan appeared first on All That's Interesting.

The tourist from Kazakhstan carved the letters "ALI" into a plaster wall at the House of Ceii before authorities stopped him, and now he will have to pay for repairs to the ancient structure. The post A Tourist In Pompeii Was Just Arrested For Carving His Name Into A 2,200-Year-Old Wall appeared first on All That's Interesting.

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Photo: Smith Collection / Gado / Getty Images At some point in the future, a new “Multi-Purpose Tap” concept will let payment cards or devices like smartwatches and phones accomplish multiple things at once when using NFC. With this in play, a customer in a store might tap their phone with Apple Wallet or Google Pay on a terminal that simultaneously checks their ID if they’re buying booze, add points to their loyalty account, pay for their goods, and provide them with a digital receipt. Some of the concept’s goals are laid out today in a PDF from the NFC Forum, the nonprofit consortium of tech companies that guides and promotes the NFC standard and which includes Apple, Google, and Sony among its roster. Image: NFC Forum NFC Forum slide on Multi-Purpose Tap. ... Continue reading…

From stone tools that prepared animal skins for humans to use as thermal insulation, to the advent of bone awls and eyed needles to create fitted and adorned garments, why did we start to dress to express ourselves and to impress others? Paleolithic Eyed Needles and the Evolution of Dress Clothing is understood as a significant component in shaping what makes us human. The emergence of clothing enabled our ancestors to inhabit more corners of the world, access different resources and environments, and connect with a broader community. Today, clothing is associated with identity and status. Yet archaeological evidence indicates that apart from thermal reasons, clothing was not intrinsic for society or cultures to function. Stone Age Clothing: Function Over Fashion Dress like an Egyptian: Fashion, Style and Simplicity in Ancient Egyptian Clothing Artist impression of decorated tailored clothing in the Upper Paleolithic. (Mariana Ariza/University of Sydney) Read moreSection: ArtifactsAncient TechnologyNewsHistory & ArchaeologyRead Later