At https://phys.org/news/2026-09-rope-twine-thread-invisible-technologies.html … most of the archaeological finds from prehistory are rock and bone, often fragmentary, or overused, and that is what most of the knowledge of our ancestors stems from. Nothing that is organic has survived – except in exceptional circumstances. Stone tools are technological – but so too is the missing organic elements. At the Hohle Fels cave lochstab was made over 35,000 years ago. A piece of it was found in this cave in Germany and the same cave has yielded a musical flute. The earliest found in Europe. There is also figurative art on the walls of the cave. They also found a piece of ivory, a fraction of what looked like technology. It had 4 small holes. The archaeologists, after a lot of thought and experiment, found that it was probably used to thread fibres. To prove it they made a 16 foot long piece of rope. Strong rope. Rope is probably old and goes way back as a useful technology valued by diverse peoples around the world. A very small piece of string was found in a rock shelter in France dating back 50,000 years ago. Within the Neanderthal period. Other researchers dated fibres as early as 250,000 years ago. Making rope required many hours of labour – but back then they didn’t have books or mobile phones to play around with.
At https://phys.org/news/2026-09-archaeologists-uncover-centuries-mystery-tampa.html … an outpost of the Mississippian culture at Tampa Bay. Way south of its mid west flowering. The proof is in the pudding – the painted pottery. The addition of grog to the clay prior to firing. It created a specialised property that was a hallmark and signature of the Mississippi culture – and for some reason a group of potters moved south to the Caribbean.
Meanwhile, at https://phys.org/news/2026-09-year-royal-mystery-digital-clues.html … it seems the third king of dynasty One was Meretneith, the daughter of Djer.
At https://phys.org/news/2026-09-laser-scans-reveal-hidden-ship.html … laser scans reveal 23 hidden ship carvings on a Bronze Age temple wall in Cyprus.