An Ancient Home Found Beneath the Baths of Caracalla Is Now on Display
An Ancient Home Found Beneath the Baths of Caracalla Is Now on Display On their own, the early third-century Baths of Caracalla in Rome are a site of imposing magnificence. But now, visitors will get to see what existed at the site before the lavish public baths were built: a Roman home with frescoed ceilings …
1200-Year-Old Tibetan Chessboard Found Engraved On Rock
1200-Year-Old Tibetan Chessboard Found Engraved On Rock The Tubo Kingdom of Tibet flourished from circa the 7th – 9th centuries. Interestingly enough, the ancient land-locked realm was influenced by both contemporary Chinese and Indians, especially in the fields of government, religion, literature, and culture. Pertaining to the latter, archaeologists have discovered a Tibetan chessboard engraved on an …
The face of a 4,500-year-old mummy found in Peru was digitally reconstructed
The face of a 4,500-year-old mummy found in Peru was digitally reconstructed Last year, archaeologists came across a 4,500-year-old mummy of a woman at Aspero, in Peru – and she was given the moniker of the ‘Lady with the Four Brooches’. Now to put things into perspective, this ‘new world’ discovery is almost as old …
Magnificent Royal Celtic Tomb Discovered in France
Magnificent Royal Celtic Tomb Discovered in France Archaeologists have uncovered an extraordinary 2,500-year-old grave of a Celtic royal outside the town of Lavau in north-central France. The team has not yet been able to determine the gender of the inhumed individual, but the luxurious jewellery and artefacts that the person was buried with indicate that …
After 5,300 years, the last meal of an ancient Iceman has been revealed – and it was a high-fat, meaty feast
After 5,300 years, the last meal of an ancient Iceman has been revealed – and it was a high-fat, meaty feast Some 5,300 years ago, Otzi (aka “frozen Fritz”) was murdered in the Alps with a simple one-two punch move: an arrow to the chest, and a blow to the head. But first, the roughly …
Africa’s 2000-year-old trees of life are suddenly dying off
Africa’s 2000-year-old trees of life are suddenly dying off Africa’s iconic baobab trees are dying, and scientists don’t know why. In a study intended to examine why the trees are so long-living, researchers made the unexpected finding that many of the oldest and largest of the trees have died in the past decade or so. …
Ice Age DNA shows dog ancestry from 2 separate gray wolf populations – study
Ice Age DNA shows dog ancestry from 2 separate gray wolf populations – study Where and when dogs were initially domesticated by our ancestors is one of the most puzzling unresolved questions of human prehistory. We know that modern dog breeds originated from the grey wolf (Canis lupus) and were domesticated sometime during the last …
Jar Residues Reveal Roman Winemaking Practices
Jar Residues Reveal Roman Winemaking Practices A recent study reveals new details about how Ancient Romans kept their wine safe and packed full of flavour. Consuming wine in Ancient Rome was divinely ubiquitous, available not only to aristocrats and emperors, but also to slaves, peasants, and men and women alike. Yet while scholars have known …
250-Million-Year-Old Stone With Microchip Print Discovered
250-Million-Year-Old Stone With Microchip Print Discovered It looks like researchers from Russia have found a 250 million-year-old microchip. Researchers have made another incredible discovery in Labinsk, Russia. According to scholars, this discovery marks the beginning of a completely new history, one that many ancient alien theorists have been talking about for years. The object that …
40,000-Year-Old Bracelet Made With Advanced Technology — The Evidence
40,000-Year-Old Bracelet Made With Advanced Technology — The Evidence Dating back to the Denisovan species of early humans, scientists have confirmed that a bracelet found in Siberia is 40,000 years old. This makes it the oldest piece of jewellery ever discovered. The bracelet is discovered in a site called the Denisova Cave in the Altai …