Turkish hilltop where civilization began
Turkish hilltop where civilization began Where exactly did our civilization emerge? Some will say our modern civilization emerged in Mesopotamia. Others will say there are underwater ruins much older and predate the Sumerian civilizations. Yet, another group will argue the first traces of civilization can be found in entirely different places. Is it really possible …
Medieval Prayer Beads Discovered on England’s Holy Island
Medieval Prayer Beads Discovered on England’s Holy Island The first-ever example of prayer beads from medieval Britain has been discovered on the island of Lindisfarne, one of Britain’s most historic ancient sites, to the excitement of archaeologists. Dating from the 8th to 9th century AD, they were made from salmon vertebrae. Fish an important symbol …
Axe from Early Bronze Age found in Skalica
Axe from Early Bronze Age found in Skalica The Skalica district in Slovakia is a well-known archaeological site where scientists have previously unearthed many interesting ancient objects. “According to archaeological discoveries Skalica, as part of the region Záhorie, was populated 3,500 years ago. The area’s development was conditioned by the flow of the River Moravia. …
Map of the Lost Lizard City under Los Angeles
Map of the Lost Lizard City under Los Angeles This map is an essential ingredient of a story that has ‘Indiana Jones’ written all over it: secret caves, a lost civilisation and above all, a treasure trove of gold in unimaginable quanтιтies. And all this is in the ground below the present-day metropolis of Los …
41,500-Year-Old Mammoth Ivory Pendant Found in Poland
41,500-Year-Old Mammoth Ivory Pendant Found in Poland The ancient pendant made from mammoth bone was found in 2010 along with a horse-bone tool known as an awl. This piece of jewellery shows the great creativity and extraordinary manual skills of members of the group of Homo sapiens that occupied the site, said Dr. Wioletta Nowaczewska, …
Fossils in the ‘Cradle of Humankind’ may be more than a million years older than previously thought
Fossils in the ‘Cradle of Humankind’ may be more than a million years older than previously thought The ‘Cradle of Humankind’ is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in South Africa that comprises a variety of fossil-bearing cave deposits, including Sterkfontein Caves. Sterkfontein was made famous by the discovery of the first adult Australopithecus in 1936. Since then, hundreds of Australopithecus fossils …
Children’s Burials Hint at the Survival of Aztec Customs
Children’s Burials Hint at the Survival of Aztec Customs Four children in Mexico were buried in the years after the Spanish Conquest with rituals and grave offerings that suggest that pre-Hispanic customs lived on for some time after the Aztec empire fell. The National Insтιтute of Anthropology and History said Monday the burials of children …
World War II Battleship Discovered in Deep Waters
World War II Battleship Discovered in Deep Waters A U.S. Navy destroyer escort that engaged a superior Japanese fleet in the largest sea battle of World War II in the Philippines has become the deepest wreck to be discovered, according to explorers. The USS Samuel B. Roberts, popularly known as the “Sammy B,” was identified …
Convert’s ‘Bloody’ Curse Against Robbers Found in Ancient Galilee Grave
Convert’s ‘Bloody’ Curse Against Robbers Found in Ancient Galilee Grave Dated back to the 2nd or 3rd century AD (Late Roman or Early Byzantine period) this painted bloody-looking burial curse inscription was found in a tomb in Beit She’arim Necropolis of Lower Galilee in Israel. The full text and the story of its discovery were …
Metal detectorist believes he’s found King John’s 800-year-old lost treasure
Metal detectorist believes he’s found King John’s 800-year-old lost treasure A metal detectorist has begun excavating a farm field where he believes he has found the 800-year-old long-lost treasure of King John. Raymond Kosschuk, 63, has been waiting for two years to get approval from the relevant authorities to begin digging at the site in …