Chimu Farming Site Uncovered in Peru
Chimu Farming Site Uncovered in Peru An important archaeological find has been made by researchers from San Marcos University (UNMSM) in the Chicama Valley, located in the La Libertad region. A new archaeological landscape of the Chimu Culture —between 500 and 600 years old— has been discovered in this area. San Marcos University reported that …
1,600-Year-Old Flute and Key Unearthed in Turkey
1,600-Year-Old Flute and Key Unearthed in Turkey A 1,600-year-old flute and bronze ring with a key have been unearthed during excavations in the 3,000-year-old Zerzevan Castle, located in the Çınar district of Diyarbakır and which served as the last garrison of the Roman Empire in the east. The castle is on the UNESCO World Heritage …
Viking Longhouses Detected Near Norway’s Gjellestad Ship
Viking Longhouses Detected Near Norway’s Gjellestad Ship Norwegian archaeologists said Monday they have found a cluster of longhouses, including one of the largest in Scandinavia, using ground-penetrating radar in the southeastern part of the country — in an area that researchers believe was a central place in the late Nordic Iron Age. The longhouses — …
Human remains with golden tongues found in Egypt
Human remains with golden tongues found in Egypt Two golden tongues were found still inside the mouths of an ancient Egyptian man and woman who died over 2,500 years ago, the country’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced on Sunday. The idenтιтies of those interred are unknown, but the stone sarcophaguses were placed alongside each …
A 4.6-billion-year-old meteorite is the oldest volcanic rock ever found
A 4.6-billion-year-old meteorite is the oldest volcanic rock ever found A lonely meteorite that landed in the Sahara Desert in 2020 is older than Earth. The primaeval space rock is about 4.6 billion years old and is the oldest known example of magma from space. Its age and mineral content hint that the rock originated …
Researchers in Israel have discovered an intact chicken egg laid about 1,000 years ago—though the delicate object cracked in the lab
Researchers in Israel have discovered an intact chicken egg laid about 1,000 years ago—though the delicate object cracked in the lab Researchers in Israel have discovered an intact chicken egg laid about 1,000 years ago—though the delicate object cracked in the lab. “We were astonished to find it,” Alla Nagorsky, an archaeologist with the Israel …
Princely tomb of Iron Age mystery man discovered in Italy. And there’s a chariot inside
Princely tomb of Iron Age mystery man discovered in Italy. And there’s a chariot inside. A lavish ‘Princely tomb’ belonging to an Iron Age man was found in Italy full of treasures including a bronze helmet, weapons and a whole chariot. The tomb of a pre-Roman prince has been saved from ‘imminent’ destruction after aerial …
Mysterious Papyrus found Indside a Hidden Crypt in Agia Sophia: What do they say?
Mysterious Papyrus found Indside a Hidden “Crypt in Agia Sophia: What do they say? The reason for identifying this special find was the observation of a Muslim believer who went to Hagia Sophia to pray (UNESCO condemned Turkey’s court decision to turn Hagia Sophia into a mosque). The Muslim saw that a stone about 10 …
3000-Year-Old Gold Jewellery Found Inside Bronze Age Tombs in Cyprus
3000-Year-Old Gold Jewellery Found Inside Bronze Age Tombs in Cyprus Since 2010, the New Swedish Cyprus Expedition (The Söderberg Expedition) has had several rounds of excavations in Cyprus. In 2018, archaeologists discovered two tombs in the form of underground chambers, with a large number of human skeletons. Managing the finds required very delicate work over …
Aztec altar with human ashes uncovered in Mexico City
Aztec altar with human ashes uncovered in Mexico City Sometime after Hernan Cortes conquered the Aztec capital of Tenochтιтlan in modern-day Mexico City in 1521, an indigenous household that survived the bloody Spanish invasion arranged an altar including incense and a pot with human ashes. The remains of that elaborate display have been unearthed by …