Stolen Roman frescoes returned to Pompeii after investigation
Stolen Roman frescoes returned to Pompeii after investigation Three of the frescoes were retrieved by Italian police last year, while the others were discovered during the 2012 bust of illegal excavation. Fragments of six frescoes once stolen from the walls of ancient Roman villas were returned to Pompeii in a ceremony at the archaeological site on …
Rare 20-million-year-old petrified tree measuring 62 feet tall discovered in Greece
Rare 20-million-year-old petrified tree measuring 62 feet tall discovered in Greece A petrified tree 62 feet high complete with branches, leaves and roots has been discovered on the Greek island of Lesbos. It was found during salvage excavations at the site of roadwork in western Lesbos. While the island is famed for its vast petrified …
Remains of wooden safe excavated from the burned-out roman villa in Spain
Remains of wooden safe excavated from the burned-out roman villa in Spain A rare strongbox from the 4th century A.D. has been discovered in the Casa del Mitreo, a Roman villa in west-central Spain. The area Ferrata, a wooden chest armed with bronze cladding and iron spikes, was used as a safe for valuables — …
Roman Baths Emerge On The Banks Of The Cosa River In Frosinone
Roman Baths Emerge On The Banks Of The Cosa River In Frosinone The remains of Roman imperial-era baths have been discovered in Frosinone, 50 miles southeast of Rome in central Italy. The complex on the left bank of the Cosa river retains sections of black-and-white mosaic floors and marble cladding lining a rectangular pool. The …
Arabian cult may have built 1000 monuments older than Stonehenge
Arabian cult may have built 1000 monuments older than Stonehenge The Arabian Peninsula is home to more than 1,000 ancient monuments that are more than 2,500 years older than the U.K.’s Stonehenge. Called “mustatils,” which is the Arabian term for “rectangles,” these rectangular stone structures were likely used by Arabian cattle herders to perform rituals. …
Meet Shuvuuia deserti, a nocturnal dinosaur that lived 70 million years ago
Meet Shuvuuia deserti, a nocturnal dinosaur that lived 70 million years ago Under the cover of darkness in desert habitats about 70 million years ago, in what is today Mongolia and northern China, a gangly looking dinosaur employed excellent night vision and superb hearing to thrive as a menacing pint-sized nocturnal predator. Scientists said on …
‘Extinct Fossil Fish’ Dating Back 420 Million Years Found Alive in Madagascar
‘Extinct Fossil Fish’ Dating Back 420 Million Years Found Alive in Madagascar Shark hunters have rediscovered a population of fish that predates dinosaurs that many believed to be extinct. The “four-legged fossil fish” known as the coelacanth, has been found alive and well in the West Indian Ocean off the coast of Madagascar, according to Mongabay …
Mysterious three-mile wide ‘star map dating back 150,0000 YEARS’ found in Hawaii
Mysterious three-mile wide ‘star map dating back 150,0000 YEARS’ found in Hawaii Perhaps you haven’t still scrolled through the internet for the latest videos of mind-blowing discoveries that have been posted by some of the content creators of some platforms. However, we’ve found something interesting and of course incredible for you today. The official content …
Pre-Human Fossils Suggest Mankind Emerged From Europe Rather Than Africa
Pre-Human Fossils Suggest Mankind Emerged From Europe Rather Than Africa The common lineage of great apes and humans split several hundred thousand earlier than hitherto ᴀssumed, according to an international research team headed by Professor Madelaine Böhme from the Senckenberg Centre for Human Evolution and Palaeoenvironment at the University of Tübingen and Professor Nikolai Spᴀssov …
They reveal the age of the figure of the naked giant of Cerne Abbas (it is older than previously believed)
They reveal the age of the figure of the naked giant of Cerne Abbas (it is older than previously believed) The age of an ancient naked figure carved into a chalk hillside is being investigated by archaeologists. The Cerne Abbas Giant in Dorset was sampled for soil samples. The results of the tests are likely …