Ship Found 20 Feet Below World Trade Center Site Traced to Colonial-Era Philadelphia
Ship Found 20 Feet Below World Trade Center Site Traced to Colonial-Era Philadelphia Researchers long stumped by the mysterious history of an 18th-century ship uncovered at the World Trade Center have finally discovered its origins — thanks to tree rings, according to a new study. The mᴀssive wooden ship — the skeleton of which was unexpectedly …
Guatemalan family uncovers ancient Mayan murals on their kitchen walls during a home renovation
Guatemalan family uncovers ancient Mayan murals on their kitchen walls during a home renovation Home renovations in a Guatemalan mountain village in 2003 unearthed “unparalleled” Maya murals, according to researchers. Now, reports broadcast network RT, a new analysis published in the journal Antiquity has revealed additional insights on the wall paintings, which date to the …
Over 40 ancient shipwrecks discovered in the Black Sea
Over 40 ancient shipwrecks discovered in the Black Sea Marco Polo himself may have recognised this medieval trading ship. It’s one of the 40 or so shipwrecks newly discovered on the bed of the Black Sea north of Turkey. Some of these vessels sank when the Byzantine Empire was in its heyday 1000 years ago, …
Munigua, a hidden Roman city in the Sevilla sierra, spain
Munigua, a hidden Roman city in the Sevilla sierra, spain There is no shortage of Roman ruins in Spain. Some are in the middle of modern city centres, such as Mérida’s theatre and amphitheatre, in Extremadura. Or Itálica, which is reachable by bus from Seville. Others are out in the middle of nowhere, at the …
The Arctic Could Turn Green and Free of Ice Like it was 125,000 Years Ago
The Arctic Could Turn Green and Free of Ice Like it was 125,000 Years Ago Researchers analyzed plant DNA more than 100,000 years old retrieved from lake sediment in the Arctic (the oldest DNA in lake sediment analyzed in a publication to date) and found evidence of a shrub native to northern Canadian ecosystems 250 …
Researchers Map World War II Bomb Craters in Poland
Researchers Map World War II Bomb Craters in Poland According to a Live Science report, Maria Fajer of the University of Silesia and her colleagues employed lidar technology to record some 6,000 bomb craters in the Koźle Basin, an area of forests and wetlands in southern Poland that was part of Germany during World War …
Toothpick Use Identified on Neanderthal Tooth from Poland
Toothpick Use Identified on Neanderthal Tooth from Poland Additional evidence of Neanderthal hygiene practices has been unearthed at Stajnia Cave, which is located in south-central Poland, according to a Science in Poland report. Analyzing two teeth excavated from the Pleistocene layers of the Stajnia Cave (Kraków-Częstochowa Upland), the team led by Dr. Wioletta Nowaczewska from …
Scientists stunned to discover plants beneath mile-deep Greenland ice
Scientists stunned to discover plants beneath mile-deep Greenland ice In northwestern Greenland in 1966, US Army scientists drilled through nearly a mile of ice and pulled up a fifteen-foot-long tube of dirt from the bottom. Then this frozen sediment was lost in a freezer for decades. It was accidentally rediscovered in 2017. In 2019, University …
An 8,000-Year-Old Platform in Britain Could be the Oldest Boat-building site Ever
An 8,000-Year-Old Platform in Britain Could be the Oldest Boat-building site Ever The Maritime Archaeological Trust has discovered a new 8,000-year-old structure next to what is believed to be the oldest boat building site in the world on the Isle of Wight. Director of the Maritime Archaeological Trust, Garry Momber, said: “This new discovery is …
Decorative Roof Tiles from Tang Dynasty Temple Analyzed
Decorative Roof Tiles from Tang Dynasty Temple Analyzed According to a statement released by Kanazawa University, researchers from Kanazawa University and the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences examined the end caps of more than 400 curved roof tiles recovered from Ximing Temple, which is located at the site of the Tang Dynasty (A.D. 618–907) imperial …