ᴅᴇᴀᴅ Sea Scroll Analyzed With Artificial Intelligence
ᴅᴇᴀᴅ Sea Scroll Analyzed With Artificial Intelligence According to a statement released by the University of Groningen, Mladen Popović, Lambert Schomaker, and Maruf Dhali used a computer algorithm to analyze the Great Isaiah Scroll, which was discovered in Qumran Cave 1 in 1947. However, since the scribes are anonymous, scholars have been unable to identify …
Iron Age Weapons Found at Hillfort Site in Germany
Iron Age Weapons Found at Hillfort Site in Germany Live Science reports that a metal detectorist working with the Regional ᴀssociation of Westphalia-Lippe archaeologists has discovered more than 150 objects at Wilzenberg, an Iron Age hillfort site in western Germany. The hoard contains more than 150 objects, including deliberately bent weapons, such as 40 spearhead …
The Mystery of the Giant Crystals: How the 36-foot Geode of Pulpí Formed
The Mystery of the Giant Crystals: How the 36-foot Geode of Pulpí Formed In an abandoned mine in southern Spain, there is a room of pure crystal. You have to go to a deep tunnel, get into a ladder in the rocks, and squeeze across a jagged gypsum crystal tube that is barely wide enough …
The mystery of India’s ‘lake of skeletons’
The mystery of India’s ‘lake of skeletons’ The view of an enormous pile of skulls and bones tangled under the water surface is quite enticing. You wonder who they are, and especially how they came here first because that lake is 16,000 feet above sea level and there is nothing more than ice tops and …
400 Million Year Old Hammer discovered In Texas The London
400 Million Year Old Hammer discovered In Texas The London This curious artefact was found in London, Texas, USA in 1934. The hammer was embedded in the rock and has been many theories about its origin, and most importantly its incredible age. So how did the hammer end up being stuck in the rock? Well, …
Egypt breakthrough: How 2,000-year-old mystery was solved after ‘lost labyrinth’ discovery
Egypt breakthrough: How 2,000-year-old mystery was solved after ‘lost labyrinth’ discovery The discovery was made in Dahshur, an archaeological site 90km south of Cairo, where the tattered remains of Pharaoh Amenemhat III’s Black Pyramid can be seen today. The huge mortuary temple that originally stood adjacent to this pyramid is believed to have formed the …
2,000-year-old Roman street unearthed in Turkey’s Diyarbakır
2,000-year-old Roman street unearthed in Turkey’s Diyarbakır A 2,000-year-old street from the Roman period has been discovered in southeastern Turkey. The historic city of Diyarbakır, situated in southeastern Turkey, is home to innumerable ancient wonders and relics from throughout history. Currently, excavation to unearth the historical Roman street is being carried out in Amida Höyük, …
Original 15th-Century Castle Wall Found in Tokyo
Original 15th-Century Castle Wall Found in Tokyo The Mainichi reports that a 400-year-old stone wall standing about 13 feet tall has been uncovered at Edo Castle, which was constructed in the mid-fifteenth century A.D. by Ōta Dōkan, a samurai warrior-poet who eventually became a Buddhist monk. The historic remnants were excavated at the spot where …
17th-Century Mourning Ring Unearthed on the Isle of Man
17th-Century Mourning Ring Unearthed on the Isle of Man Manx Radio reports that a metal detectorist on the Isle of Man uncovered a piece of jewellery identified as a Stuart-period mourning ring made of crystal and gold inlaid with black enamel at the time of the English Civil Wars (1642–51) and will soon go on …
Florida sinkhole discovery suggests humans lived in America 14,500 years ago
Florida sinkhole discovery suggests humans lived in America 14,500 years ago A stone knife, mastodon bones and fossilized dung Discovered in an underwater sinkhole show that humans lived in north Florida about 14,500 years ago, according to new research that recommends the colonization of the Americas was far more complex than originally believed. Archaeologists have known about the …