Metal Detectorist In Scotland Unearths Rare Medieval Knife
Metal Detectorist In Scotland Unearths Rare Medieval Knife Scottish history enthusiast and metal detectorist Craig Johnstone had worked out that woods near Penicuik were probably an escape route from a 1666 battle and he went to see what he could find. But after coming across some musket balls which confirmed his theory, he unearthed something …
Roman treasure discovered by chance: Hundreds of ancient gold coins hidden for centuries
Roman treasure discovered by chance: Hundreds of ancient gold coins hidden for centuries A precious cache of ancient Roman coins discovered on the site of a former theatre in northern Italy is being investigated by archaeologists. The coins, at least 300 of them, date back to the late Roman imperial era and were discovered in …
Tens of Thousands of ice age Paintings across a cliff face shed light on people and animals from 12,500 years ago
Tens of Thousands of ice age Paintings across a cliff face shed light on people and animals from 12,500 years ago In the Colombian jungle, archaeologists have found tens of thousands of ancient drawings dating back about 12,500 years. This prehistoric depictions of animals and humans have been discovered adorning cliff faces that stretch for …
Saudi Arabia Opens Its First UNESCO World Heritage Site ‘Hegra’ After 2,000 Years
Saudi Arabia Opens Its First UNESCO World Heritage Site ‘Hegra’ After 2,000 Years Saudi Arabia is now opening the ancient archaeological site – Hegra – for the public in order to promote historical sites. Hegra, which has been unchanged for nearly 2000 years, is the first UNESCO World Heritage site in the Kingdom. This lesser-known …
800-year-old Pueblo Indian blanket made out of 11,500 turkey feathers
800-year-old Pueblo Indian blanket made out of 11,500 turkey feathers There are more uses for a turkey than the centerpiece of your Thanksgiving feast. Researchers believe the flightless fowl held a deep significance for ancient Pueblo Indians in the American Southwest, who domesticated the bird but didn’t eat it. Archaeologists at Washington State University examined …
OU archaeologists uncover buried building in the ancient Mexican city
OU archaeologists uncover buried building in the ancient Mexican city University of Oklahoma researchers have made a finding that they believe could change the world’s view of an ancient capital. The location of a buried building under the surface of the Main Plaza at Monte Alban, one of the first towns to establish in all …
Thousand-Year-Old Goblet Shows Ancient Romans Used Nanotechnology
Thousand-Year-Old Goblet Shows Ancient Romans Used Nanotechnology Finally, researchers have discovered why the jade-green cup appears red when lit from behind. The colourful secret of a 1,600-year-old Roman chalice at the British Museum is the key to a supersensitive new technology that might help diagnose human disease or pinpoint biohazards at security checkpoints. When lit …
9,000-Year-Old Stonehenge-Like Structure Found Under Lake Michigan
9,000-Year-Old Stonehenge-Like Structure Found Under Lake Michigan Archaeologists found something much more fascinating than they got credit for when searching under the waters of Lake Michigan for shipwrecks: they uncovered a rock with a prehistoric carving of a mastodon, as well as a collection of stones arranged in a Stonehenge-like manner. Gazing into the water …
3000-year-old temple-era gold bead found by 9-year-old Jerusalem boy
3000-year-old temple-era gold bead found by 9-year-old Jerusalem boy A nine-year-old boy, the Temple Mount Sifting Project (TMSP) revealed earlier this week, found the first-ever Temple-era gold granule bead during wet sifting of earth from the Temple Mount. In August, while sifting through the soil with his kin, Binyamin Milt, a resident of Jerusalem, unearthed a …
Norway ice melt reveals ‘frozen archive’ of ancient reindeer-hunting arrows
Norway ice melt reveals ‘frozen archive’ of ancient reindeer-hunting arrows In the Jotunheimen Mountains, the team found 68 arrows on the Langfonne ice patch, tracing the objects again to various lengths of time over 1000 years, from the Stone Age to the Medieval Period. In addition, the find, printed this week as an examination in …