Tourist finds ancient silver coins under an uprooted tree
Tourist finds ancient silver coins under an uprooted tree The Slovak Spectator reports that a cache of medieval coins was discovered under an uprooted tree in western Slovakia by a tourist who reported the find to the Regional Monuments Board. He has reported it to the Regional Monuments Board (KPÚ) in Trnava. Its workers found …
19th-Century Polish Sword Unearthed in Bulgaria
19th-Century Polish Sword Unearthed in Bulgaria A sword in a Bulgarian museum has been identified as a 19th-century Polish nationalist sabre. It was discovered near the city of the Veliko Tarnovo in northern Bulgaria where curators from the Archaeological Museum saw it had a Polish inscription. An expert from the University of Warsaw recognized the …
Megalithic Temples in Malta: The Oldest in the World
Megalithic Temples in Malta: The Oldest in the World Malta’s prehistoric megalithic Temples are considered to be among the earliest temples in civilization, dating back to before the Pyramids of Egypt and the Stonehenge stone structures. These impressive buildings have been designed for three different ages, approximately between 3600 BC and 700 BC, and some …
A lost 8th continent is hidden nearly 1,000 miles under Europe, new research shows. Scientists named it ‘Greater Adria.’
A lost 8th continent is hidden nearly 1,000 miles under Europe, new research shows. Scientists named it ‘Greater Adria.’ Not all the continents missing are myths like Atlantis; here is one whose existence is only scientifically confirmed. Greater Adria broke off from North Africa 240 million years ago. About 120 million years later, it started sinking …
Turkey: 9-century old Harran Palace’s gate unearthed
Turkey: 9-century old Harran Palace’s gate unearthed The main gate of the nine-century-old Harran Palace in an archaeological site in Turkey’s southeastern province of Şanlıurfa, one of the world’s oldest settlements on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List, has been unearthed. The excavation work has been continuing for six years at the site located in …
Possible Medieval Graffiti Found at Church Site in England
Possible Medieval Graffiti Found at Church Site in England Medieval graffiti ᴀssociated with repelling evil spirits has been discovered by HS2 archaeologists. A series of lines radiating from a drilled hole was discovered on two stones at the remains of a church in Buckinghamshire. Historians believe such markings are witches’ marks, created to ward off …
2,000-year-old snake-figure altar unearthed in the ancient city of Patara in southern Turkey
2,000-year-old snake-figure altar unearthed in the ancient city of Patara in southern Turkey Daily Sabah reports that a marble altar encircled with a coiled snake carved in relief has been unearthed at the ancient city of Patara in southern Turkey. The altar, which is believed to date back more than 2,000 years, was found during …
2 billion-year-old African nuclear reactor proves that Mother Nature still has a few tricks up her sleeve
2 billion-year-old African nuclear reactor proves that Mother Nature still has a few tricks up her sleeve In Gabon, Africa, the Oklo-Reactor is one of the most intriguing geologic formations on the Earth. In two billion-year-old rocks, natural fissile materials have sustained a slow nuclear fission reaction, as found in a modern nuclear reactor. With a …
New Study Redates Two Lower Paleolithic Sites in France
New Study Redates Two Lower Paleolithic Sites in France A publication in the journal Quaternary International led by Dr Mathieu Duval, Ramón y Cajal Research Fellow at the Centro Nacional de Investigación Sobre la Evolución Humana (CENIEH), is based on the use of an unprecedented combination of three different dating techniques, namely Electron Spin Resonance …
2,500-Year-Old Iron Age horse harness found by accident is oldest in CEE, say, archaeologists
2,500-Year-Old Iron Age horse harness found by accident is oldest in CEE, say, archaeologists Science in Poland reports that some 150 decorative bronze pieces of a 2,500-year-old horse’s bridle were discovered in north-central Poland. The pieces, which resemble those made by the Scythians, who lived to the north, had been wrapped in leaves and placed …