Well-Preserved 3,000-Year-Old Pre-Viking Sword Unearthed in Denmark is Still Sharp
Well-Preserved 3,000-Year-Old Pre-Viking Sword Unearthed in Denmark is Still Sharp On the large island of Zealand, located in eastern Denmark, two amateur archaeologists fortuitously decided to bring their metal detectors along with them on a stroll through a field one evening. While on their walk, the metal detector’s alarm sounded, and the pair from the …
Archaeologists Find 3,000-Year-Old Sword So Well Preserved It ‘Almost Still Shines’
Archaeologists Find 3,000-Year-Old Sword So Well Preserved It ‘Almost Still Shines’ A rare sight greeted archaeologists excavating a gravesite in the southern Bavarian town of Nördlingen last week: Nestled near the grave’s occupants was a 3,000-year-old sword. The weapon barely shows its age. It has remained so well-preserved that it “almost still shines,” says Bavaria’s …
Greek Farmer Stumbles Onto 3,400-Year-Old Tomb Hidden Below His Olive Grove
Greek Farmer Stumbles Onto 3,400-Year-Old Tomb Hidden Below His Olive Grove The untouched Bronze Age tomb and the skeletons inside will hopefully provide archaeologists with information about the mysterious Minoan civilization. In an extraordinary example of being in the wrong place at the right time, a Greek farmer just made a startling archaeological discovery. A …
Stunned Couple Finds Viking Buried Under Floor While Renovating Home
Stunned Couple Finds Viking Buried Under Floor While Renovating Home A Norwegian couple made an unusual historic discovery during renovations of their home. First, they found a number of Viking-era artifacts, and then archaeologists declared that they had found a Viking grave, right there, under their floor. Experts have carried out a survey of the …
People ‘finger painted’ the skulls of their ancestors red in the Andes a millennium ago
People ‘finger painted’ the skulls of their ancestors red in the Andes a millennium ago Up to a millennium ago, the Chincha people in what is now Peru decorated their ancestors’ remains with red pigment, sometimes finger-painting their skulls as part of a ritual intended to give the ᴅᴇᴀᴅ a new kind of social life. …
A 1,000-year-old wall in Peru was built to protect against El Niño floods, research suggests
A 1,000-year-old wall in Peru was built to protect against El Niño floods, research suggests An ancient desert wall in northern Peru was built to protect precious farmlands and canals from the ravages of El Niño floods, according to new research. Many archaeologists had suggested that the wall, known as the Muralla La Cumbre and …
Neanderthals May Have Created Cave Art in France
Neanderthals May Have Created Cave Art in France The oldest-known engravings in Europe, discovered in a French cave sealed up for tens of thousands of years, likely weren’t crafted by modern humans but rather Neanderthals, a new study finds. Within the cave of La Roche-Cotard 150 miles (240 kilometers) southwest of Paris, the researchers analyzed …
A large stone monument depicting the goddess Ishtar has been unearthed in the ancient ᴀssyrian city of Nimrud
A large stone monument depicting the goddess Ishtar has been unearthed in the ancient ᴀssyrian city of Nimrud Archaeologists from the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archeology and Anthropology, working with an Iraqi excavation team, have unearthed a large stone monument depicting the goddess Ishtar in the ancient ᴀssyrian city of Nimrud. Archaeologists have uncovered …
Mysterious 18-Km-Long Underground City Found In Iran: Could be At Least 6000 Years Old
Mysterious 18-Km-Long Underground City Found In Iran: Could be At Least 6000 Years Old In Bam village of Esfarayen county in northeast Iran, a routine road construction project has led to an exciting discovery of a vast network of underground corridors linked to the nearby fortress of Shahr-e Belqeys (City of Belqeys). The discovery was …
12,000 Years Ago, Mysterious Egg-Headed People Inhabited China
12,000 Years Ago, Mysterious Egg-Headed People Inhabited China Archaeologists excavated 25 human skeletons with elongated skulls dating back perhaps as long as 12,000 years ago from Houtaomuga archaeological site in northeast China. The strange shape of the skulls symbolizes a part of the ritual in ancient China. The discovery provides additional proof that cranial alterations …