Man destroys $5m in ancient artefacts in museum row with girlfriend
Man destroys $5m in ancient artefacts in museum row with girlfriend A man “mad at his girl” broke into The Dallas Museum of Art in Texas and destroyed three Greek artefacts, estimated to be worth up to $5 million and faces years in jail. The destructive attacks follow a similar incident last week when an …
Newly Identified Inscription Names Ancient Greek Students
Newly Identified Inscription Names Ancient Greek Students Experts in the UK have discovered that an ancient Greek marble slab which had spent more than a century in storage is inscribed with the names of graduates of the Ephebic College, an elite military academy that prepared young Athenian men for adulthood, British broadcaster ITV reported on …
Magellan’s Strange Encounter With the 10-Foot Giants of Patagonia
Magellan’s Strange Encounter With the 10-Foot Giants of Patagonia You may have heard of the mythical, gigantic former inhabitants who wandered the wastes of Patagonia… The vision of a faraway land, inhabited by towering giants, has captured an enchanted European imagination for many years. But was Patagonia really the home to these larger-than-life folk, or …
2,100-year-old burial of woman lying on bronze ‘mermaid bed’ unearthed in Greece
2,100-year-old burial of woman lying on bronze ‘mermaid bed’ unearthed in Greece Archaeologists have unearthed the ancient burial of a woman lying on a bronze bed near the city of Kozani in northern Greece. It dates to the first century B.C. Depictions of mermaids decorate the posts of the bed. The bed also displays an …
The Ancient Giants Of Nevada And The Mystery Of Lovelock Cave
The Ancient Giants Of Nevada And The Mystery Of Lovelock Cave Was North America once inhabited by a race of giants? According to an old legend supported by several challenging archaeological finds, it is possible. Many Native American tribes tell stories about the long-forgotten existence of a race of humans that were much taller and …
Limestone Wall In Bolivia Has Over 10,000 Dinosaur Footprints Belonging To 10 Different Species
Limestone Wall In Bolivia Has Over 10,000 Dinosaur Footprints Belonging To 10 Different Species Cal Orcko is a small town that is situated three miles south of the city of Sucre in Bolivia. It is home to the largest and most spectacular collection of dinosaur footprints of the Cretaceous era. Even though the site remained …
Was There Another Civilization On Earth Before Humans?
Was There Another Civilization On Earth Before Humans? It only took five minutes for Gavin Schmidt to out-speculate me. Schmidt is the director of NASA’s Goddard Insтιтute for Space Studies (a.k.a. GISS) a world-class climate-science facility. One day last year, I came to GISS with a far-out proposal. In my work as an astrophysicist, I’d …
Rare 18th-Century Warship Rudder Found in the Solent
Rare 18th-Century Warship Rudder Found in the Solent The lost rudder of a warship that sank in the Solent in 1758 has been discovered on the seabed, 60m (200ft) away from the main shipwreck. HMS Invincible – built by the French in 1744 and captured by the British in 1747 – is regarded as one …
The 6500-Year-Old Grave of the Unfortunate Ladies of Téviec
The 6500-Year-Old Grave of the Unfortunate Ladies of Téviec Téviec would be a rather anonymous island located somewhere in Brittany, France, if it wasn’t for its great archaeological value thanks to the many finds – mainly from the Mesolithic Period – that have been excavated there. These finds include the skeletons of two women, dated …
Researchers Track Changes in Size of Europe’s Dogs
Researchers Track Changes in Size of Europe’s Dogs European dogs doubled in size from 8000 to 2000 years ago, a new study suggests. The beefing up may have helped our canine pals protect sheep from bears and even their direct ancestor—the gray wolf. It’s “important” research, says Robert Losey, an archaeologist at the University of …