Amazon rainforest rock art ‘depicts giant Ice Age creatures’
Amazon rainforest rock art ‘depicts giant Ice Age creatures’ This huge collection of ancient cliff art paints a dramatic picture of early humans and giant beasts in the Amazon. Early inhabitants worshipped and hunted elephant-like mastodons and giant horses – alongside other Ice Age animals – back when the lush rainforest was a parched savannah. …
The Atacama Giant: The Largest Prehistoric Anthropomorphic Geoglyph in the World
The Atacama Giant: The Largest Prehistoric Anthropomorphic Geoglyph in the World The Atacama Giant is a large anthropomorphic geoglyph in the Atacama Desert, Chile. The Atacama Giant is one out of nearly 5,000 geoglyphs – ancient artwork that is drawn into the landscape – that have been discovered in the Atacama in the last three …
Treasure hunters explode 2500-year-old Lycian Rock-cut Tombs in Turkey
Treasure hunters explode 2500-year-old Lycian Rock-cut Tombs in Turkey Treasure hunters have exploded the entrance of a 2,500-year-old rock-cut tomb, one of the six ancient sepulchres in the Elmalı district of the southern province of Antalya. “These are cultural heritages, we must protect them to leave to the next generations,” Durmuş Altan, an archaeologist, told Demirören News …
Who Were the First People to Arrive in the Azores?
Who Were the First People to Arrive in the Azores? A group of international academics discovered evidence that people inhabited islands in the Azores archipelago 700 years earlier than previously thought. The group explains their research of sediment cores taken from lakes on some of the archipelago’s islands in their report, which was published in …
Historic First Baptist Church Original Permanent Structure Discovered During Archaeological Dig
Historic First Baptist Church Original Permanent Structure Discovered During Archaeological Dig Inside the small barrier fence that encircled the S. Nᴀssau Street dig site, there was a buzz of excitement. Because they couldn’t be certain of their latest discovery, the archaeologist team working there resisted the enthusiasm. An older 16-by-20-foot foundation extended along the eastern wall, …
Skeleton with bird skull in its mouth identified as a 12-year-old Scandinavian girl from 17th century
Skeleton with bird skull in its mouth identified as 12-year-old Scandinavian girl from 17th century When long-ᴅᴇᴀᴅ human remains are found buried in unusual circumstances, anthropologists are usually able to piece together why. But the bones of a child that lived just a couple of hundred years ago in Poland are proving to be a …
Scientists discover once-in-a-generation fossilized water bear in 16-million-year-old amber
Scientists discover “once-in-a-generation” fossilized water bear in 16-million-year-old amber Scientists have discovered a new species of tardigrade almost perfectly preserved in 16-million-year-old amber. Also known as water bears, the creatures are a group of microscopic invertebrates that are best known for their ability to survive extreme conditions. Due to their microscopic size and non-biomineralising body, …
GSI scientists stumble upon 100-million-year-old dinosaur bones in India
GSI scientists stumble upon 100-million-year-old dinosaur bones in India Researchers have identified fossil bone fragments of long-necked dinosaurs called sauropods, dating back to about 100-million-years from an area around West Khasi Hills District in Meghalaya. The yet-to-be-published findings were made during a recent field trip by researchers from the Geological Survey of India’s Palaeontology division …
World’s First known case of a pregnant mummy discovered by researchers
World’s First known case of a pregnant mummy discovered by researchers Researchers have discovered the world’s first-known pregnant mummy, dating from the first century in Egypt. The find was unexpected, as inscriptions on the mummy’s coffin suggested the remains inside belonged to a male priest, according to a new study. The mummy was donated to …
12,000-year-old mᴀssive underground tunnels are real and stretch from Scotland to Turkey
12,000-year-old mᴀssive underground tunnels are real and stretch from Scotland to Turkey Is it possible that ancient cultures were interconnected thousands of years ago? According to thousands of underground tunnels that stretch from North Scotland towards the Mediterranean the answer is a big yes. While the reason behind these sophisticated tunnels remains a mystery, many …