Extraordinary Carving Discovered Inside Ancient Maya Pyramid
Extraordinary Carving Discovered Inside Ancient Maya Pyramid An enormous stone design by the ancient Mayan civilization that has persisted for centuries locked within a pyramid in Guatemala shows a battle of superpowers in 6th Century Central America, archaeologists have said. The mᴀssive frieze with inscriptions and the vividly coloured painting was found at the Holmul archaeological …
34,000 years old: Explorer claims evidence of pyramid found in Bosnia
34,000 years old: Explorer claims evidence of pyramid found in Bosnia Although the number of visitors and scientific evidence of their presence is yet to be discovered in the polemical pyramids of Bosnia, and the majority of the excavations are undertaken by volunteers led by Emir Osmanagic, also known as the Bosnian Indiana Jones The Bosnian …
A mᴀssive 4,000-year-old monolith split with laser-like precision
A mᴀssive 4,000-year-old monolith split with laser-like precision Al Naslaa may look like nothing more than a mᴀssive rock to some, yet it is one of the most fascinating geological formations in history. The captivating formation is located far inside the Tayma Oasis in Saudi Arabia, where it has puzzled and entranced historians, geologists, and …
Early Christian Church Unearthed in Turkey
Early Christian Church Unearthed in Turkey A building featuring 20 columned corridors arranged around a courtyard has been discovered next to a theatre in southwestern Turkey’s ancient city of Laodicea, according to a Hurriyet Daily News report. Celal Şimşek of Pamukkale University said the structure was used as a home, as a place of business, …
Unexpected: Scientists Find the Fossil of a 91-Million-Year-Old Shark in Kansas
Unexpected: Scientists Find the Fossil of a 91-Million-Year-Old Shark in Kansas A 91-million-year-old fossil shark newly named Cretodus houghtonorum discovered in Kansas joins a list of large dinosaur-era animals. Preserved in sediments deposited in an ancient ocean called the Western Interior Seaway that covered the middle of North America during the Late Cretaceous period (144 …
Possible Slave Quarter Uncovered in Maryland
Possible Slave Quarter Uncovered in Maryland WTOP News reports that the possible site of a 300-year-old slave quarter has been found near an eighteenth-century brick manor once inhabited by Jesuit missionaries. The announcement was made Tuesday by researchers from the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration and St. Mary’s College in Maryland. According to …
Iron Age Site Found in Scotland
Iron Age Site Found in Scotland The Scotsman reports that researchers have discovered traces of 23 structures dated to as early as 800 B.C. on heavily ploughed land in eastern Scotland, near the coast of the North Sea, ahead of a construction project. The study is now continuing to decide whether the site has a …
Leshan Giant Buddha -largest carved stone Buddha in the world
Leshan Giant Buddha -largest carved stone Buddha in the world The Leshan Giant Buddha is a huge statue carved into the side of Lingyun Mountain. Taller by 17 meters than the standing Buddha in Afghanistan, the Leshan Giant Buddha is the tallest and largest Buddha in the world. There is a local saying: “The mountain is …
Local Farmers found 2,000 years old carved caves while pumping water out of five small pools
Local Farmers found 2,000 years old carved caves while pumping water out of five small pools The caves are one of the largest structures ever excavated by human hands. First discovered in 1992, 24 caves have been found to date, one of which has been developed as a tourist attraction. Interestingly, to date, not a single …
Archaeologists discover 35 burial chambers in the Sudan desert with fascinating links to Ancient Egypt
Archaeologists discover 35 burial chambers in the Sudan desert with fascinating links to Ancient Egypt Archaeologists excavating a site in Sudan have discovered 35 pyramids revealing fascinating links between the bygone Kingdom of Kush that once existed there and ancient Egypt. The pyramids, which date back around 2,000 years, are smaller than most Egyptian examples …