Discovering ancient Egypt in the heart of Rome, Italy
Discovering ancient Egypt in the heart of Rome, Italy Have you ever seen a real mummy? In the Gregorian Egyptian Museum, which is a section of the Vatican’s museums, you will. It is the body of a woman, whose name was probably Amenirdis and it is greatly conserved. Many are the monuments and rarities coming …
Archaeologists uncovered entire roman city without digging
Archaeologists uncovered entire roman city without digging Archaeologists first managed to map a full roman city, Falerii Novi in Italy, using advanced GPRs, which allowed them to reveal surprising information while it remains deep underground. The technology could revolutionise our view of ancient settlements. The team, from the University of Cambridge and Ghent University, has …
Breathtaking Find Unearths 3,500-Year-Old Ancient Greek Tombs, Once Lined With Gold
Breathtaking Find Unearths 3,500-Year-Old Ancient Greek Tombs, Once Lined With Gold Archaeologists recently discovered two magnificent 3,500-year-old royal tombs in the shadow of the palace of the legendary King Nestor of Pylos. It’s not clear exactly who the tombs’ owners were, but their contents—gold and bronze, amber from the Baltic, amethyst from Egypt, and carnelian …
The giant pyramid is hidden inside a mountain
The giant pyramid is hidden inside a mountain Although the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt is by far the most talked-about pyramid in the world, it is not by a long sH๏τ the tallest. The тιтle goes to the Great Pyramid of Cholula, an ancient temple of the Aztecs in Puebla, Mexico, with a …
Couple finds more than 66 bottles of Prohibition-era whiskey hidden in the walls of their New York home
Couple finds more than 66 bottles of Prohibition-era whiskey hidden in the walls of their New York home After finding 66 bottles of whiskey from the Prohibition period concealed in the walls and floorboards of their home in upstate New York, a couple is left shocked. Late last year in the town of Ames, Nick …
Eerie train graveyard gives a glimpse into the golden age of Soviet steam trains
Eerie train graveyard gives a glimpse into the golden age of Soviet steam trains In Russia’s central Perm region, near the village of Shumkovo, a cemetery lies on the sidetrack. Instead of tombs and headstones, it is filled with trains from the 20th century. There are dozens of steam locomotives, the oldest dating back to …
A 2,100-year-old statue of Cybele the Anatolian mother goddess unearthed in northwestern Turkey
A 2,100-year-old statue of Cybele the Anatolian mother goddess unearthed in northwestern Turkey An approximate 2,100-year old Cybele’s rare marble statue, Anatolia’s mother goddess, has been discovered in excavations on the Black Sea coast of Northern Ordu province. The historic sculpture of Cybele sitting on her throne weighed a whopping 200 kilograms and was about …
Incredible ancient ruins in the USA you probably didn’t know About
Incredible ancient ruins in the USA you probably didn’t know About The ruins of the ancient civilizations are all common in Rome, Greece, Turkey, Egypt, and Mexico. These cultures are the backbone of the western world, but all of them are so far away that most people see only one or two times in their …
Mysterious 520 million-year-old sea monster with tentacles coming out of its mouth discovered
Mysterious 520 million-year-old sea monster with tentacles coming out of its mouth discovered A recent research finds that the discovery of a fossil demonstrating an underwater marine monster with 18 tentacles surrounding its mouth has helped solve a modern-day puzzle about the origins of a gelatinous carnivore called a comb jelly. The once unexplained “sea …
Ancient goddess statue unearthed in central Turkey
Ancient goddess statue unearthed in central Turkey In central Anatolia, at the site of Kültepe, the capital of the ancient kingdom of Kanesh, several goddess statues have been found, Yeni Şafak reports. Fikri Kulakoğlu of Ankara University said that the largest of the 4,200-year-old statues unearthed this excavation season stands about 17 inches tall. “We …