Ernest Shackleton’s Lost Ship Endurance, Found Off Antarctica Coast After 107 Years
Ernest Shackleton’s Lost Ship Endurance, Found Off Antarctica Coast After 107 Years An expedition that set out in search of the lost ship of polar explorer Ernest Shackleton has found it — 106 years after the vessel sank off Antarctica. The wooden ship Endurance has been located remarkably intact about 10,000 feet underwater in the …
Large Roman Villa Site in England Surveyed
Large Roman Villa Site in England Surveyed The scale of a sprawling villa that housed one of the most important mosaics found in Britain in decades has been revealed. The Rutland mosaic was made public in November – but the size of the complex around it was only hinted at. Now ground-penetrating surveys have shown an area …
Pictish Carved Stone Unearthed in Scotland
Pictish Carved Stone Unearthed in Scotland Archaeologists have uncovered a Pictish symbol stone close to the location of one of the most significant carved stone monuments ever uncovered in Scotland. The team from the University of Aberdeen hit upon the 1.7metre-long stone in a farmer’s field while conducting geophysical surveys to try and build a …
Archaeologists find more than 6,500-year-old pearl beads in Qatar’s tomb
Archaeologists find more than 6,500-year-old pearl beads in Qatar tomb The discovery of the oldest known natural pearl bead in Qatar has yet again shone the spotlight on the pearl-diving history of the peninsular country that is on its toes as the host of the upcoming FIFA 2022 World Cup to be played about eight …
7000-year-old grain reveals the origin of the Swiss stilt houses
7000-year-old grain reveals the origin of the Swiss stilt houses Nowhere else are so many Neolithic pile dwellings known around the Alps. However, how this particular construction boom got its start is a mystery. Researchers at the University of Basel have now uncovered new evidence: Settlers on Lake Varese in northern Italy may have played …
157-year-old Civil War Shell Discovered Intact in Georgia
157-year-old Civil War Shell Discovered Intact in Georgia A group of archaeologists poking around in the dirt at Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield in Georgia stumbled upon an intact Civil War bomb, according to the Southeast Archeological Center. The bomb was deemed still viable, and the Cobb County Police Department Bomb Squad was summoned to the …
Looted Artifacts Returned to France
Looted Artifacts Returned to France The United States has returned a set of illegally obtained artefacts, including a skull from the Parisian catacombs and golden ingots from an Atlantic shipwreck, to their rightful owner: France. The prized objects, which also included an ancient Roman coin, were handed over on Wednesday during an official “resтιтution” ceremony …
Ancient papyrus holds the world’s oldest guide to mummification
Ancient papyrus holds the world’s oldest guide to mummification The oldest known instructions for the ancient art of embalming mummies were recently discovered on a medical papyrus from ancient Egypt. How-to descriptions of the mummification process are exceptionally rare in the archaeological record — only two other such “manuals” are known. This newest example, found in …
Huge cemetery with at least 250 rock-cut tombs discovered in Egypt
Huge cemetery with at least 250 rock-cut tombs discovered in Egypt About 250 tombs, some with fancy layouts and hieroglyphics, have been discovered cut into a hill at Al-Hamidiyah cemetery to the east of Sohag, in Egypt’s the Eastern Desert, about 240 miles (386 kilometres) southeast of Cairo, Egypt’s antiquities ministry said. The tombs were …
Archaeologists Unearth Ancient Dagger Linked to Enigmatic Indian Civilization
Archaeologists Unearth Ancient Dagger Linked to Enigmatic Indian Civilization Archaeologists working in the village of Konthagai in southern India have found a rusted iron dagger preserved in a burial urn alongside skeletal remains, the Times of India reports. The discovery is part of a major excavation effort in the state of Tamil Nadu that seeks …