Spider-Like Creature With a Tail Was Just Found in 100 Million-Year-Old Amber
Spider-Like Creature With a Tail Was Just Found in 100 Million-Year-Old Amber Amber mined for centuries in Myanmar for jewelry is a treasure trove for understanding the evolution of spiders and their other arachnid relatives. This week, two independent teams describe four 100-million-year-old specimens encased in amber that look like a cross between a spider …
Archaeologists discover fossil of ancient turtle species that never grew a shell
Archaeologists discover fossil of ancient turtle species that never grew a shell A fossil freshly discovered turtle, that lived 228 million years ago, illustrates how modern turtles have developed these traits. It had a beak, but while its body was Frisbee-shaped, its wide ribs hadn’t grown to form a shell-like we see in turtles today. “This …
Archaeologists discover a crude ancient weapon that could kill a man with a single blow
Archaeologists discover a crude ancient weapon that could kill a man with a single blow When many months ago, in England, an old wooden club was yanked from its watery grave in the River Thames in England, archaeologists didn’t quite know what to make of it. The blunt tool, which is supposed to happen between …
Fossil hunter finds 185M-year-old ‘golden snitch’ with ancient sea creature inside
Fossil hunter finds 185M-year-old ‘golden snitch’ with ancient sea creature inside Fossils shaped like Quidditchball are only a few of the many discoveries made by amateur archeologist Aaron Smith. On the cliffs of Whitby, Yorkshire, the medical student found various fossil items from the Jurᴀssic period. Perhaps the most spectacular is a 185 million-year-old fossil …
Ancient Cave Filled With 10,000-Year-Old Cave Paintings Accidentally Discovered By Egyptologists In Sinai
Art Before the Pharaohs: 10,000 BC Paintings Found in Egypt A newly discovered cave in Sinai, Egypt, is the first of its kind in the region to be found decorated from floor to ceiling with colorful ancient paintings – and it was all by chance. It is estimated that some of the images could be …
Ancient Viruses Buried in Tibetan Glaciers for 15,000 Years Discovered by Scientists
Ancient Viruses Buried in Tibetan Glaciers for 15,000 Years Discovered by Scientists In the Tibetan plateau of China the Earth’s oldest glacial ice is found. It is home to a group of frozen viruses for more than 15,000 years, most of them until now unknown. Scientists have now pointed out that viruses and have warned …
Archaeologists re-excavate hidden Roman bath after 130 years
Archaeologists re-excavate hidden Roman bath after 130 years The bath was first discovered and excavated 130 years ago, but was then quickly back-filled and poorly recorded. Measuring 4 metres x 5 metres, it is one of eight baths known at the Roman Baths site and is beneath York Street next to the main suite of …
Mount Vesuvius eruption ‘turned victim’s brain to glᴀss’
Mount Vesuvius eruption ‘turned victim’s brain to glᴀss’ According to a new analysis of their bones, the remains of those trapped by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius tell a story of tragic suffering. The Vesuvius erupted and buried cities such as Pompeii, Oplontis and Stabiae under the ash on August 24th in the year 79 …
Medieval Priest’s Remains Unearthed in England
Medieval Priest’s Remains Unearthed in England Over 50 burials unearthed by archaeologists in the Lincoln Cathedral included a remarkable medieval priest burial. A skeleton is believed to be that of a medieval priest found, who had been buried in the area that is now the building’s West Parvis. The priest had been carefully buried with a pewter chalice …
The 2,000-year-old gladiator’s helmet discovered in Pompeii’s ruins
The 2,000-year-old gladiator’s helmet discovered in Pompeii’s ruins The centerpiece of today’s presentation in Melbourne is a gladiator’s helmet, left in the ruins of Pompeii. The 2,000-year-old bronze helmet is one of 250 items brought together at the Melbourne Museum to illustrate life in the ancient city. Brett Dunlop, the museum curator, says the helmet …