Giant 30-foot ‘sea dragon’ fossil from 180 million years ago discovered in the UK
Giant 30-foot ‘sea dragon’ fossil from 180 million years ago discovered in UK The remains of a monstrous, 33-foot-long (10 meters) “sea dragon” that swam in the seas when dinosaurs were alive some 180 million years ago have been unearthed on a nature reserve in England. The behemoth is the biggest and most complete fossil …
Ancient Kingdom Discovered Beneath Mound in Iraq
The ancient Kingdom Discovered Beneath Mound in Iraq An ancient city called ‘Idu’ has been discovered in the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq. Hidden beneath a 32 foot (10 metres) mound, the city is thought to have been a hub of activity between 3,300 and 2,900 years ago. Inscriptions made for kings in walls, tablets …
3,000-year-old clan cemetery uncovered in central China
3,000-year-old clan cemetery uncovered in central China PH๏τo provided by the Anyang Insтιтute of cultural relics and archaeology on Jan. 5, 2022, shows a horse buried with the ᴅᴇᴀᴅ at the Shaojiapeng site, which is decorated with shell strings. (Anyang Insтιтute of cultural relics and archaeology/Handout via Xinhua) A large-scale tomb cluster dating back to …
Europe’s first farmers came from Turkey confirmed by DNA
Europe’s first farmers came from Turkey confirmed by DNA It was an innovation that changed the course of human history forever, leading to the rise of the first civilisations and transforming the way of life of our ancestors. Now researchers believe they have pinpointed where the first farmers who spread into Europe 8,000 years ago …
Mysteries Of Ancient ‘Computer’ Found In Greek Shipwreck Solved By Scientists
Mysteries Of Ancient ‘Computer’ Found In Greek Shipwreck Solved By Scientists Archaeologists claim to have solved the mysteries behind an ancient Greek “computer” that shouldn’t even exist. Known for its hidden relics archaeological treasures, Greece has offered great insights into a world long lost. In fact, some of the earliest advances in understanding space and …
Researchers Date Horned Helmets Discovered in Denmark
Researchers Date Horned Helmets Discovered in Denmark Two spectacular bronze helmets decorated with bull-like, curved horns may have inspired the idea that more than 1,500 years later, Vikings wore bulls’ horns on their helmets, although there is no evidence they ever did. Rather, the two helmets were likely emblems of the growing power of leaders …
Scientists Hope to Solve the Mystery of 163 Child Mummies Discovered in Italy
Scientists Hope to Solve the Mystery of 163 Child Mummies Discovered in Italy The 200-year-old secrets of the child mummies of the Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo in northern Sicily are to be revealed by a British-led team of scientists using X-ray technology. Dr Kirsty Squires, of Staffordshire University, will head a first attempt to tell the …
Mind-Blowing Fossil Site Found in ‘ᴅᴇᴀᴅ’ Heart of Australia
Mind-Blowing Fossil Site Found in ‘ᴅᴇᴀᴅ’ Heart of Australia The arid heart of Australia may not easily support life now, but once, many aeons ago, it was lush and teeming. What is now arid desert and dry shrub- and grᴀsslands were once thick with dense forests, alive with life. In one of these grᴀsslands, in …
7,200-year-old skeleton unearthed in Indonesia reveals an unknown human group
7,200-year-old skeleton unearthed in Indonesia reveals unknown human group The ancient remains of a hunter-gatherer girl who died over 7,000 years ago in Indonesia, has revealed clues to a mysterious group of humans from the past. The discovery, made in 2015, in the Leang Panninge cave on Indonesia’s Sulawesi Island is the first discovery of ancient human …
7,000-year-old fortress wall uncovered in southern Turkey
7,000-year-old fortress wall uncovered in southern Turkey A fortress wall dating 7,000 years back to the Chalcolithic Age has been unearthed at the Yumuktepe Mound in southern Turkey’s Mersin province. The Yumuktepe Mound is highly significant as a continuous settlement for 9,000 years since the Neolithic Age. Two and a half months of excavations at …