A medieval ‘curse tablet’ summoning Satan was discovered at the bottom of a latrine in Germany
A medieval ‘curse tablet’ summoning Satan was discovered at the bottom of a latrine in Germany Archaeologists in Germany have discovered a rolled-up piece of lead that they think could be a medieval “curse tablet” that invokes “Beelzebub,” or Satan. Upon first glance, the researchers thought the “inconspicuous piece of metal” was simply scrap, since …
Lost ‘Woolly Dog’ Genetics Highlight Indigenous Science
Lost ‘Woolly Dog’ Genetics Highlight Indigenous Science “Woolly dogs” that were kept by the Coast Salish peoples are now extinct, but researchers were able to see their importance written in the genome of the only known pelt. For millennia before Europeans colonized what is now called the Pacific Northwest, small, fluffy, white “woolly dogs,” known …
Rare Byzantine Gold Coin Discovered In Norway – Was It Brought By Harald Hardrada From Constantinople
Rare Byzantine Gold Coin Discovered In Norway – Was It Brought By Harald Hardrada From Constantinople A metal detectorist found a rare gold coin in the mountains in Vestre Slidre municipality depicting two emperors and Jesus Christ. Archaeologists are now trying to determine how this 1,000-year-old Byzantine gold coin ended up in the Norwegian mountains. …
Ancient Expensive Roman Domus With Beautiful Mosaic Unearthed In Rome
Ancient Expensive Roman Domus With Beautiful Mosaic Unearthed In Rome Archaeologists working within the Colosseum Archaeological Park’s research project, have unearthed some rooms of a luxurious domus dated to the late Republican age. The discovery was made in close vicinity of the Horrea Agrippiana warehouse complex along the Vicus Tuscus (commercial road that connected the …
North America’s First People May Have Arrived By Sea Ice Highway 24,000 Years Ago
North America’s First People May Have Arrived By Sea Ice Highway 24,000 Years Ago One of the H๏τtest debates in archaeology is about how and when humans first arrived in North America. Archaeologists have traditionally argued that people walked through an ice-free corridor that briefly opened between ice sheets an estimated 13,000 years ago. But …
Casa Azul – Portugal’s Victorian Gothic Jewel
The hauntingly beautiful abandoned Casa Azul sits atop a small hill in Portugal. This quirky house was built just before, or around the turn of the 20th Century. This location is also sometimes called Villa Victorienne, or Chalet Do Conde (Count’s Chalet).
Bronze Age Axes Discovered in Poland
Bronze Age Axes Discovered in Poland A metal detectorist in Poland has found five Bronze Age axes buried in a forest. Archaeologists suggest that the artifacts may have been used to either chop wood or for cult purposes. Denis Konkol was exploring a heavily wooded area in Kociewie, a region in northern Poland, when his …
Organic Material Blend Said to Strengthen China’s Great Wall
Organic Material Blend Said to Strengthen China’s Great Wall Large swaths of the Great Wall of China are held together thanks to “biocrusts,” thin layers of organic materials that have helped protect the architectural marvel from erosion. Scientists made the discovery while analyzing segments of the Great Wall of China, which spans more than 13,000 …
World’s Oldest Known ‘True’ Saddle Discovered In East Asia
World’s Oldest Known ‘True’ Saddle Discovered In East Asia Archaeologists have used radiocarbon dating to analyze the oldest true wooden frame saddle in East Asia, revealing how advances likely aided the rise of Mongolian steppe cultures in equestrian technology. A saddle built from a wooden frame is sturdy on horseback, facilitating the addition of stirrups. …
Statue Heads Of Dionysus And Aphrodite Discovered In The Ancient City Of Aizanoi
Statue Heads Of Dionysus And Aphrodite Discovered In The Ancient City Of Aizanoi Statue heads of ancient Greek deities have been unearthed several times in the ancient city of Aizanoi, Turkey. Now, archaeologists report they have found even more heads. The research team found the heads of the goddesses of love and beauty, Aphrodite, and …