Ancient Maya Worshipped ‘Batman God’ 2,500 Years Ago
Ancient Maya Worshipped ‘Batman God’ 2,500 Years Ago A peculiar religious cult grew up among the Zapotec Indians of Oaxaca, Mexico in 100 A.D. The dangerous cave-dwelling bat creature – which the Zapotecs believed represented night, death, and sacrifice – was eventually adopted into the pantheon of the K’iche’, a Mayan tribe inhabiting modern-day Guatemala …
Ancient Germanic lord was buried with a circle of six women
Ancient Germanic lord was buried with a circle of six women In Saxony-Anhalt, close to Brücken-Hackpfüffel Archaeologists have discovered the complex grave of a Germanic lord or prince who lived 1,500 years ago during the Great Migration. Experts claim that for 40 years the site has been the most valuable archaeological discovery in the world and …
Possible Remains of 16th-Century French Philosopher Examined
Possible Remains of 16th-Century French Philosopher Examined The AFP reports that researchers are examining human remains recovered from a tomb discovered in late 2019 in the basement of the Aquitaine Museum, which is located in southwestern France. In the sixteenth century, the building housed a convent where the remains of philosopher Michel de Montaigne, who …
Archaeology Intern Unearths Spectacular, 2,000-Year-Old Roman Dagger
Archaeology Intern Unearths Spectacular, 2,000-Year-Old Roman Dagger Nico Calman actually had a particularly good internship. During his time in Germany last year, with the Westphalia Department of Protection & Field Monuments, 19-year-old Calman discovered a 2,000-year-old silver dagger that may have helped the Romans battle a Germanic tribe in the 1st century A.D. However when …
Missing for 400 years: Archaeologists discover missing 17th-century warship
Missing for 400 years: Archaeologists discover missing 17th-century warship The Copenhagen Post reports that the wreckage of the Delmenhorst, one of the first ships constructed from drawings, was found some 500 feet off the coast of Denmark during offshore construction work. The warship, konow almost completely buried in the seabed, was grounded in 1644 during the Battle …
The Forgotten Culture That Built America’s Pyramids of Dirt
The Forgotten Culture That Built America’s “Pyramids” of Dirt American history students know of the ancient Egyptians, the Incas of Peru, and of the Aztecs of Mexico, but less know a major civilization that extends through the eastern United States from around 800 to 1600 CE. Meet the Mississippians. Years before the European immigrants planted the …
3,000 Years old Buhen: The Sunken fortress under the Nile
3,000 Years old Buhen: The Sunken fortress under the Nile During the Middle Kingdom era, King Senusret III established castles and fortresses to protect Egypt from the south, such as the Buhen fortress that sunk in the Nile as a result of a flood. Buhen was a mᴀssive fortress located on the west bank of …
City wall discovered that’s 1,000 years older than Rome, lost civilization found in China
City wall discovered that’s 1,000 years older than Rome, lost civilization found in China The ancient walls of a lost city in southern China have been uncovered in a remarkable find by archaeologists. The northern section of the city was found at the Sansingdui archaeological site located in Sichuan province. It dates back than 3,000 years to …
14 Fully Intact and Sealed Coffins Discovered after 2,500 Years in Egypt’s Saqqara
14 Fully Intact and Sealed Coffins Discovered after 2,500 Years in Egypt’s Saqqara Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered almost 30 sarcophagi believed to have been buried for around 2,500 years, according to the country’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities. The cache of closed coffins was unearthed from an 11-meter-deep (36 feet) burial shaft in Saqqara, …
Village in Canada: 8,000 years‘older than Egyptian pyramids’
Village in Canada: 8,000 years‘older than Egyptian pyramids’ Archaeologists on British Columbia’s Triquet Island have excavated an ancient settlement dating back some 14,000 years, to the last ice age. Archaeologists working with the support of the Hakai Insтιтute began excavations on Triquet Island last summer. Since then, they have uncovered a number of artifacts linked …