Moai was Discovered on Easter Island
Moai was Discovered on Easter Island A new moai statue has been found on Rapa Nui, a Chilean territory also known as Easter Island, prompting excitement among researchers that there may yet be others waiting to be discovered. The sacred monument, which is smaller than most others on the island, was found buried in a …
Flotsam May Be Wreckage of Historic 19th-Century Ship
Flotsam May Be Wreckage of Historic 19th-Century Ship A chunk of weather-beaten flotsam that washed up on a New York shoreline after Tropical Storm Ian last fall has piqued the interest of experts who say it is likely part of the SS Savannah, which ran aground and broke apart in 1821, two years after it became …
A Rare Inscription in an Ancient Arabian Script Was Uncovered by Archaeologists in Saudi Arabia
A Rare Inscription in an Ancient Arabian Script Was Uncovered by Archaeologists in Saudi Arabia Archaeologists in Saudi Arabia have discovered one of the longest-known plaques baring Musnad, or the pre-Islamic southern Arabian script, at the Al Ukhdud excavation site in the country’s Najran region. Other artifacts, including three gold rings and a bronze bull’s …
Scientists dissect 3,500-year-old bear discovered in Siberian permafrost
Scientists dissect 3,500-year-old bear discovered in Siberian permafrost A brown bear that lay almost perfectly preserved in the frozen wilds of eastern Siberia for 3,500 years has undergone a necropsy by a team of scientists after it was discovered by reindeer herders on a desolate island in the Arctic. “This find is absolutely unique: the …
Group Of Persian, Roman and Coptic Tombs Discovered In Egypt
Group Of Persian, Roman and Coptic Tombs Discovered In Egypt Twenty-two tombs dating to Persian, Roman and Coptic eras were uncovered at an archaeological site in Egypt, officials said. The burial site — which included coffins and pottery — was found at the Al Bahnasa archaeological area about 130 miles south of Cairo, according to …
Archaeologists have found seven pairs of Anglo-Saxon brooches in seven graves during an excavation in Gloucestershire
Archaeologists have found seven pairs of Anglo-Saxon brooches in seven graves during an excavation in Gloucestershire Archaeologists have found seven pairs of Anglo-Saxon saucer brooches, one pair in each of seven burials unearthed in an excavation in South West of England Gloucestershire. The wonderful discovery was announced on Twitter by Cotswold Archeology. At the site, …
3,000-Year-Old leather Shoe discovered On A Beach In Kent, UK
3,000-Year-Old leather Shoe discovered On A Beach In Kent, UK A Bronze Age relic found on a Kent beach is believed to be the oldest shoe ever found in the United Kingdom. The shoe, made of leather, is 3,000 years old and was discovered by archaeologist Steve Tomlinson. Tomlinson sent the shoe to an East …
The first Roman fort with wooden defenses was discovered in Germany
The first Roman fort with wooden defenses was discovered in Germany For the first time, archaeologists have discovered wooden defenses surrounding an ancient Roman military base. The fence topped with sharpened wooden stakes, akin to today’s barbed wire, is the kind of fortification known to have existed from ancient writings—including by Caesar—but no surviving examples …
Evidence of Europe’s first Homo sapiens was found in a French cave
Evidence of Europe’s first Homo sapiens was found in a French cave Stone artefacts and tooth pre-date the earliest known evidence of the species in Europe by more than 10,000 years. Archaeologists have found evidence that Europe’s first Homo sapiens lived briefly in a rock shelter in southern France — before mysteriously vanishing. A study …
Have France’s First Arrows Been Found?
Have France’s First Arrows Been Found? A 54,000-year-old cave site in southern France holds hundreds of tiny stone points, which researchers say closely resemble other known arrowheads — including replicas that they tested on ᴅᴇᴀᴅ goats. The discovery, reported on 22 February in Science Advances1, suggests that the first Homo sapiens to reach Europe hunted with bows and …