Iron Age Celtic Woman Wearing Fancy Clothes Buried in This ‘Tree Coffin’ in Switzerland
Iron Age Celtic Woman Wearing Fancy Clothes Buried in This ‘Tree Coffin’ in Switzerland THE ANCIENT corpse of a woman buried in a hollowed-out tree has been found in Switzerland. It’s believed the woman, who died 2,200 years ago, commanded great respect in her tribe, as she was buried in fine clothes and jewellery. Scientists …
This 48-Million-Year-Old Fossil Has an Insect Inside a Lizard Inside a Snake
This 48-Million-Year-Old Fossil Has an Insect Inside a Lizard Inside a Snake Palaeontologists have uncovered a fossil that has preserved an insect inside a lizard inside a snake – a prehistoric battle of the food chain that ended in a volcanic lake some 48 million years ago. Pulled from an abandoned quarry in southwest Germany …
Archaeologists Unearth Tomb Of Genghis Khan
Archaeologists Unearth Tomb Of Genghis Khan I have always been very interested in historical subjects, and Genghis Khan was one of the icons whom I have always had deep interest in. He was a great warrior and a highly intelligent man, he lead his armies through wars and had gained victories in countless wars that …
3,000-Year-Old Castle Built by Mysterious Civilization Found at The Bottom of a Lake in Turkey
3,000-Year-Old Castle Built by Mysterious Civilization Found at The Bottom of a Lake in Turkey A team of Turkish archaeologists has discovered the remains of what is believed to be a 3,000-year-old castle from the Armenian kingdom of Urartu (Ararat) submerged underwater in Lake Van. The underwater excavations were led by Van Yüzüncü Yıl University …
Archaeologists discover almost complete 300,000-year-old elephant skeleton
Archaeologists discover almost complete 300,000-year-old elephant skeleton Archaeologists have discovered the nearly complete skeleton of an enormous, now-extinct elephant that lived about 300,000 years ago in what is now the northern German town of Schöningen, according to new research. Although this elephant — the Eurasian straight-tusked elephant (Palaeoloxodon antiquus) — likely died of old age, …
Archaeologists reveal 4,000-year-old rock-cut tomb, artifacts in Saqqara
Archaeologists reveal 4,000-year-old rock-cut tomb, artifacts in Saqqara A team of Egyptian and Japanese archaeologists has unveiled a rock-cut tomb believed to be more than 4,000 years old and a myriad of artifacts spanning different historical periods during its current excavation season in Saqqara Necropolis. Waseda University and the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) are …
Funerary urn depicting Maya corn god uncovered during Maya Train work
Funerary urn depicting Maya corn god uncovered during Maya Train work Archaeologists from the National Insтιтute of Anthropology and History (INAH) conducting salvage work along Section 7 of the Maya Train discovered a funerary urn with a carved image of a corn god. According to a press announcement by INAH, the general director of INAH, Diego …
A tiny, 48-million-year-old primate Horse Looked Like a Badger
A tiny, 48-million-year-old primate Horse Looked Like a Badger The 48-million-year-old beast could have resembled a modern-day badger, according to a reconstruction of a wild horse the size of a small dog. Experts named the early equid ‘Propalaeotherium voigti’ after it was discovered in an oil pit in Messel, near Frankfurt, in southern Germany, in …
Scientists discover hundreds of thousands of animal, and human bones in Saudi Arabia cave
Scientists discover hundreds of thousands of animal, and human bones in Saudi Arabia cave Although hyenas look and hunt like canines, they’re members of the mongoose family and therefore more closely related to a cat. However, just like dogs, hyenas have an affinity for hiding bones — it’s just that they can tend to go …
Well-Preserved Cave Lion Cub Found to be a 28,000-Year-Old Female
Well-Preserved Cave Lion Cub Found to be a 28,000-Year-Old Female A nearly 28,000-year-old cave lion cub discovered frozen in the Siberian permafrost is so well preserved, you can still make out each and every one of her whiskers. Researchers in Sweden claim the cub, nicknamed Sparta, is probably the best-preserved Ice Age animal ever uncovered …