Seahenge: A Subaquatic Monument of the European Bronze Age
Seahenge: A Subaquatic Monument of the European Bronze Age Seahenge, which is also known as Holme I, was a prehistoric monument located in the village of Holme-next-the-Sea, near Old Hunstanton in the English county of Norfolk. A timber circle with an upturned tree root in the center, Seahenge was apparently built in the 21st century …
Egyptian Pompeii: 3,000-year-old ‘lost golden city’ discovered in Egypt
Egyptian Pompeii: 3,000-year-old ‘lost golden city’ discovered in Egypt A team has discovered the country’s largest known ancient site, So’oud Atun, or the “Rise of Aten,” in what experts are lauding as one of the most important Egyptian archaeological finds of the past century. Zahi Hawᴀss, a famous—and controversial—Egyptian scholar, announced the discovery of the “lost …
Victoria Cave: The underground Dales cavern that changed history
Victoria Cave: The underground Dales cavern that changed history Victorian excavators were particularly fascinated by ‘bone caves’ where there might be a possibility of finding evidence for the earliest humans along with long-extinct animals. The cavern near Settle is home to the skeletons of mammoths and Roman remains. Described as an ‘archaeologist’s dream’, Victoria Cave …
45,000-year-old Skull From Czech Cave May Contain Oldest Modern Human Genome
45,000-year-old Skull From Czech Cave May Contain Oldest Modern Human Genome In the heart of the limestone region of Bohemian Karst in the Czech Republic stands the steep frontal walls of the Koněprusy Caves, within which researchers found the “golden horse” — what they claim are the remains of the earliest modern human in all …
Traces of Medieval Jewish Diet Uncovered in England
Traces of Medieval Jewish Diet Uncovered in England According to a statement released by the University of Bristol, analysis of food remains recovered from the medieval Jewish quarter in historic Oxford suggests that the community followed dietary laws known as Kashruth. Keeping kosher is one of the oldest known diets across the world and, for …
5,000 Years old Pavlopetri is the oldest submerged city in the world
5,000 Years old Pavlopetri is the oldest submerged city in the world If you ask Greeks what do they know about Pavlopetri, they will probably look at you in amazement. Pavlopetri is the oldest submerged city in the world and only in 2011 became known to the world when BBC visited this place and using …
Japan’s Ancient Underwater Pyramid Mystifies Scholars
Japan’s Ancient Underwater “Pyramid” Mystifies Scholars Submerged stone structures lying just below the waters off Yonaguni Jima are actually the ruins of a Japanese Atlantis—an ancient city sunk by an earthquake about 2,000 years ago. That’s the belief of Masaaki Kimura, a marine geologist at the University of the Ryukyus in Japan who has been …
The broken Amphorae of monte testaccio in Rome
The broken Amphorae of monte testaccio in Rome An immense mound overgrown with grᴀss and small trees sits on the outskirts of Rome, near the Horrea Galbae, a short distance from the east bank of the River Tiber. It may seem to be just another hill, but it is actually an ancient landfill from the …
Peru archaeologists find a hall for human sacrifice
Peru archaeologists find a hall for human sacrifice Archaeologists discovered an ancient ritual ground used by a Pre-Columbian civilization for human sacrifices on Peru’s northern coast. The finding appears to support existing hypotheses about a ritual known as “the introduction” performed by the Moche people, an agricultural culture that existed between 100 B.C. and 800 …
The Sword in the Stone at Montesiepi Chapel
The Sword in the Stone at Montesiepi Chapel The sword trapped in stone, only to be freed by a future king’s forceful grip, is an essential part of King Arthur mythology. The question of whether there’s a historical basis for Arthur in the mists of chaotic Dark Ages Britain has haunted many historians, writers, and …