The 5,000-year-old Pyramid City of Caral
The 5,000-year-old Pyramid City of Caral Seventy thousand years ago, people lived all over South America. Six thousand years ago, people began to construct cities around pyramids, in places like Mesopotamia and China. The first of these structures in the Americas, between the Andes and the Pacific Oceans, was established 5,000 years ago. Known as …
Lost City in South Africa Discovered Hiding Beneath Thick Vegetation
Lost City in South Africa Discovered Hiding Beneath Thick Vegetation What was once thought to be a scattering of ancient stone huts on the outskirts of Johannesburg, South Africa, has turned out to be the remnants of a thriving city, lost to history for 200 years? Beneath the dense vegetation, there isn’t much to see …
Possible War of 1812 Cemetery Found in Vermont
Possible War of 1812 Cemetery Found in Vermont Vermont Public Radio reports that the possible remains of soldiers who died during the War of 1812 were found buried in rows at a construction site in northwestern Vermont. They’re human remains, bones that researchers say that have been around for a while. In fact, they say they’re …
Headless Vikings The Most exciting & Disturbing Archaeological Discoveries in Britain In Recent Years
Headless Vikings The “Most exciting & Disturbing” Archaeological Discoveries in Britain In Recent Years Archeologists made a surprising finding in Dorset, England in June 2009, in the coastal town of Weymouth. During excavations in preparation for the planned Weymouth Relief Route, archaeologists discovered a mᴀss grave containing 54 dismembered skeletons and 51 skulls in a …
Archaeologist Discovered Grauballe man, a preserved bog body from the 3rd century B.C
Archaeologist Discovered Grauballe man, a preserved bog body from the 3rd century B.C Two years after the discovery of the Tollund man, another bog body was found on the 26 of April 1952, by local peat cutters in the nearby bog, Nebelgard Fen, situated near the town of Grauballe, Denmark. Around the time of Grauballe man’s discovery, …
Couple find £5,000,000 in one of biggest ever treasure hoards
Couple find £5,000,000 in one of biggest ever treasure hoards In an area in Somerset, in the West of England, a pair of metal detectorists found their existence when they uncovered a hoard of ancient coins worth about 6 million dollars. The historical discovery, which has been deemed to be one of the greatest hidden treasures …
A 13 Year old just Discovered 1,000-year-old silver treasure hoard in Denmark
A 13 Year old just Discovered 1,000-year-old silver treasure hoard in Denmark When someone asked what the coolest thing you accomplished as a newly minted teenager, most people would probably have to confess something like “successfully pulled off a kickflip” or “puberty.” But not Luca Malaschnitschenko, who at age 13, recently found a cache of …
8,400 years old Dog Remain found at Stone Age burial site in Sweden
8,400 years old Dog Remain found at Stone Age burial site in Sweden The uncovered ancient dog is still over 8400 years old at the grave ground of the Stone Age city in Sweden. The canine was buried with remains of individuals, who were part of a traditional custom called ‘grave goods,’ the living would leave …
Archaeologists Uncover 1,700-year-old Roman Villa With Stunning Mosaics in Libya
Archaeologists Uncover 1,700-year-old Roman Villa With Stunning Mosaics in Libya In the 1700-year-old villa in Ptolemais, a major trading port of the ancient Romans on the Libyan coast, archaeologists have uncovered statues, elaborate mosaics, and other treasures. Artifacts and a hoard of 553 silver and bronze coins from Republican times were discovered in a vast …
Emergency food from 1965 Japan expedition found in Antarctica
Emergency food from 1965 Japan expedition found in Antarctica The Asahi Shimbun reports that Japanese researchers have found fragments of a cardboard box and a cache of emergency food dated to 1965 about five miles from Japan’s Syowa Station in Antarctica. The ration included a can of Coca-Cola, chewing gum, and a can of stewed …