Construction Workers Stumble Across Old Pots With 1,300 Pounds Of Ancient Roman Coins Inside
Construction Workers Stumble Across Old Pots With 1,300 Pounds Of Ancient Roman Coins Inside Building companies discovered a hoard of bronze Roman coins concealed in jugs in Tomares, Spain during this week. 19 pottery jugs were discovered in the Zaudin Park when the workers digged ditches. The urns were packed with coins showing an emperor …
Greek Farmer Finds Ancient Cemetery Full of Naked Statues
Greek Farmer Finds Ancient Cemetery Full of Naked Statues A farmer in Atalanti, Central Greece, wanted to plant olive trees but found an ancient statue of a Kouros instead. While the farmer was preparing the soil in his plot, his tools hit something that looked like a statue. He informed authorities that started a broader …
Archaeologist Busted for Faking Artifacts Showing Jesus Crucifixion
Archaeologist Busted for Faking Artifacts Showing Jesus Crucifixion An archaeologist accused of forging a trove of Roman artifacts that allegedly show a third-century depiction of Jesus’ crucifixion, Egyptian hieroglyphics and the early use of the Basque language. The Telegraph also announced that archeologist Eliseo Gil and his two former fellow members were present in a criminal …
How archaeologists were stunned by ‘oldest biblical text ever’ discovery near the ᴅᴇᴀᴅ Sea
How archaeologists were stunned by ‘oldest biblical text ever’ discovery near the ᴅᴇᴀᴅ Sea We witnessed some biblical discoveries this year which proved true in many histories such as the watchtower of the 8th century, the church of the 5th century, a settlement connected to the crucifixion of Jesus among others. Nevertheless, the scholars were …
Earth’s oldest known meteor crash site found in Australian Outback
A 2.2-billion-year-old crater is Earth’s oldest recorded meteorite impact Throughout its life, our planet has been pummelled by countless asteroids and comets – even more so than the crater-ridden Moon. Today, thanks to Earth’s continually changing surface, there are remarkably few scars left to tell the tale. Australia’s relatively stable and ancient landscape not only harbours …
Extinct date palms grown from 2000-year-old seeds found near Jerusalem
Extinct date palms grown from 2000-year-old seeds found near Jerusalem Seven date palm trees have been grown from 2000-year-old seeds that were found in the Judean desert near Jerusalem. The seeds – the oldest ever germinated – were among hundreds discovered in caves and in an ancient palace built by King Herod the Great in …
Footprints Made by Neanderthals who Walked in Lava Hours After Eruption
Footprints Made by Neanderthals who Walked in Lava Hours After Eruption The ‘ Ciampate del Diavolo ‘ or devils trail, along the Roccamonfina volcano in southern Italy, was made by Neanderthals is the belief of archeologists. About 81 footprints from at least five individuals can be seen etched in the solid lava and considering the age …
Board-game piece from the period of first Viking raid found on Lindisfarne
Board-game piece from the period of first Viking raid found on Lindisfarne, England. The first wave of Viking raids in England has announced a small glᴀss crown as a rare archaeological artifact. On the holy island of Lindisfarne, a tidal island located off the north-western coast of England in Northumberland, a small working glᴀss artifact …
Scientists discover humans may have been living in Australia for 120,000 years
Scientists discover humans may have been living in Australia for 120,000 years When did the first people arrive in Australia?…did they follow the routes we’re told about? Makes sense, doesn’t it?…coming down through Papua New Guinea, the Asian corridor to the top end of Oz, where we’re told the earliest evidence is found…but another site …
Beads Found in 3,400-year-old Nordic Graves Were Made by King Tut’s Glᴀssmaker
Beads Found in 3,400-year-old Nordic Graves Were Made by King Tut’s Glᴀssmaker The burial sites from the Danish Bronze Age dated from 3,400 years ago provided beautiful glᴀss beads as a special treat. They aren’t just any old beads though. They have actually turned out to have come from ancient Egypt, from the workshop that made the …