Fossil hunter finds 185M-year-old ‘golden snitch’ with ancient sea creature inside
Fossil hunter finds 185M-year-old ‘golden snitch’ with ancient sea creature inside Fossils shaped like Quidditchball are only a few of the many discoveries made by amateur archeologist Aaron Smith. On the cliffs of Whitby, Yorkshire, the medical student found various fossil items from the Jurᴀssic period. Perhaps the most spectacular is a 185 million-year-old fossil …
Ancient Cave Filled With 10,000-Year-Old Cave Paintings Accidentally Discovered By Egyptologists In Sinai
Art Before the Pharaohs: 10,000 BC Paintings Found in Egypt A newly discovered cave in Sinai, Egypt, is the first of its kind in the region to be found decorated from floor to ceiling with colorful ancient paintings – and it was all by chance. It is estimated that some of the images could be …
Ancient Viruses Buried in Tibetan Glaciers for 15,000 Years Discovered by Scientists
Ancient Viruses Buried in Tibetan Glaciers for 15,000 Years Discovered by Scientists In the Tibetan plateau of China the Earth’s oldest glacial ice is found. It is home to a group of frozen viruses for more than 15,000 years, most of them until now unknown. Scientists have now pointed out that viruses and have warned …
Archaeologists re-excavate hidden Roman bath after 130 years
Archaeologists re-excavate hidden Roman bath after 130 years The bath was first discovered and excavated 130 years ago, but was then quickly back-filled and poorly recorded. Measuring 4 metres x 5 metres, it is one of eight baths known at the Roman Baths site and is beneath York Street next to the main suite of …
Mount Vesuvius eruption ‘turned victim’s brain to glᴀss’
Mount Vesuvius eruption ‘turned victim’s brain to glᴀss’ According to a new analysis of their bones, the remains of those trapped by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius tell a story of tragic suffering. The Vesuvius erupted and buried cities such as Pompeii, Oplontis and Stabiae under the ash on August 24th in the year 79 …
Medieval Priest’s Remains Unearthed in England
Medieval Priest’s Remains Unearthed in England Over 50 burials unearthed by archaeologists in the Lincoln Cathedral included a remarkable medieval priest burial. A skeleton is believed to be that of a medieval priest found, who had been buried in the area that is now the building’s West Parvis. The priest had been carefully buried with a pewter chalice …
The 2,000-year-old gladiator’s helmet discovered in Pompeii’s ruins
The 2,000-year-old gladiator’s helmet discovered in Pompeii’s ruins The centerpiece of today’s presentation in Melbourne is a gladiator’s helmet, left in the ruins of Pompeii. The 2,000-year-old bronze helmet is one of 250 items brought together at the Melbourne Museum to illustrate life in the ancient city. Brett Dunlop, the museum curator, says the helmet …
Misplaced 2,000-year-old ring unearthed in Jerusalem’s City of David
Misplaced 2,000-year-old ring unearthed in Jerusalem’s City of David Some 2,000 years ago, a Jewish penitent misplaced a bronze ring during his climb of a 600-meter-long (about 2,000 feet) pilgrims’ thoroughfare leading to the Temple Mount. While the recently recovered ring is today heavily corroded, its central blue semi-precious stone still sparkles. The ring was …
Archaeologists have uncovered a stunning 1,600-year-old biblical mosaic in northern Israel.
Mind-blowing 1,600-year-old biblical mosaics paint a new picture of Galilean life The spectacular biblical mosaic of 1600 years old found in Northern Israel was discovered by archaeologists. On the site of a Synagogue in Huqoq from the fifth century, the mosaic was discovered, which depicts a scene in the book of Exodus. Director of Excavation Jodi Magness, Professor in …
A Civil War-era ‘witch bottle’ may have been found on a Virginia highway, archaeologists say
A Civil War-era ‘witch bottle’ may have been found on a Virginia highway, archaeologists say From the College of William & Mary archeologists discovered a remarkable piece of history. At Redoubt 9, which is now known as exits 238 to 242 on I64 in York County, the team found a Jug of the Civil War …