World’s Biggest Mᴀss Child Sacrifice Discovered In Peru, with 140 Killed in ‘Heart Removal’ Ritual
World’s Biggest Mᴀss Child Sacrifice Discovered In Peru, with 140 Killed in ‘Heart Removal’ Ritual The largest child sacrifice on record took place after a torrential rainfall, when about 140 children and 200 young llamas likely had their hearts ripped out by the ancient Chimú culture in A.D. 1450, in what is now Peru. The …
The Roman ‘Brexit’: how life in Britain changed after 409AD
The Roman ‘Brexit’: how life in Britain changed after 409AD For Mainland Britain, leaving a major political body is nothing new. The island slipped from the control of the Roman Empire in 409AD, more than 350 years after the Roman conquest of 43AD. Like the present Brexit, the process of this secession and its practical …
Bread Existed 4000 Years Before Agriculture, Archaeologists Discover
Bread Existed 4000 Years Before Agriculture, Archaeologists Discover Researchers discovered the charred remains of a flatbread baked by hunter-gatherers 14,400 years ago at an archeological site in northeastern Jordan. It is the oldest direct evidence of bread found to date, predating the advent of agriculture by at least 4,000 years. The findings suggest that bread …
Researchers Find Hundreds of Mysterious Stone Structures in the Sahara
Researchers Find Hundreds of Mysterious Stone Structures in the Sahara In Western Sahara, a territory in Africa little explored by archeologists, hundreds of stone structures dating back thousands of years have been discovered. The structures seem to come in all sizes and shapes, and archaeologists are not sure what many of them were used for or …
Ancient 3,000-year-old tablet suggests Biblical king may have existed
Ancient 3,000-year-old tablet suggests Biblical king may have existed A new reading of an ancient tablet that is hard to decipher suggests that the biblical King Balak may have been a real historical person, suggests a new study. But the study’s researchers recommend that people take this finding “with due caution,” and other biblical experts agree.”As …
A 5,000-year-old barley grain discovered in Finland changes understanding of livelihoods
A 5,000-year-old barley grain discovered in Finland changes the understanding of livelihoods Representatives of the Stone Age Pitted Ware Culture was known as hard-core sealers or even Baltic Sea Inuit. based on prior research. Now, researchers have discovered barley and wheat grains in areas previously inhabited by this culture, leading to the conclusion that the …
Here’s What Scotland’s Dogs Looked Like 4,500 Years Ago
Here’s What Scotland’s Dogs Looked Like 4,500 Years Ago We’re pretty sure dogs aren’t obsessed with ancestry, despite the proliferation of canine DNA testing services. That seems to be more of a human thing. However, with very little digging, nearly every dog on earth could claim to be descended from a handsome specimen such as …
Earliest Ever Human Footprint in the Americas Discovered, Dating Back 15,600 Years
Earliest Ever Human Footprint in the Americas Discovered, Dating Back 15,600 Years The earliest recorded human footprint in the Americas was not found in Canada, the United States, or even Mexico; it was found much further south, in Chile, and a new study finds it dates back to an amazing 15,600 years ago. The finding …
Rare Bone Disease Detected in Medieval Skeletons
Medieval skeletons reveal an ancient and unusual form of bone disease that caused people to die as young as 35 Uncovered at Nottingham, England According to a new archeological study, skeletons excavated from Norton Priory in England contain a rare and unusually aggressive form of bone disease similar to the disease of Paget. Paget’s bone …
Toppled Trees in Florida Reveal 19th-Century Fort where 270 escaped slaves died
Toppled Trees in Florida Reveal 19th-Century Fort where 270 escaped slaves died A post overlooking the Apalachicola River, 200 years ago, housed what historians say was North America’s largest community of freed slaves at the time. Hurricane Michael has given archaeologists an unprecedented opportunity to study its story, a significant tale of black resistance that …