A drought revealed a palace thousands of years old submerged in an Iraq reservoir
A drought revealed a palace thousands of years old submerged in an Iraq reservoir As the waters of the Mosul dam reservoir in northern Iraq receded last fall, they revealed a stunning sight: a Bronze Age palace, many of its mud-brick walls and carefully planned rooms remarkably preserved. The discovery of the ruins in the Mosul …
Severed head of large wolf found perfectly preserved in Siberian permafrost 40,000 years after it died
The severed head of large wolf found perfectly preserved in Siberian permafrost 40,000 years after it died The sensational find is believed to be the world’s first full-sized Pleistocene wolf, and due to the high quality of preservation, provides new insight into the extinct species. You never know what you might encounter during a casual …
Cooking Gear Found In Graves Of Viking Men And Women
Cooking Gear Found In Graves Of Viking Men And Women “I think we need to move away from distinguishing between men’s and women’s roles during the Viking times,” she said. Moen has completed her Ph.D. on Viking Age gender roles at the University of Oslo. Her research shows that upper-class men and women generally were …
Mysterious 2,000-year-old Roman Era wooden arm found in English well may have been a spiritual offering
Mysterious 2,000-year-old Roman Era wooden arm found in English well may have been a spiritual offering Archaeologists think the finely carved arm could have been an offering to the gods and it is considered to be of national and international importance. A rare 2,000-year-old wooden arm has been recovered from the bottom of a Roman …
Ancient Egyptian Mummy Linen Fragments Seized in Michigan
Ancient Egyptian Mummy Linen Fragments Seized in Michigan U.S. border officials say they have seized ancient Egyptian mummy linens during enforcement operations at the Blue Water Bridge that connects Port Huron, Mich., to Sarnia, Ont. Five containers containing the artifacts were seized on May 25 following the selection of the truck for examination in Michigan near …
Iron Age Chariot Burial Discovered in Wales
Iron Age Chariot Burial Discovered in Wales Archaeologists have discovered more artifacts at the first Celtic chariot burial site to be found in southern Britain. Two iron tires and a sword from the chariot had been retrieved throughout an excavation in Pembrokeshire. The precise website stays a secret and follows the invention of ornamental objects …
Scientists discover oldest human fossil outside of Africa
Oldest non-African modern human fossil revealed to be 195,000 years old The popular consensus in palaeoanthropology places the ancestors of our species exclusively in Africa before making a successful migration into Eurasia around 60,000 years ago. There has been some level of recognition that perhaps small numbers of early modern humans reached the Levant and …
Hoard of Viking coins worth at least £500,000 found during police raids
Hoard of Viking coins worth at least £500,000 found during police raids A hoard of Viking coins has been confiscated by police investigating an illegal trade in historic treasures that could rewrite British history. The collection of coins and a silver ingot, dating back to King Alfred the Great’s reign of the 9th century, were …
Huge Dinosaur Footprints Discovered on Scottish Coast
Huge Dinosaur Footprints Discovered on Scottish Coast MORE THAN 160 million years ago, long-necked dinosaurs called sauropods lumbered through the ancient lagoons that dotted what is now Great Britain. Now, dozens of their footprints have been found on the forbidding, wave-pounded coast of Scotland’s Isle of Skye. Researchers Davide Foffa and Hong-Yu Yi, University of …
Archaeologists Sign Peтιтion Protesting the Construction of a Machu Picchu Airport
Archaeologists Say New Airport Near Machu Picchu “Would Destroy It” The Incan citadel of Machu Picchu in Peru is one of the world’s most stunning pieces of engineering, and a hypnotizing, historical remnant of a mystical past. Nestled in the Andes at around 8,000 feet, the government is now planning to boost the lucrative tourism …