Archaeologists find a 3,000-year-old megalithic temple in Peru
Archaeologists find a 3,000-year-old megalithic temple in Peru A 3,000-year-old megalithic ‘water cult’ temple used for fertility rituals has been discovered in Peru by a team of Peruvian archaeologists. The religious monument is over 131ft long and is located in the springs of the Zaña Valley river about 500miles from Lima, the modern capital of …
City of Gold: The lost city of Paiтιтi may be the Most Lucrative Historical Find
City of Gold: The lost city of Paiтιтi may be the Most Lucrative Historical Find Many explorers have died searching for Paiтιтi: the Lost City of Gold and many became convinced that the city was hidden in the last undiscovered regions of the Amazon. The infamous journeys to discover Paiтιтi was also what inspired Sir …
The Secret of 34,000-year-old Artificial Bosnian Pyramids
The Secret of 34,000-year-old Artificial Bosnian Pyramids There’s been plenty of literature and conversation around pyramids and even now we have not stopped discovering pyramids around the world. Years of study have revealed that enormous pyramids were built more than ten millennia ago during the Atlantic Period. These are located on a grid of the …
2,400-year-old mask of Dionysus unearthed in western Turkey
2,400-year-old mask of Dionysus unearthed in western Turkey During excavations in the western part of Turkey, researchers unearthed a terracotta mask that dates back almost 2,400 years. Archaeologist Kaan Iren who led the excavation team told Anadolu Agency that the mask depicts the ancient Greek god Dionysus and it is considered to be one of …
Mining exec steps down after company destroys ancient Australian sacred sites
Mining exec steps down after company destroys ancient Australian sacred sites The chief executive of Rio Tinto, the world’s second-largest mining company, will step down after a shareholder revolt over the company’s willful destruction of prehistoric rock shelters sacred to two Australian Indigenous groups. “Significant stakeholders have expressed concerns about executive accountability for the failings …
The underwater city of Cuba- is this the lost city of Atlantis
The underwater city of Cuba- is this the lost city of Atlantis Back in 2001, Pauline Zalitzki and her husband Paul Weinzweig came upon one of the most impressive discoveries of the 21st Century. While working on a survey mission with the Cuban Government she stumbled upon an interesting reading while exploring the coast of …
Archaeologists Found 12th Century Medieval Castle in England
Archaeologists Found 12th Century Medieval Castle in England The greatest archeological and historical discoveries are often found in the most unlikely of places. This was the case in December, when construction laborers were left in awe while renovating a men’s prison in Gloucester, England. Back around the year 1110, the rulers of Gloucester built an impressive castle ”similar to the …
20,000 years old Dogs remains Found in Caves in Southern Italy
20,000 years old Dogs remains Found in Caves in Southern Italy The Jacksonville Free Press reports that dog remains found in two caves in Apulia have been dated to between 20,000 and 14,000 years ago. The dogs are thought to have inhabited the caves with humans, pushing back dog domestication in the region by about …
Mᴀssive Lion Sculpture Uncovered in Cambodia
Mᴀssive Lion Sculpture Uncovered in Cambodia According to a report in The Phnom Penh Post, two pieces of a six-foot-tall statue of a lion were unearthed by mine-clearing experts preparing the site of a new groundwater reservoir along the Tonle Sap River. The crew members excavated and cleared mines for a planned groundwater reservoir that will …
Roman Settlement Unearthed in Eastern England
Roman Settlement Unearthed in Eastern England Excavation ahead of road construction in the East Midlands has uncovered human remains, animal bones, roof tiles, an iron sickle, a copper spoon handle, brooches, stone walls, a pottery kiln, and other furnaces and ovens dated to the second or third centuries A.D., according to a Lincolnshire Live report. Some 400 …