Vikings blacksmith tools and weapons found in the grave, ca.800 A.D Norway
Vikings blacksmith tools and weapons found in the grave, ca.800 A.D Norway Last autumn, farmers Leif Arne Nordheim borrowed a backhoe from his neighbor to remove some pesky flagstones from his garden in Sogndalsdalen on the southwestern coast of Norway. Lifting the last flagstone revealed tools — a hammer and tongs — which Nordheim first ᴀssumed were of …
The origin of Greek Civilization on a Pyramid Island
The origin of Greek Civilization on a Pyramid Island A new discovery has possibly revealed the origin of Ancient Greek culture. In a remote and uninhabited pyramid-shaped islet, archaeologists have found evidence of a rich cultural and monumental landscape dating from earlier than the Minoan period. The evidence so far is that it was a …
well preserved 700-year-old mummy found by chance by Chinese road workers
Well preserved 700-year-old mummy found by chance by Chinese road workers If most people think of mummies, they represent Egyptian culture and complex techniques for mummification aimed at bridging life and death and maintaining the survival of the body. Whereas most mummies found today are a result of this process, there have been rare occasions where …
Coins buried during the English Civil War found on the farm
Coins buried during the English Civil War found on the farm A plowed farmer’s field in England is notable not because of crops, but because of coins. A trove of over 1,000 coins dating to the English Civil War has been discovered in a field near the British village Ewerby, according to a report from …
Eighteenth-Century Artifacts Uncovered in Michigan
Eighteenth-Century Artifacts Uncovered in Michigan Excavators working at Mackinac State Historic Parks have uncovered a heart-shaped ring, a sleeve ʙuттon made of glᴀss or crystal, a gunflint, a plain pewter ʙuттon, a plain brᴀss ʙuттon, and part of a bone knife handle at the site of a house at Colonial Michilimackinac, a fort first established …
Up to 500 guillotine victims found in walls of French monument
Up to 500 guillotine victims found in walls of French monument The bodies of nearly 500 people, including Maximilien Robespierre, an architect of the reign of terror, guillotined during the French Revolution have been believed to have buried in Paris ‘ catacombs. Yet recent research indicates that these individuals may have been laid to rest elsewhere: …
15,000 Years Ago, Humans in Israel Ate Snakes and Lizards
15,000 Years Ago, Humans in Israel Ate Snakes and Lizards New research suggests ancient humans living in what is now Israel regularly dined on lizards and snakes, reports Luke Tress for the Times of Israel. These people may have developed a taste for reptiles in order to find enough food as they transitioned to living in …
New Plant Identified in 1,400-Year-Old Pipe in Washington
New Plant Identified in 1,400-Year-Old Pipe in Washington Rhus glabra, a herb commonly known as smooth sumac, was smoked by people in the Washington State more than 1.400 years ago. The finding was made by a team of researchers from the State University of Washington is the first time scientists in an archeological pipe have …
The stunning 3D face of ‘jawless’ Stone Age man whose head was found on a SPIKE revealed
The stunning 3D face of ‘jawless’ Stone Age man whose head was found on a SPIKE revealed It is likely that the world never understands why the head of the man from Stone Age is on a stake and tossed into an underwater grave, but now it will see his face. The technology of 3D face …
16th-Century Cemetery in Poland Yields Children’s Remains
Mᴀss 16th-century grave reveals grim remains of over 100 children with coins in their mouths In Southeast Poland the bodies of more than 100 children were found, some with coins in their mouths. It verified the local legends of the child’s graveyard. Archeologists revealed a total of 115 bodies following the discovery of human bones by …