The 200,000-year-old city found in Southern Africa may rewrite history
The 200,000-year-old city found in Southern Africa may rewrite history In South Africa, about 150 km west of port Maputo, Mozambique, a giant stone city has been discovered. It became possible to determine the age of the site by measuring the erosion rate of the dolerite. The 1500 square kilometer metropolis was believed to have …
Ancient City found atop huge Rock in Srilanka
Ancient City found atop huge Rock in Srilanka Sigiriya (The Lion Mountain) is often considered to be the eighth wonders of the world and an ancient stone fortress used by a king of Sri Lanka as a site to build his palace and hide from attacks by his Enemy brother. Located in Sri Lanka’s central …
3000-year-old Nimrud lens could rewrite the history of science
3000-year-old Nimrud lens could rewrite the history of science The lens of Nimrud is a rock crystal object, 3000 years old, which Sir John Layard found in 1850 at the ᴀssyrian Nimrud Palace in modern Iraq. Since its discovery over a century ago, scientists and archaeologists have been discussing how the lens has been used …
What is the mysterious handbag seen in Ancient Carvings Across Cultures carried by the Gods
What is the mysterious handbag seen in Ancient Carvings Across Cultures carried by the Gods Many pieces of art found on cave walls dating back to the end of the Ice Age have resembled what is known today as a handbag or purse. The design persisted in ruins of ancient Turkish temples, Maori decorations of …
Oldest Preserved Spider Web dates back to Dinosaurs
Oldest Preserved Spider Web dates back to Dinosaurs The oldest known spider web in the world has been discovered on a beach in the English city of SusSєx, caught inside an ancient amber chunk In December scientists found the rare amber fossil and have now confirmed that it contains remains of spider silk woven by …
Bones of 13th-century saint found hidden inside the small silver coffin
Bones of 13th-century saint found hidden inside the small silver coffin The bones of a Polish saint that have been lost for centuries have been re-discovered by chance during restoration work in a Christian basilica in Silesia. Conservators were working on the tomb of St. Jadwiga in Trzebnica, Lower Silesia, in southern Poland when they made the chance discovery. …
5000-Year-Old Papua New Guinea Artifacts Rewrite Neolithic History
5000-Year-Old Papua New Guinea Artifacts Rewrite Neolithic History Previously found at ancient Asian and European sites, Now for the first time in New Guinea, the signs of a cultural shift in toolmaking and the lifestyle of farmers found. Archaeological Dig at a highland site called Waim produced relics of a cultural transition to village life, which played out on …
300 Million Year Old Enigmatic Ancient Wheel Found Deep In Mine?
300 Million Year Old Enigmatic Ancient Wheel Found Deep In Mine? The rare find was made in the Ukrainian town of Donetsk, down a coal mine. As it could not be safely or successfully cut out due to the nature of the sandstone in which it was embedded, the mysterious artifact looking much like an …
Sacred Tibetan Mountain Is Huge Ancient Pyramid?
Mount Kailash in Tibet is actually an ancient manmade pyramid that is surrounded by smaller pyramids and is linked to pyramids in Giza and Teotihuacan. Words do no justice to the untouched beauty of this far corner of the earth. A vastly mysterious and sacred place. Embraced and protected by miles of immovable mountains. Monasteries …
Ancient Rocket Found Beneath Pakal’s Tomb
“Ancient Rocket” Found Beneath Pakal’s Tomb King Pacal’s stone Sarcophagus lid created considerable controversial hypotheses, one of which is Traditional scholars claiming the inscriptions tell of King Pacal on a journey to the underworld, but ancient astronaut theorists claim that the king is represented at the seat of a spacecraft’s controls and have dubbed him …