2700-year-old weed found in an Asian grave is still totally smokeable
2700-year-old weed found in an Asian grave is still totally smokeable. Cannabis is as ancient as the dinosaurs. It’s been used by different ethnicities around the world for thousands of years, playing different roles in different cultures. In Czechoslovakia, a hemp rope dating back to 26,900 BC was discovered a decade ago and was ᴀssociated …
Treasure worth over $1 million found in the Rocky Mountains after a 10-year search
Treasure worth over $1 million found in the Rocky Mountains after a 10-year search 10-year treasure search is over. Forrest Fenn, a former military pilot, art collector and author who claims to have hidden a treasure chest worth more than 1 million dollars somewhere in the Rocky Mountains in 2010 – attracting worldwide adventure-looking adventurers …
Africa’s looted artifacts are being put up for sale during the global economic crisis
Africa’s looted artifacts are being put up for sale during the global economic crisis Hundreds of objects were stolen by European and British museums and insтιтutions from africa countries more than a century ago. Following decades of appeals for African pieces — such as the Benin bronzes to return home, the homecoming of the looted …
Inside an ancient Polish salt mine that has underground lakes, fully carved chapels, and chandeliers made of salt
Inside an ancient Polish salt mine that has underground lakes, fully carved chapels, and chandeliers made of salt. This Polish mine has fascinated millions of visitors, from the underground pools to an impressive carved chapel and is made entirely of salt The Salt Mines of Wieliczka is located in the vicinity of Krakow and are on …
Ancient ships of death: Were they on a mission of politics or plunder?
Ancient ships of death: Were they on a mission of politics or plunder? For more than a thousand years the ships of death moldered unseen on the shore of the Baltic Sea, sheltering the bones of dozens of Viking-era young men and a trove of rich possessions. Now, after analyzing the ships and skeletons, researchers …
Mummified monks and the accidentally interred, in a 17th-century crypt.
Mummified monks and the accidentally interred, in a 17th-century crypt. However, we normally ᴀssociate mummies with Egypt; you don’t have to become a pharaoh to mummify. There are mummies in Brno, the Czech Republic. This happens when you have an environment that enables very little bacteria to grow and thus does not decompose the flesh. This …
Roman coin hoard found in England near Welsh border revealed
Roman coin hoard found in England near Welsh border revealed Silver coins from almost 2000 years to the Roman period have been declared a treasure by metal detectors after they are found in a field. A treasure inquest held at Cardiff Coroners’ Court saw senior coroner for Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan Andrew Barkley …
For over 2,000 years, hundreds of gold and silver torcs lay hidden in a Norfolk field discovered by one man and his metal detector.
For over 2,000 years, hundreds of gold and silver torcs lay hidden in a Norfolk field discovered by one man and his metal detector. Maurice Richardson has brave all weathers with his reliable metal detector for 40 years and dreams of the buried treasure. But he almost ignored an unpromising beep when he was searching …
Iron Age Dice and Game Pieces Unearthed in Norway
Iron Age Dice and Game Pieces Unearthed in Norway In western Norway Archaeologists have found unusual elongated dice and board game pieces from the Roman Iron Age. Norwegian archeologists agreed last month to dig up the remains of a small cairn of the early iron age in western Norway. Dotted with monuments and grave mounds, …
Ancient Egyptian ‘city of the ᴅᴇᴀᴅ’ discovery reveals ‘elite’ mummies, jars filled with organs and mystery snake cult
Ancient Egyptian ‘city of the ᴅᴇᴀᴅ’ discovery reveals ‘elite’ mummies, jars filled with organs and mystery snake cult A new burial chamber on the bottom of a communal burial shaft was unearthed in 2018, during exhilaration work carried out by the Egyptian-German team of the University of Tübingen, operating in Saqqara with a 30-meter deep …