Mᴀssive Stones Unearthed in Shogun’s Garden in Central Japan
Mᴀssive Stones Unearthed in Shogun’s Garden in Central Japan Eight mᴀssive stones, including one that weighs nearly ten tons, have been unearthed in the garden at Muromachi-dono, the so-called Flower Palace built by the Ashikaga Shogunate in A.D. 1381. The largest stone is nearly 3 meters long and one of eight, seven of which are situated …
Archaeological Sites Investigated in Northern Alaska
Archaeological Sites Investigated in Northern Alaska Archaeologist Jeff Rasic of the National Park Service has investigated archaeological sites at Howard’s Pᴀss, a several miles–wide tundra plateau located in the mountains of northern Alaska’s Brooks Range. The sites date back some 11,000 years and include traces of houses, tent rings, food-storage pits, tool-making debris, and cairns …
Uprooted tree reveals a violent death from 1,000 years ago
Uprooted tree reveals a violent death from 1,000 years ago The remain of a young man who died of what appears to be knife wounds sometimes between ad 1030 and 1200 was discovered tangled in the roots of a 215-year-old beech tree. A hurricane erupted over the wild Atlantic shores of northwestern Ireland and fell …
Synchrotron X-ray sheds light on some of the world’s oldest dinosaur eggs
Synchrotron X-ray sheds light on some of the world’s oldest dinosaur eggs In the most minor details, an international team of scientists led by the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa was able to re-construct the skulls of some of the world’s oldest documented 3D dinosaur embryos by using powerful and non-destructive ESRF synchrotron …
Three Well-Preserved Ancient Boats Unearthed in Serbia
Probable Roman shipwrecks unearthed at a Serbian coal mine Uryadovy Courier reported that coal miners in Serbia recently dug up an unexpected surprise: three probable Roman-era ships, buried in the mud of an ancient riverbed for at least 1,300 years. The largest is a flat-bottomed river vessel 15 meters long, which seems to have been …
An archeologist and his team of nine students have been arrested in Peru
A Team of Archeologists Has Been Arrested in Peru for Violating Lockdown to Excavate Pre-Columbian Tombs In Peru, an archeologist and his team of nine students were arrested for excavating on a pre-Colombian cemetery, following the national lock-up of that nation. The group led by archeologist Pieter van Dalen was caught exploring during a state …
New Crucifixion Evidence Sheds Light on the Death of Jesus Christ
New Crucifixion Evidence Sheds Light on the Death of Jesus Christ A recent study about a man’s crucifixion in Northern Italy 2000 years ago that was only the second direct discovery of the man executed by such a method, is shedding light on how Jesus Christ was killed. In 2007 in Venice, the skeletal remains were first …
Decorated medieval tiles found under Bath Abbey floor
Stunning 13th century tiled floor that has not been seen for 500 years has been uncovered 6.5ft below Bath Abbey – with experts calling it a ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ discovery A stunning 13th century tiled floor has been found 6.5 feet (two meters) below the current floor level at a medieval Abbey, in what has been described …
The naturally Mummified remains of a Government official from the Qing dynasty (1644-1912) was Unearthed during Construction in central China
The naturally Mummified remains of a Government official from the Qing dynasty (1644-1912) was Unearthed during Construction in central China Henan Province A carefully conserved Chinese mummy, found in a tomb that is 300 years old, was almost instantly destroyed once archaeologists opened the coffin – it turned black within hours of the coffin being …
Turkish bombing damages 3,000-year-old temple in northern Syria
Turkish bombing damages 3,000-year-old temple in northern Syria According to a monitoring group and the Syrian government, Turkish airstrikes against Kurdish forces have partially damaged the 3,000-year-old temple in northern Syria. Cultural Heritage Initiatives of the American Schools of Oriental Research collaboration has been monitoring the destruction of monuments during the war in Syria. The temple of …