Modern technology reveals old secrets about the great, white Maya road
Modern technology reveals old secrets about the great, white Maya road Would one of the greatest cities of the ancient Mayan world, the mighty Queen of Cobá, create the longest Mayan road to invade a smaller, isolated neighbor and gain a foothold against the emerging Chichén Itzá empire? Traci Ardren, a sociology professor at the University …
Set of 5000-year-old board game pieces discovered in Turkey
Set of 5000-year-old board game pieces discovered in Turkey Within the scope of Ilısu Dam rescue excavations, the missing pieces of a historical play set, which was found in 2012 in the southeastern province of Siirt’s Başur Mound, have been unearthed. Rescue excavations have been completed in Başur Mound, which is shown as one of the most important …
Gold Coin Cache Discovered during renovation work at Jambukeswarar Temple in India
Gold Coin Cache Discovered during renovation work at Jambukeswarar Temple in India In Thiruvanaikovil, Tamil Nadu, the Jambukeswarar temple struck gold when 505 gold coins in the sealed vessel were discovered during digging. The coins, according to officials, were in a sealed jar, which the workers found in the Akhilandeshwari shrine. When the officials of the …
298 Million Year Old Forest Found Beneath Coal Mine in China
298 Million Year Old Forest Found Beneath Coal Mine in China A tropical forest 300 millions of years old, has been preserved in ash when a volcano exploded in the north of China today. The reconstruction of this fossilized forest is presented through a new study by Hermann Pfefferkorn, a paleobotanist from the University of Pennsylvania, …
By gum! Scientists find new 110-million-year-old treasure
By gum! Scientists find new 110-million-year-old treasure During the analysis, scientists from the University of Portsmouth, examining fossilized leaves of the Welwitschiophyllum plant found in the Crato Formation in Brazil, have discovered a remarkable new treasure- the first fossil plant gum on record- ‘Welwitschiophyllum.’ Researchers have noticed that thin amber-colored bands locked inside some of the …
A stunning 14th-century medieval chapel is uncovered in County Durham, England
A stunning 14th-century medieval chapel is uncovered in County Durham, England Archaeologists have really found considered one of medieval Britain’s most vital architectural works of arts– the long-lost church of north England’s only medieval leaders– the Prince-Bishops of Durham. The precise space of the large 40- meter lengthy baronial church was unidentified for tons of …
Rare Ancient Leopard Painting Discovered On Sarcophagus In Aswan, Egypt
Rare Ancient Leopard Painting Discovered On Sarcophagus In Aswan, Egypt The first pH๏τos from a necropolis discovered a year ago in Egypt, including that of a colourful mask of the Leopard, drawn on a wooden deck of a sarcophagus, a form of “guarding” of the ᴅᴇᴀᴅ, was published by archaeologists with the Egyptian-Italian Mission in West …
Unknown ancient god with astral symbols discovered on a stele at a cult site in Turkey
Unknown ancient god with astral symbols discovered on a stele at the cult site in Turkey In an ancient sanctuary in Turkey, Münster archeologists excavated a unique Roman relief depicting an unknown god. According to a first ᴀssessment, the one and a half meter (five feet) high basalt stele which was used as a ʙuттress …
Worms Frozen for 42,000 Years in Siberian Permafrost Wriggle to Life
Worms Frozen for 42,000 Years in Siberian Permafrost Wriggle to Life Sample of Permafrost sediment has been frozen for 42,000 years and has been recently thawed to expose live nematodes. the roundworms began to move and eat, setting a record for the time an animal can survive cryogenic preservation. In addition to revealing new limits …
12,000-Year-Old Elongated Skulls Discovered in Asia Stun Experts
12,000-Year-Old Elongated Skulls Discovered in Asia Stun Experts A new study has found that elderly people in China had a human head shaping about 12,000 years ago — meaning they bound some children’s maturing skulls, encouraging the heads to grow into elongated ovals — making them the oldest group on record to purposefully squash their …