Ancient Viruses Buried in Tibetan Glaciers for 15,000 Years Discovered by Scientists
Ancient Viruses Buried in Tibetan Glaciers for 15,000 Years Discovered by Scientists In the Tibetan plateau of China the Earth’s oldest glacial ice is found. It is home to a group of frozen viruses for more than 15,000 years, most of them until now unknown. Scientists have now pointed out that viruses and have warned …
Archaeologists re-excavate hidden Roman bath after 130 years
Archaeologists re-excavate hidden Roman bath after 130 years The bath was first discovered and excavated 130 years ago, but was then quickly back-filled and poorly recorded. Measuring 4 metres x 5 metres, it is one of eight baths known at the Roman Baths site and is beneath York Street next to the main suite of …
Mount Vesuvius eruption ‘turned victim’s brain to glᴀss’
Mount Vesuvius eruption ‘turned victim’s brain to glᴀss’ According to a new analysis of their bones, the remains of those trapped by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius tell a story of tragic suffering. The Vesuvius erupted and buried cities such as Pompeii, Oplontis and Stabiae under the ash on August 24th in the year 79 …
Medieval Priest’s Remains Unearthed in England
Medieval Priest’s Remains Unearthed in England Over 50 burials unearthed by archaeologists in the Lincoln Cathedral included a remarkable medieval priest burial. A skeleton is believed to be that of a medieval priest found, who had been buried in the area that is now the building’s West Parvis. The priest had been carefully buried with a pewter chalice …
The 2,000-year-old gladiator’s helmet discovered in Pompeii’s ruins
The 2,000-year-old gladiator’s helmet discovered in Pompeii’s ruins The centerpiece of today’s presentation in Melbourne is a gladiator’s helmet, left in the ruins of Pompeii. The 2,000-year-old bronze helmet is one of 250 items brought together at the Melbourne Museum to illustrate life in the ancient city. Brett Dunlop, the museum curator, says the helmet …
Misplaced 2,000-year-old ring unearthed in Jerusalem’s City of David
Misplaced 2,000-year-old ring unearthed in Jerusalem’s City of David Some 2,000 years ago, a Jewish penitent misplaced a bronze ring during his climb of a 600-meter-long (about 2,000 feet) pilgrims’ thoroughfare leading to the Temple Mount. While the recently recovered ring is today heavily corroded, its central blue semi-precious stone still sparkles. The ring was …
Archaeologists have uncovered a stunning 1,600-year-old biblical mosaic in northern Israel.
Mind-blowing 1,600-year-old biblical mosaics paint a new picture of Galilean life The spectacular biblical mosaic of 1600 years old found in Northern Israel was discovered by archaeologists. On the site of a Synagogue in Huqoq from the fifth century, the mosaic was discovered, which depicts a scene in the book of Exodus. Director of Excavation Jodi Magness, Professor in …
A Civil War-era ‘witch bottle’ may have been found on a Virginia highway, archaeologists say
A Civil War-era ‘witch bottle’ may have been found on a Virginia highway, archaeologists say From the College of William & Mary archeologists discovered a remarkable piece of history. At Redoubt 9, which is now known as exits 238 to 242 on I64 in York County, the team found a Jug of the Civil War …
Sixth-Century Statue Discovered in Cambodia
Sixth-Century Statue Discovered in Cambodia Officials and historians from the Siem Reap Provincial Department of Environment conducting research on a large Makara animal statue carved on a rock at the Phnom Kulen National Park in Siem Reap province’s Svay Loeu district. Sun Kong, the Provincial Environmental Department director said yesterday that a resident discovered the head …
Native American 14th-century’ sweat lodge’ discovered in Mexico City
Native American 14th-century’ sweat lodge’ discovered in Mexico City Archaeologists in Mexico City’s ancient La Merced district have unearthed a pre-Hispanic mesoamerican sauna from the 14th century. The BBC reports that several primary sections of the ancient sweat lodge still exist remarkably intact. The Mesoamericans of the period built these ancestral saunas, known as temazcals, for …