The oldest grave in northern Germany is 10,500 years old
The oldest grave in northern Germany is 10,500 years old Archaeologists have discovered the oldest known human remains in northern Germany in a 10,500-year-old cremation grave in Lüchow, Schleswig-Holstein. The remains were discovered in the Duvensee bog, a prehistoric inland lake that contains more than 20 Mesolithic and Neolithic archaeological sites. The bog’s anaerobic environment …
Babylonians used the Pythagorean theorem 1,000 years before it was ‘invented’ in ancient Greece
Babylonians used the Pythagorean theorem 1,000 years before it was ‘invented’ in ancient Greece A 3,700-year-old clay tablet has revealed that the ancient Babylonians understood the Pythagorean theorem more than 1,000 years before the birth of the Greek philosopher Pythagoras, who is widely ᴀssociated with the idea. The tablet, known as Si.427, was used by …
Rare medieval bone flute found in Kent
Rare medieval bone flute found in Kent Excavation of a development site at Herne Bay, Kent, on the southeastern coast of England, has unearthed a rare medieval bone flute. The instrument was discovered within the bounds of a rectangular enclosure bounded by a ditch. It was found in a layer with pottery dating to between the …
A cave complex with hieroglyphs and Varangian symbols was discovered in centre of Ukraine
A cave complex with hieroglyphs and Varangian symbols was discovered in the centre of Ukraine An ancient cave complex thought to date from Kievan Rus’ has been discovered in central Kyiv at Voznesensky Uzvoz. Dmytro Perov, a conservationist at Kyiv’s Center for Urban Development, told Radio Kultura that the caves were discovered next to a demolished house that Kyiv …
2 Viking swords buried upright might have connected the ᴅᴇᴀᴅ to Odin and Valhalla
2 Viking swords buried upright might have connected the ᴅᴇᴀᴅ to Odin and Valhalla Archaeologists in Sweden have unearthed two Viking swords in neighbouring graves that were buried upright as if they were standing on their points. Whoever installed the iron swords perpendicular to the surface about 1,200 years ago clearly did so on purpose, …
See the face of an 18th century ‘vampire’ buried in Connecticut
See the face of an 18th century ‘vampire’ buried in Connecticut In the late 18th century, a man was buried in Griswold, Connecticut, with his femur bones arranged in a criss-cross manner — a placement indicating that locals thought he was a vampire. However, little else was known about him. More than 200 years later, …
Pyramid and Hundreds of New Kingdom Coffins Found in Egypt
Pyramid and Hundreds of New Kingdom Coffins Found in Egypt Just a stone’s throw from King Tut’s tomb, archaeologists have unearthed the pyramid of a never-before-known ancient Egyptian queen; a cache of coffins, mummies and artefacts; and a series of interconnected tunnels. For the past two years, archaeologists have been working at Saqqara, an archaeological …
Iron Age Artifact May Shed Light on Origins of Basque Language
Iron Age Artifact May Shed Light on Origins of Basque Language More than 2,000 years after it was probably hung from the door of a mud-brick house in northern Spain to bring luck, a flat, lifesize bronze hand engraved with dozens of strange symbols could help scholars trace the development of one of the world’s …
New York returns nearly 200 looted antiquities to Pakistan
New York returns nearly 200 looted antiquities to Pakistan The Manhattan district attorney’s office has returned 192 looted antiquities with a value of nearly $3.4 million to Pakistan. District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr. announced the repatriation in a press release on Thursday. US museums return trove of looted treasures to NigeriaThe return is the culmination of …
U.S. Repatriates Looted Artifacts to Turkey
U.S. Repatriates Looted Artifacts to Turkey The items of unique historical heritage, including the human-sized bronze statue of the Roman Emperor Lucius Verus and the columnar sarcophagus fragments from the ancient city of Perge in Antalya, have been returned to Türkiye from the United States. Six artefacts, including nine pieces, which were taken from two …