An 8,500-year-old human skeleton and musical instrument were found in the garden of the apartment
An 8,500-year-old human skeleton and musical instrument were found in the garden of the apartment An approximately 8,500-year-old human skeleton and a three-hole musical instrument were found during an excavation in the garden of an apartment in the Bahçelievler District of Bilecik. This place, which is likely to be one of the first points of …
1000-year-old Sword uncovered in Southern Poland
1000-year-old Sword uncovered in Southern Poland An almost one-metre-long sword estimated to be around a thousand years old has been found in southern Poland. Historians say it is one of the most valuable discoveries in the region in a long time. The sword was found only 30 centimetres below ground level near the village of …
273 million-year-old living fossils found
273 million-year-old living fossils found Species found to have existed since the Paleozoic era was found in the depths of the ocean near Japan. It has been understood that life forms that have lived on the ocean floor for millions of years existed much longer than human history, according to the fossil record, and that …
Giant 66-Million-Year-Old Marine Reptile Found in Morocco
Giant 66-Million-Year-Old Marine Reptile Found in Morocco Researchers in Morocco have discovered a huge new mosasaur fossil called Thalᴀssoтιтan aatrox that fills the super-hunter niche. With huge jaws and teeth like those of killer whales, the Thalᴀssoтιтan preyed on other marine reptiles, plesiosaurs, sea turtles, and other mosasaurs. It is known that at the end …
Ancient Glaciers on Mars Flowed So Slowly, We Can Barely Tell They Flowed at All
Ancient Glaciers on Mars Flowed So Slowly, We Can Barely Tell They Flowed at All On Earth, shifts in our climate have caused glaciers to advance and recede throughout our geological history (known as glacial and inter-glacial periods). The movement of these glaciers has carved features on the surface, including U-shaped valleys, hanging valleys, and …
13,000-year-old buildings discovered in Mardin
13,000-year-old buildings discovered in Mardin The ongoing excavations in the southeastern province of Mardin have uncovered the remains of several buildings, which feature many beads with various depictions engraved on them dating back 13,000 years. “There are structures dated much older in the world called pre-neolithic temporary shelters,” said archaeologist Ergül Kodaş, who leads the …
Mystery of Australia’s ‘Somerton Man’ solved after 70 years, researcher says
Mystery of Australia’s ‘Somerton Man’ solved after 70 years, researcher says In 1948, the body of a well-dressed man was found slumped on an Australian beach. A half-smoked cigarette was resting on his collar, and there was a line from a Persian poem in his pocket – but investigators had no idea who he was. …
Shrine With Never-Before-Seen Ritual Discovered In Egyptian Temple
Shrine With Never-Before-Seen Ritual Discovered In Egyptian Temple Archaeologists have discovered a shrine in a temple in Egypt that describes a ritual never seen before. It comes from the religious complex of the ancient seaport of Berenike, a city that dates back to the third century BCE. The complex itself is a lot more modern …
Shrine discovered with rituals never seen to take place before in an Egyptian temple
Shrine discovered with rituals never seen to take place before in an Egyptian temple Researchers from the Sikait Project, directed by UAB Professor Joan Oller Guzmán, recently published new findings from the excavations of the Berenike site, a Greco-Roman seaport in the Egyptian Eastern desert. The study results, published in the American Journal of Archaeology, …
Pesticides May Have Contributed to Corrosion on Roman Bowl
Pesticides May Have Contributed to Corrosion on Roman Bowl A corroded Roman bowl dated almost 2,000 years old contains traces of a modern chemical once used in pesticides. The study highlights that soil polluted with chlorobenzenes may pose a continuing threat to the preservation of archaeological material still in the ground. The chemicals are synthetic …