Luxurious 1,200-year-old mansion found in southern Israel
Luxurious 1,200-year-old mansion found in southern Israel Between two mosques in Rahat, archaeologists uncover an opulent home with a finished basement that likely belonged to a wealthy landowner in the early Islamic Period Luxury can be found in unexpected places. Archaeologists announced Tuesday the discovery of a 1,200-year-old estate in Israel’s southern Negev desert, boasting …
Dinosaur tracks revealed in Texas as severe drought dries up the river
Dinosaur tracks revealed in Texas as severe drought dries up the river Dinosaur Valley State Park in Texas has unearthed an exciting discovery after extreme drought conditions dried up a river – giant dinosaur footprints that date back to 113 million years ago. The tracks were uncovered in the Paluxy River as its water level …
Study of Ancient Skulls Sheds Light on Human Interbreeding With Neandertals
Study of Ancient Skulls Sheds Light on Human Interbreeding With Neandertals Research has established that there are traces of Neandertal DNA in the genome of modern humans. Now an exploratory study that ᴀssessed the facial structure of prehistoric skulls is offering new insights and supports the hypothesis that much of this interbreeding took place in …
Earthen Mound in Louisiana Dated to 11,000 Years Ago
Earthen Mound in Louisiana Dated to 11,000 Years Ago New research reveals more information about the Louisiana State University (LSU) Campus Mounds, including the discovery of thousands of years old charred mammal bone fragments and a coordinated alignment of both mounds toward one of the brightest stars in the night sky. This new information offers …
Possible Medieval Pub Found in Northern England
Possible Medieval Pub Found in Northern England Archaeologists excavating a site in East Yorkshire say they may have stumbled on a medieval alehouse. Volunteers have spent the past three weeks searching for the remains of a village at High Hunsley, near Beverley. ᴀssistant site director Emma Samuel said a large number of pottery beakers and …
Burials Discovered in Peru’s Vichama Archaeological Complex
Burials Discovered in Peru’s Vichama Archaeological Complex At Vichama Archaeological Complex work has resumed. As a result, funerary complexes and various objects have been found. Similarly, a structure was located that might have served as a home. Alexander Zuñiga, an archaeologist who works on this project led by Dr. Ruth Shady, explained that some searches …
400-year-old Ship Figurehead from 80 Years War Caught By Dutch Shrimpers!
400-year-old Ship Figurehead from 80 Years War Caught By Dutch Shrimpers! A carved wooden statue in exceptional condition has been attached to fishing nets off the coast of Texel, one of the Dutch Wadden Islands. On Tuesday, August 1, the crew of the shrimp boat Wieringer 22 caught the sculpture. The crew that named the …
Ancient Roman gymnasium discovered in southwest Turkey
Ancient Roman gymnasium discovered in southwest Turkey An ancient Roman gymnasium was discovered in Turkey’s southwestern Konya province after a landowner submitted an application to receive a building permit on his land which had been declared a protected site. The land owner identified as Adem Kalender reportedly applied to the museum directorate in Sarayönü district, …
Study Investigates Rate of Parasite Infections in a Medieval City
Study Investigates Rate of Parasite Infections in a Medieval City Research examining traces of parasites in the remains of medieval Cambridge residents suggests that local friars were almost twice as likely as ordinary working townspeople to have intestinal worms – despite monasteries of the period having far more sanitary facilities. One possibility is that the …
Periods of Drought May Be Linked to Fall of Maya Capital
Periods of Drought May Be Linked to Fall of Maya Capital Prolonged drought likely helped to fuel civil conflict and the eventual political collapse of Mayapan, the ancient capital city of the Maya on the Yucatán Peninsula, suggests a new study in Nature Communications that was published with the help of a University at Albany …