Ancient humans could do some impressive things with elephant bones
Ancient humans could do some impressive things with elephant bones In a new study, University of Colorado Boulder archaeologist Paola Villa and her colleagues surveyed tools excavated from a site in Italy where large numbers of elephants had died. The team discovered that humans at this site roughly 400,000 years ago appropriated those carcᴀsses to …
Evidence of advanced Civilizations living on earth more than 100,000 years ago
Evidence of advanced Civilizations living on earth more than 100,000 years ago It only took five minutes for Gavin Schmidt to out-speculate me. Schmidt is the director of NASA’s Goddard Insтιтute for Space Studies (a.k.a. GISS), a world-class climate science facility. One day last year, I came to GISS with a far-out proposal. In my work …
Possible evidence for biblical earthquake found in City of David
Possible evidence for biblical earthquake found in City of David Archaeologists have found evidence of an earthquake that hit the City of David in Jerusalem about 2,800 years ago and that could be a major event described in the Hebrew Bible. During their excavations, the archaeological team, from the Israel Antiquities Authority, discovered a layer …
2,200 Year Old Alexander the Great Statue Discovered in Alexandria
2,200 Year Old Alexander the Great Statue Discovered in Alexandria The Ministry of Antiquities in Cairo has discovered a statue of Alexander the Great within an ancient “residential and commercial zone” in Alexandria that they believe was a trade centre in the region during the Ptolemaic period. The archaeologists made their discovery after 9 months …
A 400-year old ship has been found in the Baltic Sea
A 400-year old ship has been found in the Baltic Sea In June 2011, a Finnish treasure hunting company was scanning the Baltic Sea in the Gulf of Bothnia when “they claimed” their sonar captured what tabloid newspapers reported was “a sunken UFO.” While most scientists agree that the 2011 Baltic Sea discovery is most likely a …
2,000-Year-Old Roman-era Chandelier is One-of-a-Kind!
2,000-Year-Old Roman-Era Chandelier is One-of-a-Kind! A Roman chandelier, which is believed to be the last one remaining, has been reconstructed by Spanish archaeologists after they discovered it among the ruins of a workshop. The round lamp which was used during the Roman Empire to light up large spaces has a diameter of half a metre …
Oldest Circular Structure Discovered – and It’s Made of Mammoth Bones
Oldest Circular Structure Discovered – and It’s Made of Mammoth Bones Huts built from mammoth bones found along the Dniepr river valley of Ukraine (and also at locations in Moravia, Czech Republic, and in southern Poland) may be the earliest structures built by prehistoric man, and thus the earliest examples of architecture. Some of the …
Mᴀssive Greenland shark believed to be up to 512 years old has been found
Mᴀssive Greenland shark believed to be up to 512 years old has been found Greenland sharks are now the longest-living vertebrates known on Earth, scientists say. Researchers used radiocarbon dating to determine the ages of 28 of the animals and estimated that one female was about 512 years old. The team found that the sharks …
Have any human societies ever lived underground?
Have any human societies ever lived underground? From ancient catacombs to modern subways, humans have always travelled underground for short periods of time. But has the entire society of people ever lived underground? Yes. However, historically only in emergencies and when there are no other options. But in the last few decades, it has begun …
Ancient stone tomb linked to King Arthur legend is older than Stonehenge, scientists say
Ancient stone tomb linked to King Arthur legend is older than Stonehenge, scientists say According to researchers, a mystery stone tomb in western England known as Arthur’s Stone — named after the mythical King Arthur — originated almost 6,000 years ago as part of an elaborate “ceremonial landscape” across the whole area. Excavations this year …