18th century Ice House re-discovered beneath the streets of Marylebone London
18th century Ice House re-discovered beneath the streets of Marylebone London Archaeologists in London have re-discovered a subterranean ice house near Regents Park. Dating back to the 1780s, the egg-shaped cavern was used to store ice, which was imported from as far away as Norway. Made from bricks, the structure would have been one of …
Archaeologists discover a medieval skeleton with his boots still on in London
Archaeologists discover medieval skeleton with his boots still on in London Archaeologists excavating a site along with the Thames Tideway Tunnel—a mᴀssive pipeline nicknamed London’s “super sewer”—have revealed the skeleton of a medieval man who literally died with his boots on. “It’s extremely rare to discover any boots from the late 15th century, let alone a skeleton still wearing them,” says …
Bronze Age Burials Found in Sandbox in Poland
Bronze Age Burials Found in Sandbox in Poland Children playing in a sandpit in southwest Poland discovered human bones inside ancient urns. After local students began digging about with a bucket and shovel just below the pit’s surface in the village of Tuchola arska, the terrible discovery was found. Experts believe the find dates as …
Tenth-Century Church Unearthed in Germany
Tenth-Century Church Unearthed in Germany Archaeologists searching for a royal palace in Germany have discovered a 1,000-year-old church constructed for Otto the Great (also called Otto I). Otto I, who lived from A.D. 912 to 973, consolidated and expanded the Holy Roman Empire. The empire, which was centred in Germany, controlled territory throughout central Europe. …
Excavation of King Khufu’s Second Solar Boat Completed in Egypt
Excavation of King Khufu’s Second Solar Boat Completed in Egypt Ahram Online reports that the excavation of the second Khufu solar boat discovered in a pit next to the Great Pyramid of Khufu in 1954 has been completed by a joint Japanese and Egyptian team of researchers. Sakuji Yoshimura, the head of the Egyptian Japanese …
Babylon knew secrets of the solar system 1,500 years before Europe
Babylon knew secrets of the solar system 1,500 years before Europe The ancient Babylonians were known to have been advanced in arithmetic. Now analysis of clay cuneiform tablets found in Babylonia and Uruk shows they could predict the position of celestial bodies using advanced geometric techniques thought to have been invented in 14th-century Europe. Specifically, the …
Old Football Found On Beach Turns Out To Be An Iron Age Skull
Old Football Found On Beach Turns Out To Be An Iron Age Skull Image kicking what you thought was part of an old football during a stroll on the beach – only to discover it was actually part of a human skull. That’s what happened to Anthony Plowright. He was walking his two dogs on …
Archaeologists unearth a unique artefact at Fort Michilimackinac: a pocket knife
Archaeologists unearth a unique artifact at Fort Michilimackinac: a pocket knife MLive reports that Lynn Evans of Mackinac State Historic Parks and her colleagues discovered a 3.5-inch-long pocketknife, or clasp knife, in a root cellar of the Southeast Rowhouse at Colonial Michilimackinac. A long-running archaeological dig at a historic Michigan fort turned up a new …
Neolithic Site Discovered in Western Anatolia
Neolithic Site Discovered in Western Anatolia Hurriyet Daily News reports that 11 sets of human remains dated to some 8,500 years ago have been unearthed in northwestern Turkey by archaeologists who were called to the site when residents found pieces of ancient ceramics in the yard of their apartment building. The site, likely to be …
A 51,000-year-old engraved bone reveals Neanderthals’ capacity for symbolic behaviour
A 51,000-year-old engraved bone reveals Neanderthals’ capacity for symbolic behaviour The toe bone of a prehistoric deer carved with lines by Neanderthals 51,000 years ago is one of the oldest works of art ever found, according to a study released Monday. The discovery is further evidence that Neanderthals — Homo neanderthalensis — were able to express …