New Dates Obtained for Italy’s Bronze Age Infinity Pool
New Dates Obtained for Italy’s Bronze Age “Infinity Pool” According to a Live Science report, Sturt Manning of Cornell University and his colleagues have dated the Vasca Votiva, a pit lined with wood unearthed in Italy’s Po Valley. A mysterious wooden structure built in Italy more than 3,000 years ago may have been a Bronze …
Ancient remains of noblewoman found in Peru
4,500-year-old female mummy discovered in Peru This footage shows a 4,500-year-old mummy which has been unearthed by archaeologists in Peru. She is believed to be a noblewoman and can be seen wrapped in burial cloths. She was buried in the ancient fishing village of Aspero in northern Peru along with objects featuring carved details of …
1,200-Year-Old Telephone, Amazing Invention of the Ancient Chimu Civilization
1,200-Year-Old Telephone, Amazing Invention of the Ancient Chimu Civilization As a nomadic cultural historian, my subjects have led me in wildly different directions. I spent every Friday for five years in a dim, dusty reading room in West Orange, New Jersey, formerly a laboratory on the second floor of Thomas Edison’s headquarters, deciphering the blunt-pencilled …
Farmer Digs Up Stone Egyptian Stele Saluting Sixth Century BC Pharaoh
Farmer Digs Up Stone Egyptian Stele Saluting Sixth Century BC Pharaoh A farmer living near Ismailia in Egypt has uncovered a 2,600-year-old stela erected by pharaoh Apries, who ruled from about 589 B.C. to 570 B.C., the Egyptian antiquities ministry reported. The farmer found this ancient slab of sandstone while preparing his land for cultivation, …
These ancient weights helped create Europe’s first free-market more than 3000 years ago
These ancient weights helped create Europe’s first free-market more than 3000 years ago Knowing the weight of a commodity provides an objective way to value goods in the marketplace. But did a self-regulating market even exist in the Bronze Age? And what can weight systems tell us about this? A team of researchers from the …
A Greek Farmer Stumbled on a 3,400-Year-Old Tomb in His Olive Grove While Parking His Car
A Greek Farmer Stumbled on a 3,400-Year-Old Tomb in His Olive Grove While Parking His Car The Crete local was trying to park his vehicle when he accidentally unearthed the ancient Minoan grave. Sometime between 1400 and 1200 B.C., two Minoan men were laid to rest in an underground enclosure carved out of the soft …
Have researchers found 30-million-year-old Giant Rings in the Bosnian mountains?
Have researchers found 30-million-year-old “Giant Rings” in the Bosnian mountains? Through the last few decades, scientists have discovered a number of mysterious ancient giant rings at numerous locations in the Bosnian mountains. According to the local population, it is believed that these “artefacts” date back to the era of the Pannonian Sea, and legends suggest …
Roman sarcophagus discovered in Bath contained two skeletons, with one laid at the other’s feet
Roman sarcophagus discovered in Bath contained two skeletons, with one laid at the other’s feet In the British city of Bath, two separate skeletons were discovered inside a Roman-era tomb. A well-preserved body was discovered face-down with the partial remains of another person positioned at its feet. Beads and pottery that may have contained food were …
1,800-year-old headless Greek statue found at Turkey’s Metropolis site
1,800-year-old headless Greek statue found at Turkey’s Metropolis site Archaeologists in western Turkey have unearthed a 1,800-year-old marble statue from the ancient ruins of Metropolis, known as ‘City of the Mother Goddess’ during the Roman period. Earlier this month, the Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry’s Department announced the discovery of the Roman-era statue, a robed female figure …
Ancient Greek Pyramids: A Unique Phenomenon and an Archaeological Mystery
Ancient Greek Pyramids: A Unique Phenomenon and an Archaeological Mystery The so-called Greek Pyramids, also called the Pyramids of Argolis, are several frusta or truncated pyramidal shaped structures and “blockhouses”, located on the eastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula in present-day Greece. Although the structures are distinct in form and shape from typical Ancient Greek …