Mississippi Repatriates Native American Remains and Artifacts
Mississippi Repatriates Native American Remains and Artifacts The ᴀssociated Press reports that the Mississippi Department of Archives and History will hand over more than 400 sets of human remains and 83 artefacts in its collections to The Chickasaw Nation under the federal Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). A man and a woman …
Trapped In A Fossil: Remnants Of A 46-Million-Year-Old Meal
Trapped In A Fossil: Remnants Of A 46-Million-Year-Old Meal A mosquito plunged its proboscis into an animal, perhaps a bird or a mammal, and filled up on a blood meal around 46 million years ago. Then its luck turned for the worse, as it fell into a lake and sunk to the bottom. Normally this wouldn’t …
ᴅᴇᴀᴅ bodies of 800 babies found in a septic tank at a former Irish home for unwed mothers
ᴅᴇᴀᴅ bodies of 800 babies found in a septic tank at former Irish home for unwed mothers The discovery of nearly 800 ᴅᴇᴀᴅ babies in the septic tank of a home run by nuns has set off a round of soul-searching in Ireland and sparked calls for accountability from government and Catholic Church officials. According to …
The ancient helmet was worn by a soldier in the Greek-Persian wars found in Israel
The ancient helmet was worn by a soldier in the Greek-Persian wars found in Israel A well-preserved Greek ancient helmet near the Israeli city of Haifa was discovered in 2007 by the crew of a dutch ship crossing the Mediterranean Sea. As required by local law, the dredging vessel’s owner promptly handed the find over to …
The discovery of a mᴀss baby grave under a Roman bathhouse in Ashkelon, Israel
The discovery of a mᴀss baby grave under a Roman bathhouse in Ashkelon, Israel In the seaport of Ashkelon, along the coast of the Israeli Mediterranean coast, archaeologist Ross Voss made a bizarre discovery, while exploring one of the sewers of the area, he found a significant amount of bones. At first, the bones were …
Medieval ring with a skull emblem found in Wales declared treasure
Medieval ring with a skull emblem found in Wales declared treasure A ‘Memento Mori‘ gold ring engraved with a skull is one of nine stunning medieval and post-medieval objects found in Wales. The ring, found in Carreghofa Community, Powys, would have been kept as a reminder of the inevitability of death. ‘Memento Mori’ is a …
Fossil of 67 million-year-old Raptor Dinosaur Found in New Mexico
Fossil of 67 million-year-old Raptor Dinosaur Found in New Mexico Experts have discovered dinosaur fossils of what they believe is one of the last remaining species of raptors, a 67-million-year-old known as Dineobellator notohesperus. The new species of dromaeosaurid — a species of “generally small to medium-sized feathered carnivores” —was discovered in the San Juan Basin, New …
A New Human Ancestor Species Has Been Found… It also had a tail!
A New Human Ancestor Species Has Been Found… It also had a tail! Just published by a multinational team of archaeologist, anthropologists and genetics, this shocking study details Homo apriliensis in detail. The building is based on fragments of fossil bones dating back about 50,000 years that were discovered in a cave in Siberia in …
Mᴀssive Megalithic Stone Ruins Discovered in Russia
Mᴀssive Megalithic Stone Ruins Discovered in Russia An incredible discovery that was recently made in Russia threatens to shatter conventional theories about the history of the planet. In southern Siberia, researchers have found an absolutely mᴀssive wall of granite stones. Some of these gigantic granite stones are estimated to weigh more than 3,000 tons, and as …
9,500-year-old ‘lost city found Underwater Off India
9,500-year-old ‘lost city found Underwater Off India The remains were discovered in the Gulf of Cambay, off the western coast of India, by marine archaeologists. They discovered mᴀssive geometrical structures using sonar scanning technology, which sends a beam of sound waves down to the ocean’s depths. The vast region, which measured five miles long and …