World’s Oldest Art Identified in Half-Million-Year-Old Zigzag
World’s Oldest Art Identified in Half-Million-Year-Old Zigzag About half a million years ago, early homo Erectus on java was already using freshwater mussel shells as weapons and as a “canvas” for engraving. An international team of researchers, led by Leiden archaeologist José Joordens, published this discovery Nature. The discovery provides new insights into the evolution …
Renovations Reveal Twelfth-Century Bath House in Spain
Renovations Reveal Twelfth-Century Bath House in Spain According to an El País report, renovation of a popular tapas bar on Seville’s Mateos Gago Street revealed the walls and skylights of a twelfth-century hammam, or bathhouse, built during the rule of the Almohad Caliphate. On Mateos Gago Street, in the southern Spanish city of Seville, the …
Forgotten Graves Found at Florida African American Cemetery
Forgotten Graves Found at Florida African American Cemetery WJCT Public Media reports that recent excavations have confirmed the presence of 29 grave shafts detected last year during a ground-penetrating radar survey at the site of North Greenwood Cemetery, an African American cemetery that operated from 1940 to 1954. Archeologists looking at a “forgotten” Clearwater cemetery …
The Oldest City in The Americas Is an Archeological Wonder, And It’s Under Invasion
The Oldest City in The Americas Is an Archeological Wonder, And It’s Under Invasion The oldest archaeological site in the Americas, having survived for 5,000 years, is under threat from squatters that claim that the coronavirus pandemic has left them with no other option but to occupy the sacred city. The government wants to take …
World’s biggest pyramid isn’t in Egypt – it’s hidden under a hill in Mexico
World’s biggest pyramid isn’t in Egypt – it’s hidden under a hill in Mexico While Egypt’s Great Pyramid of Giza is by far the most talked-about pyramid in the world, it isn’t the biggest by a long sH๏τ. That тιтle goes to the Great Pyramid of Cholula – an ancient Aztec temple in Puebla, Mexico …
This Alien-Looking Creature Has Survived in Antarctica for at Least 30 Ice Ages
This Alien-Looking Creature Has Survived in Antarctica for at Least 30 Ice Ages In Antarctica, a team of scientists who have been looking for it for decades have recently rediscovered a small insect-like organism that has survived 30 ice ages. “This is what we affectionately refer to as the phantom springtail,” says BYU (Brigham Young …
Scientists accidentally discover species living in -2°C temperatures under the ice shelf in Antarctica
Scientists accidentally discover species living in -2°C temperatures under the ice shelf in Antarctica Beneath the Antarctic ice sheets, there is still a lot of living organisms surviving in a very harsh climate, as found in a recent Frontiers in Marine Science report. During an exploratory survey, researchers drilled through 900 meters of ice in …
Ancient beer factory unearthed by archaeologists in Egypt
Ancient beer factory unearthed by archaeologists in Egypt At one of the most famous excavation sites of ancient Egypt, a top antique official said Saturday, American and Egyptian archaeologists have discovered what may be the oldest known beer factory. The factory was discovered in Abydos, an ancient burial ground situated in the desert west of …
Stunning Swiss Stonehenge Discovered Underwater
Stunning Swiss Stonehenge Discovered Underwater Archaeologists claim that a range of mysterious man-made stones submerged beneath the surface of a European lake is 5,000 years old. Local media reports that the so-called ‘Swiss Stonehenge’ sits 15feet down at the bottom of Lake Constance and is a Neolithic relic, with stones ranging in size up to …
Was this Mᴀssive Sword from the 15th Century used by a Giant Samurai?
Was this Mᴀssive Sword from the 15th Century used by a Giant Samurai? The Norimitsu Odachi is displayed in its full glory at the Kibitsu Shrine in the Okayama Prefecture. The giant sword has captivated Japan and its foreign visitors with its size and grandeur. The Norimitsu is so large, legends have stated that the weapon …