Did the Celts build America’s Stonehenge 4,000 years ago?
Did the Celts build “America’s Stonehenge” 4,000 years ago? Studying the origins of the aptly named Mystery Hill megaliths, also known as America’s Stonehenge, whets one’s curiosity but does not satisfy—unless one is satisfied by the excitement of confounding mystery alone. The site, in North Salem, N.H., includes stone monoliths and chambers spread across 30 acres. The stones …
Archaeologists find 5,500-year-old plaza in Peru
Archaeologists find 5,500-year-old plaza in Peru A recent discovery in Peru uncovered an ancient and very old settlement that dates back more than five thousand years to a period long before Europeans settled in the Americas. Archaeologists say the site, uncovered amid a complex of ruins known as Sechin Bajo, is a major discovery that …
A 9,000-year-old caribou hunting structure beneath Lake Huron
A 9,000-year-old caribou hunting structure beneath Lake Huron Underwater archaeologists have discovered evidence of prehistoric caribou hunts that provide unprecedented insight into the social and seasonal organization of early peoples in the Great Lakes region. An article detailing the discovery of a 9,000-year-old caribou hunting drive lane under Lake Huron appears in today’s issue of …
‘Sunken Atlantis Pyramid’ Discovered off Azores Coast in Portugal
‘Sunken Atlantis Pyramid’ Discovered off Azores Coast in Portugal According to an official Portuguese news article, the Portuguese Navy is exploring a mᴀssive underwater pyramid close to the Azores. If this is the abandoned city of Atlantis or whether the pyramid is of extra-terrestrial origin is still debated by some people. Some other more grounded …
Hoard of silver and gold coins unearthed in central Hungary
Hoard of silver and gold coins unearthed in central Hungary An attack by the Ottoman Army in the 16th century may have caused panicked Hungarians to bury a stash of precious silver and gold coins. Today, on a modern-day farm in Hungary, archaeologists have discovered this buried treasure. In 2019, archaeologists discovered 150 ancient coins …
Archaeologists Have Discovered a Pristine 45,000-Year-Old Cave Painting of a Pig That May Be the Oldest Artwork in the World
Archaeologists Have Discovered a Pristine 45,000-Year-Old Cave Painting of a Pig That May Be the Oldest Artwork in the World Archaeologists have discovered the world’s oldest known animal cave painting in Indonesia – a wild pig – believed to be drawn 45,500 years ago. Painted using dark red ochre pigment, the life-sized picture of the …
The Extraordinary Discovery of a 1,000-Year-Old Chinese Coin in the UK May Give Proof of a Global Medieval Trade Route
The Extraordinary Discovery of a 1,000-Year-Old Chinese Coin in the UK May Give Proof of a Global Medieval Trade Route A newly discovered medieval Chinese coin, the second ever found in England, points to the possible existence of a vast medieval trade route spanning much of the Eastern hemisphere. Discovered via a metal detector in …
Meipu teeth shed light on the human settlement of Asia
Meipu teeth shed light on the human settlement of Asia María Martinón-Torres and José María Bermúdez de Castro, researchers at the Centro Nacional de Investigación Sobre la Evolución Humana (CENIEH), have participated in a study published in the Journal of Human Evolution, on one of the few human fossils known from late Early Pleistocene China, …
Sultan’s Grave Discovered in Eastern Turkey
Sultan’s Grave Discovered in Eastern Turkey The graves of the SeljukThe Anadolu Agency reports that the grave of Kilij Arslan I, a Seljuk sultan who reigned from A.D. 1092 to 1107, was discovered during investigations ahead of construction work in eastern Turkey by a team of researchers from Dicle University. The team members also found …
4,000 Years old Anglo-Saxon Settlement and Cemetery Unearthed in England
4,000 Years old Anglo-Saxon Settlement and Cemetery Unearthed in England The Northampton Chronicle & Echo reports that an Anglo-Saxon settlement and cemetery, and Bronze Age barrows and burials, were discovered in England’s East Midlands during an archaeological investigation conducted by researchers from the Museum of London Archaeology ahead of a development project. Traces of more …