A 300 Million-Year-Old Shark Skull Was Discovered Inside Kentucky Cave
A 300 Million-Year-Old Shark Skull Was Discovered Inside Kentucky Cave A fossilized shark head dating back some 300 million years ago has been discovered in the walls of a Kentucky cave. Experts believe it belonged a Saivodus striatus, which lived between 340 and 330 million years ago during the Late Mississippian geological period. The well-preserved …
World’s Oldest Known Figurative Paintings Discovered in Borneo Cave Indonesia
World’s Oldest Known Figurative Paintings Discovered in Borneo Cave Indonesia According to recent research that indicates that humans may have taken this art tradition with them as they moved from Africa, prehistoric cave paintings of animals and human hands in Indonesia are as old as similar paintings found in Western Europe. “Until now, we’ve always …
Fossil Discovery Suggests the Pyramids and Sphinx Were Submerged Under Water
Fossil Discovery Suggests the Pyramids and Sphinx Were Submerged Under Water The entire region of the Giza Necropolis, including the pyramids and the Sphinx, shows erosion that some say suggests the area was once submerged by seawater. A unique fossil amplifies this theory. For over two decades, archaeologist Sherif El Morsi has worked extensively on …
Jiroft Civilization, one of the oldest in the world
Jiroft Civilization, one of the oldest in the world A major cultural center For about a century we have been aware that ancient Persia was a major factor in the complex of populations that laid the foundations for the development of civilizations, but actual proof of this fact has been made available only through very recent discoveries. Now we …
The Unique Architectural Heritage Of Icelandic Turf Houses that Hidden In The Landscape
The Unique Architectural Heritage Of Icelandic Turf Houses that Hidden In The Landscape Memorable, popular, and rumored to be the inspiration for Tolkien’s hobbit holes, turf houses are a rare form of home for the people who live in difficult climates. For millennia, they have existed, and although layouts and materials may have changed, the basic …
Manchester Victorian baths uncovered under the car park
Manchester Victorian baths uncovered under the car park Remnants from one of the earliest Victorian bathhouses have been unearthed beneath a car park. The “stunning” remains of Mayfield Baths, where mill workers took baths and washed their clothes, were found by archaeologists in Manchester. The ornate tiles of the Mayfield baths, whose pools measured nearly …
Haunting pictures show a mᴀss grave of 113 ancient human remains buried in clay pots in China
Haunting pictures show a mᴀss grave of 113 ancient human remains buried in clay pots in China These haunting images show a mᴀss grave of 113 ancient human remains buried in household clay pots. Archaeologists have discovered a group of 2,000-year-old tombs using a unique ancient burial method in central China. A total of 113 …
300,000-Year-Old Wooden Throwing Stick Found in Germany
300,000-Year-Old Wooden Throwing Stick Found in Germany In Germany, a 300,000-year-old hunting stick able to kill big predators has been discovered. Used by the extinct human subspecies Homo heidelbergensis, the wooden throwing stick was capable of killing waterbirds and horses during the Ice Age. It was achieved by conducting trials and looking at what would …
Archaeological Site in Peru Is Called Oldest City in the Americas
Archaeological Site in Peru Is Called Oldest City in the Americas A complex of American pyramids that may be older than the pyramids of Egypt stands on a high, dry terrace overlooking a lush river valley in the Andes Mountains of Peru. These structures are remnants of the ancient city of Caral, which some have …
An American King Tut’s Tomb of the Arkansas Valley
An American King Tut’s Tomb of the Arkansas Valley During the height of its looting in the winter of 1935, the Spiro site—located in northeastern Oklahoma just 10 miles west of Fort Smith—was catapulted to fame by a headline published in the Kansas City Star (December 15, 1935) proclaiming it “A ‘King Tut’ Tomb in …