Possible Roman Salt-Making Site Discovered in England
Possible Roman Salt-Making Site Discovered in England Spalding Today reports that excavations ahead of road construction in England’s East Midlands have uncovered Roman pottery, charcoal, two ditches, and holding tanks that may have been used by the Romans to make and transport salt. “Before this, it was believed that the area did not have much …
After 3,300 Years, king tuts Coffin Leaves His Tomb for the First Time Ever
After 3,300 Years, king tuts Coffin Leaves His Tomb for the First Time Ever The outermost coffin that once held the body of King Tutankhamun had never left the 3,300-year-old tomb since the time he was first laid to rest. Even after archaeologist Howard Carter discovered the tomb in 1922, the wooden coffin remained in …
Smallest Dinosaur ever Found Preserved in 99- million-year-old Piece of Amber
Smallest Dinosaur ever Found Preserved in 99- million-year-old Piece of Amber The head of a flying dinosaur that is hardly bigger than a bee hummingbird has been discovered in 99-million-year-old amber. The piece of polished amber, just 31mm by 20mm by 8.5mm, was found in Kachin Province of northern Myanmar, an area becoming increasingly well-known …
Ancient Egyptian Coffin Contains Oldest Known Map Of The Underworld
Ancient Egyptian Coffin Contains Oldest Known “Map” Of The Underworld Even those who know little of ancient Egypt’s mysteries have heard of the infamous Book of the ᴅᴇᴀᴅ. And now, researchers have found a similar text that not only predates that one, but may also be the oldest illustrated book ever uncovered. According to The …
Researchers Discover 14,800 Years Old Petroglyphs, the Oldest one in U.S.A
Researchers Discover 14,800 Years Old Petroglyphs, the Oldest one in U.S.A A recent high-tech study performed by a bouldering researcher of the University of Colorado showed the oldest recorded petroglyphs in North America, which were carved into a series of boulders in West Nevada at least 10,500 years ago and perhaps even as far back …
Potential Royal Statue Fragment Unearthed in England
Potential Royal Statue Fragment Unearthed in England The Guardian reports that a team of researchers led by archaeologist Julian Richards unearthed a carved stone head at the site of Shaftesbury Abbey, which was founded as a religious house for women in southwestern England in the late ninth century by Alfred the Great and dissolved in …
2,500-Year-Old Bronze Statue Found at Saqqara
2,500-Year-Old Bronze Statue Found at Saqqara Mostafa Waziri of the Supreme Council of Antiquities announced the discovery of several statues, including a 14-inch-tall bronze figure of the god Nefertum, lying beside intact, painted wooden coffins in a deep burial shaft in the Saqqara necropolis, according to an Ahram Online report. God Nefertum statue is inlaid …
Hundreds of Rock Art Images Documented in Australia
Hundreds of Rock Art Images Documented in Australia Cosmos Magazine reports that 572 Maliwawa Figures have been documented for the first time at 87 different rock art sites in northern Australia’s Arnhem Land. Paul Taçon of Griffith University said the red figures, drawn between 6,000 and 9,400 years ago, depict humans and animals living in …
Archeologists in Egypt find 59 ancient coffins
Archeologists in Egypt find 59 ancient coffins The Egyptian Minister of Tourism and Antiquity said on Saturday that archaeologists discovered dozens of ancient coffins in a vast necropolis in the South of Cairo. Khalid el-Anany said at least 59 sealed sarcophagi, with mummies inside most of them, were found that had been buried in three wells …
Mysterious Secret Tunnel Discovered Under Ancient Pyramid in Mexico
Mysterious Secret Tunnel Discovered Under Ancient Pyramid in Mexico Hidden pᴀssage to the underworld could just have been found, at least according to the mysterious ancient civilization that built it. A secret tunnel leading down a chamber deep underneath the Pyramid of the Moon, a mᴀssive temple located in the ancient city of Teotihuacán, near …