The Mystery Of The Modern London Hammer Found Encased In Ancient Rock
The Mystery Of The Modern “London Hammer” Found Encased In Ancient Rock While walking along Red Creek, London, Texas, in June 1936, Emma Zadie Hahn and her husband Max Edmond Hahn made an unusual discovery: a piece of wood poking out of what appeared to be an ancient rock formation. The story goes that ten-ish years later, …
A rare 2,500-year-old marble disc, designed to protect ancient ships and ward off the evil eye discovered near Palmachim Beach
A rare 2,500-year-old marble disc, designed to protect ancient ships and ward off the evil eye discovered near Palmachim Beach A rare 2,500-year-old marble disc designed to protect ancient ships and ward off the evil eye was discovered by a lifeguard diving at sea and turned over to the Israel Antiquities Authority. The Israel Antiquities …
Meganeura: The largest insect ever to exist was a giant dragonfly
Meganeura: The largest insect ever to exist was a giant dragonfly Meganeura is a genus of extinct insects from the Carboniferous period (approximately 300 million years ago), which resembled and are related to the present-day dragonflies. Its wingspans from 65 cm (25.6 in) to more than 70 cm (28 in), M.Monyi is one of the largest known …
Man finds 8,000-year-old dolphin bones in back garden
Man finds 8,000-year-old dolphin bones in the back garden A man has discovered 8,000-year-old dolphin bones while digging in his back garden. Paul McDonald, 44, was digging a swimming pool for his children when he struck a bone of the 10ft foot mammal with his digger. The bottlenose dolphin is thought to have washed up …
17th-Century Warship Pulled From Icy Baltic Sea Is Almost Perfectly Preserved
17th-Century Warship Pulled From Icy Baltic Sea Is Almost Perfectly Preserved In the 1620s, King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden ordered the construction of a new warship to protect his citizens. The warship was named Vasa and its construction was hurried as the Swedes waged war in those years with the now-historic bi-confederation enтιтy reigned by …
Denny, a mysterious child from 90,000 years ago, whose parents were two different human species
Denny, a mysterious child from 90,000 years ago, whose parents were two different human species More than 90,000 years back in time, a unique child was walking the Earth. This individual was a young human hybrid. Scientists dubbed the ancient girl “Denny,” the only known individual whose parents were from two distinct human species! In …
This ancient weapon was made from an object that fell out of the sky
This ancient weapon was made from an object that fell out of the sky An exceedingly small artifact crafted from an iron alloy that fell from the sky was retrieved near a settlement. It was not the closest meteorite to the area, however, researchers think it may have originated from Estonia, which is a considerable …
Archaeologists Find 300,000-Year-Old Elephant Skeleton in Germany
Archaeologists Find 300,000-Year-Old Elephant Skeleton in Germany Archaeologists have discovered the nearly complete skeleton of an enormous, now-extinct elephant that lived about 300,000 years ago in what is now the northern German town of Schöningen, according to new research. Although this elephant — the Eurasian straight-tusked elephant (Palaeoloxodon antiquus) — likely died of old age, …
Rock art of a Giraffe dabous niger dated at Approximately 9,000 years ago
Rock art of a Giraffe dabous niger dated at Approximately 9,000 years ago Giraffes with their long necks and lanky gait have captivated humans for thousands of years. Rock carvings in the Sahara Desert in northern Niger, estimated to be 9,000 years old, represent the earliest recorded human ᴀssociation with a giraffe. The Dabous giraffes, …
Lost Egyptian City Found Underwater After 1200 Years
Lost Egyptian City Found Underwater After 1200 Years The ‘lost city of Atlantis has eluded explorers for centuries and is almost certainly the stuff of myth. Staggeringly, though, an ancient city that is Atlantis in all but name has emerged from under the sea near Alexandria — and now the lost world of Heracleion is …