A 3,000-Year-Old Olive Tree on the Greek Island of Crete Still Produces Olives Today
A 3,000-Year-Old Olive Tree on the Greek Island of Crete Still Produces Olives Today The oldest olive tree in the world is located in the village of Ano Vouves of Kissamos in Chania, Crete. The ancient tree is 3000 years old, as determined by the international scientific community. The ancient olive tree in Vouves has …
New Mummies Discovered in Egypt May Hold Clues to Finally Finding Cleopatra’s Tomb
New Mummies Discovered in Egypt May Hold Clues to Finally Finding Cleopatra’s Tomb The mystery behind Egyptian queen Cleopatra’s tomb is immense because nobody appears to know where she was buried. However, archaeologists in Egypt are in all probability, close to cracking the code with respect to Cleopatra’s burial after two mummies of high-status individuals, …
Underwater Ruins of 3,000-Year-Old Castle Discovered in Turkey
Underwater Ruins of 3,000-Year-Old Castle Discovered in Turkey Marine archaeologists made a superb find at the bottom of Turkey’s largest lake – a very well-preserved castle dating back 3,000 years. It was likely built by the mysterious Urartian civilization which inhabited the surroundings of Lake Van during the Iron Age. Although locals have long reported …
4,800-Year-Old Fossil of Mother Embracing Baby Found in Taiwan
4,800-Year-Old Fossil of Mother Embracing Baby Found in Taiwan It is a fitting discovery as Mother’s Day approaches. Archaeologists have uncovered the ancient remains of a young mother and an infant child locked in a 4,800-year-old embrace. The remarkable find was among 48 sets of remains unearthed from graves in Taiwan, including the fossils of …
An Underground City Full of Giant Skeletons Discovered in the Grand Canyon
An Underground City Full of Giant Skeletons Discovered in the Grand Canyon In the early 20th century, chance led us to the gates of the underground city of giants best known in those days. It was an amazing discovery in the Grand Canyon and the press soon echoed. The Grand Canyon was the birthplace of a culture …
The Nine Mile Canyon In Remote Utah Is The World’s Largest ‘Art Gallery
The Nine Mile Canyon In Remote Utah Is The World’s Largest ‘Art Gallery’ The Nine Mile Canyon located in the desert of eastern Utah is the world’s longest art gallery in the world. This canyon boasts tens of thousands of petroglyphs and pictographs along a stretch of 40 miles. The art in the canyon was …
Giant handaxe discovered at Ice Age site in Kent, UK
Giant handaxe discovered at Ice Age site in Kent, UK Researchers in Kent in southeastern England have discovered a prehistoric handaxe so big it would have been almost impossible to wield as a cutting tool. The handaxe is the third largest ever found in Britain. Excavations also uncovered artifacts preserved in deep Ice Age sediments …
Wolf skull atop 1,800-year-old grave was left by a robber who feared revenge, experts say
Wolf skull atop 1,800-year-old grave was left by a robber who feared revenge, experts say A wolf skull was supposed to protect robbers from the revenge of the spirit of the deceased buried in a great mound 2,000 years ago. Archaeologists came across this unusual find in the town of Cheia, Romania – in a …
22 ancient tombs were discovered in Central China’s Henan
22 ancient tombs were discovered in Central China’s Henan A cluster of 22 ancient tombs spanning nearly 1,600 years have recently been found in Central China’s Henan province. Specifically, two tombs dating back to the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220), 12 built in the Song Dynasty (960-1279), and eight others from the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing …
Silver medal featuring winged Medusa discovered at Roman fort near Hadrian’s Wall
Silver medal featuring winged Medusa discovered at Roman fort near Hadrian’s Wall A nearly 1,800-year-old silver military medal featuring the snake-covered head of Medusa has been unearthed in what was once the northern edge of the Roman Empire. Excavators discovered the winged gorgon on June 6 at the English archaeological site of Vindolanda, a Roman …