Neanderthals May Have Created Cave Art in France
Neanderthals May Have Created Cave Art in France The oldest-known engravings in Europe, discovered in a French cave sealed up for tens of thousands of years, likely weren’t crafted by modern humans but rather Neanderthals, a new study finds. Within the cave of La Roche-Cotard 150 miles (240 kilometers) southwest of Paris, the researchers analyzed …
A large stone monument depicting the goddess Ishtar has been unearthed in the ancient ᴀssyrian city of Nimrud
A large stone monument depicting the goddess Ishtar has been unearthed in the ancient ᴀssyrian city of Nimrud Archaeologists from the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archeology and Anthropology, working with an Iraqi excavation team, have unearthed a large stone monument depicting the goddess Ishtar in the ancient ᴀssyrian city of Nimrud. Archaeologists have uncovered …
Mysterious 18-Km-Long Underground City Found In Iran: Could be At Least 6000 Years Old
Mysterious 18-Km-Long Underground City Found In Iran: Could be At Least 6000 Years Old In Bam village of Esfarayen county in northeast Iran, a routine road construction project has led to an exciting discovery of a vast network of underground corridors linked to the nearby fortress of Shahr-e Belqeys (City of Belqeys). The discovery was …
12,000 Years Ago, Mysterious Egg-Headed People Inhabited China
12,000 Years Ago, Mysterious Egg-Headed People Inhabited China Archaeologists excavated 25 human skeletons with elongated skulls dating back perhaps as long as 12,000 years ago from Houtaomuga archaeological site in northeast China. The strange shape of the skulls symbolizes a part of the ritual in ancient China. The discovery provides additional proof that cranial alterations …
5,500-Year-Old Sumerian Star Map History in Recorded: The Impact Of A Mᴀssive Asteroid
5,500-Year-Old Sumerian Star Map History in Recorded: The Impact Of A Mᴀssive Asteroid For more than 150 years scientists have tried to solve the mystery of a notorious cuneiform clay tablet that reveals that in the past the impact case of so-called Köfel was detected. The circular stone-cast tablet was discovered in the late 1800s …
Underwater Archaeologists Discover a 7,000-Year-Old Road in Croatia
Underwater Archaeologists Discover a 7,000-Year-Old Road in Croatia A team of underwater archaeologists from the University of Zadar has discovered the sunken ruins of a 7,000-year-old road that once linked an ancient artificial landmᴀss to the Croatian island of Korčula. The road is located at a depth of 5 meters in sediment deposits at the …
Mine-clearance divers discovered an ancient shipwreck dating from the 3rd century BC
Mine-clearance divers discovered an ancient shipwreck dating from the 3rd century BC As a result of collaborative training exercises between Croatian and Italian naval mine-clearance divers, one of the earliest fully preserved shipwrecks in the eastern Adriatic seabed has been discovered. A previously undiscovered shipwreck containing a cargo of ancient amphorae from the 3rd century …
A 42,000-year-old pendant found in northern Mongolia may be the earliest known phallic art
A 42,000-year-old pendant found in northern Mongolia may be the earliest known phallic art An international team of researchers has found a pendant in northern Mongolia that may be the earliest known example of a carved phallus. This pendant suggests that for at least 42,000 years, our species has been artistically depicting the penis. The …
Archaeologists unearth 4,000-year-old ‘Stonehenge of the Netherlands’
Archaeologists unearth 4,000-year-old ‘Stonehenge of the Netherlands’ Dutch archaeologists have unearthed an approximately 4,000-year-old religious site – nicknamed the “Stonehenge of the Netherlands” – that includes a burial mound that served as a solar calendar. The mound, which contained the remains of about 60 men, women and children, had several pᴀssages through which the sun …
Maya civilization: Archaeologists find an ancient city in the jungle
Maya civilization: Archaeologists find an ancient city in the jungle Archaeologists in Mexico have discovered the remains of an ancient Maya city deep in the jungle of the Yucatán Peninsula. Experts found several pyramid-like structures measuring more than 15m (50ft) in height. Pottery unearthed at the site appears to indicate it was inhabited between 600 …