1,800-year-old wooden mask likely used in farm festivals found in Japan
1,800-year-old wooden mask likely used in farm festivals found in Japan Archaeologists have unearthed an almost perfectly preserved wooden mask from the early third century at the Nishi-Iwata ruins in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The discovery was announced by the Osaka Cultural for Heritage Center on April 24. The discovery is the third example of a …
Archeologists in Peru found a 1,000-year-old adolescent mummy wrapped in a bundle
Archeologists in Peru found a 1,000-year-old adolescent mummy wrapped in a bundle Archaeologists have unearthed a more than 1,000-year-old mummy on the outskirts of Peru’s capital, Lima. The mummified adolescent was wrapped in a funerary bundle, with ceramic objects, rope, bits of skin, and hair nearby, and found in an underground tomb. Archaeologists believe the mummy, found …
Underwater Temple Ruins Discovered in the Bay of Naples
Underwater Temple Ruins Discovered in the Bay of Naples An ancient Nabataean temple with marble altars has been found in the Gulf of Pozzuoli outside Naples in the Italian region of Campania. A statement from the Italian Ministry of Culture says: “The two marble altars of the Roman period, datable to the first half of …
Researchers solve the mystery of the Mayan 819-day calendar
Researchers solve the mystery of the Mayan 819-day calendar Researchers at Tulane University in Louisiana have solved the mystery of the 819-day ancient Mesoamerican calendar used by ancient Mayans. The researchers were able to match the planetary cycles of every planet that might have been visible to ancient astronomers using a 45-year period. Multiple calendars …
Hoard of 1,000-year-old Viking coins unearthed in Denmark
Hoard of 1,000-year-old Viking coins unearthed in Denmark Nearly 300 silver coins believed to be more than 1,000 years old have been discovered near a Viking fortress site in north-west Denmark, a museum has said. The trove – lying in two spots not far apart – was unearthed by a girl who was metal-detecting in …
An inscription containing 15 headless falcons and unknown ancient rituals found in an ancient Egyptian temple
An inscription containing 15 headless falcons and unknown ancient rituals found in an ancient Egyptian temple Archaeologists have discovered a shrine containing previously unknown ancient rituals during excavations at Berenike, a Greco-Roman port in Egypt’s eastern desert. The discovery was made by archaeologists from the Sikait Project led by Professor Joan Oller Guzman at the …
Mummy of Egyptian pharaoh AmenH๏τep ‘unwrapped’ for the first time in 3,500 years!
Mummy of Egyptian pharaoh AmenH๏τep ‘unwrapped’ for the first time in 3,500 years! Egyptian scientists have digitally unwrapped the 3,500-year-old mummy of pharaoh AmenH๏τep I. For the first time, a team in Egypt used CT scans to see inside the burial wrappings of Pharaoh AmenH๏τep I. The non-invasive research enabled scientists to reveal AmenH๏τep’s face and work …
2,000-year-old graves found in ancient necropolis beneath Paris Train Station
2,000-year-old graves found in ancient necropolis beneath Paris Train Station Archaeologists have discovered 50 tombs in an ancient necropolis just meters from a busy train station in central Paris, and these tombs belong to a lost necropolis of the Gallo-Roman city of Lutetia, the predecessor of present-day Paris. These graves provide a rare look at …
Advanced imaging techniques reveal secrets of sealed ancient Egyptian animal coffins
Advanced imaging techniques reveal secrets of sealed ancient Egyptian animal coffins Researchers from the British Museum have gained valuable insight into the contents of six sealed ancient Egyptian animal coffins using cutting-edge neutron tomography. Lead researcher Daniel O’Flynn and his colleagues present the findings of their examination of six sealed ancient Egyptian animal coffins, all …
Two unique mid-14th-century shipwrecks were discovered in Sweden
Two unique mid-14th-century shipwrecks were discovered in Sweden During an archaeological dig in western Sweden this summer, the remains of two medieval merchant vessels known as cogs were discovered. Analyses show that the ships were built outside of Scandinavia in the mid-14th century. The cogs were discovered by a team from Arkeologerna, which is part …