More than 100 pre-Hispanic religious sites linked to ancient Andean cults discovered in Bolivia
More than 100 pre-Hispanic religious sites linked to ancient Andean cults were discovered in Bolivia A trio of archaeologists from the National Scientific and Technical Research Council, Argentina, the French National Center for Scientific Research, and the Insтιтute of Research for Development, France, has found more than 100 pre-Hispanic religious sites that they believe are …
Study Suggests Greenland’s Norse Farmers Imported Wood
Study Suggests Greenland’s Norse Farmers Imported Wood Archaeologists have used wood taxa analysis to distinguish between imported, drift and native wood from five Norse farmsteads on Greenland. Historical records have long suggested that medieval Norse colonists on Greenland (AD 985–1450) relied on imported material such as iron and wood. Until now, it has not been …
Small Fort Found in Scotland on Rome’s Antonine Wall
Small Fort Found in Scotland on Rome’s Antonine Wall The remains of a Roman fortlet have been discovered in West Dunbartonshire. New technology has enabled the archaeology team at Historic Environment Scotland (HES) to uncover the structure after attempts to find it failed in the 1970s and 1980s. The fortlet once stood next to the …
2,000-Year-Old Parisii Cemetery Unearthed in France
2,000-Year-Old Parisii Cemetery Unearthed in France Just metres from a busy train station in the heart of Paris, scientists have uncovered 50 graves in an ancient necropolis which offer a rare glimpse of life in the French capital’s precursor Lutetia nearly 2,000 years ago. Somehow the buried necropolis was never stumbled upon during multiple road …
Early 20th-Century Ships Spotted in Lake Superior
Early 20th-Century Ships Spotted in Lake Superior Michigan researchers have found the wreckage of two ships that disappeared into Lake Superior in 1914 and hope the discovery will lead them to a third that sank at the same time, killing nearly 30 people aboard the trio of lumber-shipping vessels. The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society …
Lavish ancient Roman winery found at ruins of Villa of the Quintilii near Rome
Lavish ancient Roman winery found at ruins of Villa of the Quintilii near Rome Of all the Roman ruins that populate what is now a pleasant landscape of pine trees and meadows, under the distant gaze of the Alban Hills, the Villa of the Quintilii is perhaps the most impressive – almost a city in …
The newly discovered fossils are 200,000 years old in Denisova Cave
The newly discovered fossils are 200,000 years old in Denisova Cave Scientists have discovered the earliest remains of a human lineage known as the Denisovans. Researchers have identified stone artifacts connected to these ancient ancestors of contemporary humans using these 200,000-year-old bones for the first time, according to a new study. The DNA study of …
The ‘boiler room’ of the bath in the Ancient City of Metropolis was unearthed
The ‘boiler room’ of the bath in the Ancient City of Metropolis was unearthed The vault section, called the ‘boiler room’, which provides a heat source, has been unearthed in the historical bath of the ancient city of Metropolis in the Torbalı district of İzmir. The ancient city of Metropolis, which was founded on a hill …
Rock Ship of Masuda, Japan’s mysterious monolith
Rock Ship of Masuda, Japan’s mysterious monolith Located in the Takaichi District of Nara Prefecture, Japan, the village of Asuka is famous for its mysterious stones. The ancient origins of the village date back to the Tumulus period, also known as Kofun Jidai (c. 3rd century–538 C.E.). Kofun Jidai period (AD 250–552) is characterized by …
Arrowhead from the Biblical Battle Discovered in the Hometown of the Giant Goliath’s
Arrowhead from the Biblical Battle Discovered in the Hometown of the Giant Goliath’s A bone arrowhead discovered in the ancient Philistine city of Gath might have been used and fired off by the city’s defenders as part of the last stand described in the Bible. According to the Hebrew Bible, a king named Hazael), who …