Ancient ships of death: Were they on a mission of politics or plunder?
Ancient ships of death: Were they on a mission of politics or plunder? For more than a thousand years the ships of death moldered unseen on the shore of the Baltic Sea, sheltering the bones of dozens of Viking-era young men and a trove of rich possessions. Now, after analyzing the ships and skeletons, researchers …
Mummified monks and the accidentally interred, in a 17th-century crypt.
Mummified monks and the accidentally interred, in a 17th-century crypt. However, we normally ᴀssociate mummies with Egypt; you don’t have to become a pharaoh to mummify. There are mummies in Brno, the Czech Republic. This happens when you have an environment that enables very little bacteria to grow and thus does not decompose the flesh. This …
Roman coin hoard found in England near Welsh border revealed
Roman coin hoard found in England near Welsh border revealed Silver coins from almost 2000 years to the Roman period have been declared a treasure by metal detectors after they are found in a field. A treasure inquest held at Cardiff Coroners’ Court saw senior coroner for Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan Andrew Barkley …
For over 2,000 years, hundreds of gold and silver torcs lay hidden in a Norfolk field discovered by one man and his metal detector.
For over 2,000 years, hundreds of gold and silver torcs lay hidden in a Norfolk field discovered by one man and his metal detector. Maurice Richardson has brave all weathers with his reliable metal detector for 40 years and dreams of the buried treasure. But he almost ignored an unpromising beep when he was searching …
Iron Age Dice and Game Pieces Unearthed in Norway
Iron Age Dice and Game Pieces Unearthed in Norway In western Norway Archaeologists have found unusual elongated dice and board game pieces from the Roman Iron Age. Norwegian archeologists agreed last month to dig up the remains of a small cairn of the early iron age in western Norway. Dotted with monuments and grave mounds, …
Ancient Egyptian ‘city of the ᴅᴇᴀᴅ’ discovery reveals ‘elite’ mummies, jars filled with organs and mystery snake cult
Ancient Egyptian ‘city of the ᴅᴇᴀᴅ’ discovery reveals ‘elite’ mummies, jars filled with organs and mystery snake cult A new burial chamber on the bottom of a communal burial shaft was unearthed in 2018, during exhilaration work carried out by the Egyptian-German team of the University of Tübingen, operating in Saqqara with a 30-meter deep …
Shackled skeletons found in an ancient Roman burial ground in France
Shackled skeletons found in an ancient Roman burial ground in France Hundreds of Roman graves have been found by archaeologists, some of which contain skeletons still bound by shackles on their necks and ankles. A building site about 250 m west of the amphitheater of Saintes once used for fighting between gladiators and the wild …
Controversial 1,500-Year-Old Bible Could Re-Write The History Of Jesus
A 1500 Year Old Bible Found And No One Is Interested? Few subjects are as sensitive as religion. This highly controversial ancient Bible is believed to be between 1,500 to 2,000-year-old. It is written in Syriac, a dialect of the native language of Jesus. If the ancient book is genuine, it would have serious consequences …
Sunken 13th-Century Medieval Village Submerged in Italian Lake Will Reemerge in 2021
Sunken 13th-Century Medieval Village Submerged in Italian Lake Will Reemerge in 2021 Although Atlantis ‘s search for the famed underwater town still has to bring fruit, the lake has been the birthplace of a truly medieval Italian village known as Fabbriche di Careggine has emerged from a lake after being submerged many decades ago. You …
Village Where Jesus’ Disciples May Have Lived Flooded by Rising Sea of Galilee
Village Where Jesus’ Disciples May Have Lived Flooded by Rising Sea of Galilee Rain, the life-giver, falling from the sky; so precious that God combines His Word with His bounty. Israelis prefer to be happy when it rains. “I’m not made of sugar, I’m not going to melt,” the local macho men explaining why they scorn …