Skeleton of Ancient Sports Fan Found Buried with Head-Shaped Jar
Skeleton of Ancient Sports Fan Found Buried with Head-Shaped Jar A 3rd-century A.D. man’s grave in Bulgaria contained a strigil and curiously crafted balsamarium- a vessel from skin- cleansing oils- in the shape of a man’s head fitted with a feline-skin cap, which may be a reference to the Nemean lion slain by Hercules. In …
Archaeologists Excavate 200 More Chinese Terracotta Warriors
There Are 8,000 Known Terracotta Warriors. But Archaeologists in China Just Found More Than 200 Others At the tomb of Emperor Qin Shi Huang, nearly 200 more warriors from the ancient China Terracotta Army were unearthed. The remains of the two chariots, 12 clay horses, bronze swords, arcades and decorative helmets on the site were also …
Demon with Forked Tongue Found on Clay Tablet in Library of ᴀssyrian Exorcists
Demon with Forked Tongue Found on Clay Tablet in Library of ᴀssyrian Exorcists On a 2,700-year-old clay, a demonic figure with curved horns, a forked tongue, tail, and reptilian eyes long lurked was Unobserved is placed at housed of Berlin’s Vorderasiatisches Museum, a new study published in Le Journal des Médecines Cunéiformes suggests. The ᴀssyriologist Troels Pank Arbøll …
Medieval Christian Artifacts Unearthed in Bulgaria
10th Century with Jesus Christ image, peacock ring seal found in Tudia fortress in Bulgaria’s sliven Archaeological excavations of the Late Roman, Early Byzantine and medieval Bulgarian fortress of Tuida in the city of Sliven. Found one of the most notable objects found during 2019 is the cross with an Image of Jesus Christ of the tenth …
More Than 3,500 Copper Coins Repatriated to Mexico
More Than 3,500 Copper Coins Repatriated to Mexico 3,500 tongue-like copper coins were handed over to Mexican authorities in the United States. Mexico daily news Reported. The Mexican Consulate Jessica Cascante in Miami said the coins are thought to have been used in what are now the southwestern Mexican states of Guerrero and Michoacán between A.D. …
Homo erectus’ last known appearance dates to roughly 117,000 years ago
Homo erectus’ last known appearance dates to roughly 117,000 years ago Two million years ago the Homo erectus had evolved and became the first human species to be entirely upright. New evidence suggests it remained there on the Indonesian island of Java just over 100,000 years ago-long after it had disappeared elsewhere. It means when …
A Man Renovating His Home Discovered A Tunnel… To A Mᴀssive Underground City
A Man Renovating His Home Discovered A Tunnel… To A Mᴀssive Underground City In 1963, a man in the Nevşehir Province of Turkey knocked down a wall of his home. Behind it, he discovered a mysterious room and soon discovered an intricate tunnel system with additional cave-like rooms. What he had discovered was the ancient Derinkuyu underground city …
Surprise: Ancient Inuit Mummy Scans Reveal Possible Heart Disease
Surprise: Ancient Inuit Mummy Scans Reveal Possible Heart Disease While omega-3 diets are rich in fish, The 500-year-old Inuit mummies discovered in Greenland tell scientists of their suffering from clogged arteries that they are intended to protect from plaque build-up in the arteries. Atherosclerosis is a condition in which the walls of arteries become blocked with fat and …
1,600-Year-Old Bone Pendants Discovered in Turkey
1,600-Year-Old Bone Pendants Discovered in Turkey The 1600 years old bones-shaped, human and animal-shaped pendants have been unearthed by an archeological dig at ᴀssos, one of the most important port cities of antiquity. In an interview with the state-run Anadolu Agency, Nurettin Arslan, Professor in the Department of Archeology, and Head of Excavations, at Çanakkale …
Hoard of 1,200-year-old ‘Arabian Nights’ gold coins in an ancient ‘piggy bank’ discovered in Israel on the fourth day of Hanukkah
Hoard of 1,200-year-old ‘Arabian Nights’ gold coins in an ancient ‘piggy bank’ discovered in Israel on the fourth day of Hanukkah In the ancient “piggy bank” Israel archeologists have found a small treasure trove of gold coins, which is believed to be the personal savings of a potter that worked in a kiln around 1200 …