A Civil War-era ‘witch bottle’ may have been found on a Virginia highway, archaeologists say
A Civil War-era ‘witch bottle’ may have been found on a Virginia highway, archaeologists say From the College of William & Mary archeologists discovered a remarkable piece of history. At Redoubt 9, which is now known as exits 238 to 242 on I64 in York County, the team found a Jug of the Civil War …
Sixth-Century Statue Discovered in Cambodia
Sixth-Century Statue Discovered in Cambodia Officials and historians from the Siem Reap Provincial Department of Environment conducting research on a large Makara animal statue carved on a rock at the Phnom Kulen National Park in Siem Reap province’s Svay Loeu district. Sun Kong, the Provincial Environmental Department director said yesterday that a resident discovered the head …
Native American 14th-century’ sweat lodge’ discovered in Mexico City
Native American 14th-century’ sweat lodge’ discovered in Mexico City Archaeologists in Mexico City’s ancient La Merced district have unearthed a pre-Hispanic mesoamerican sauna from the 14th century. The BBC reports that several primary sections of the ancient sweat lodge still exist remarkably intact. The Mesoamericans of the period built these ancestral saunas, known as temazcals, for …
The Largest Insect Ever Existed Was A Giant ‘dragonfly’ Fossil Of A Meganeuridae
The Largest Insect Ever Existed Was A Giant ‘dragonfly’ Fossil Of A Meganeuridae Meganeura the largest Flying Insect Ever Existed, Had a Wingspan of Up to 65 Cm, from the Carboniferous period. Its name is Meganeuropsis, and it ruled the skies before pterosaurs, birds, and bats had even evolved. The largest known insect of all …
Study Analyzes Warriors’ Remains in Medieval Tombs in Poland
Four Warriors Buried in 11th Century Tombs in Pomerania Came From Scandinavia say, Scientists The skeleton of 4 Scandinavian warriors hundreds of miles from their homeland was stunned by Archeologists in Poland. The remains of the 11th century were discovered in a peculiar burial site dubbed by the archaeologists at a death house. A chemical and …
These 259 tiny fish were buried alive 50 million years ago, and survive now only as prehistoric ‘pH๏τo’
A 50-million-year-old school of fish is etched forever in this rare fossil It’s not clear what overtook this school of fish, but the remnant—an untimely demise etched in a limestone slab for all eternity—is a breathtaking glimpse of ancient fish shoaling. A social behavior still common in today’s oceans, shoaling involves small marine animals moving …
Officials Recover Limestone Sculpture Looted from Afghanistan
Officials Recover Limestone Sculpture Looted from Afghanistan LONDON, ENGLAND—BBC reports that a sculpture stolen from the National Museum of Afghanistan some 30 years ago has been identified at a London auction house and will go on display at the British Museum before it is returned to Kabul. Members of the Art Loss Register spotted the …
This Fantastical Dragon Bench Was Carved Using A Chainsaw
This Fantastical Dragon Bench Was Carved Using A Chainsaw Who would have thought that chainsaw can be used as an artist’s tool? Estonian artist Igor Loskutow is an award-winning master of chainsaw art. Based in Germany, he’s part of the Husqvarna chainsaw sculpture team, which travels to events across Europe in order to show off …
Mᴀssive, 1,100-Pound Dinosaur Bone Unearthed in France
Mᴀssive, 1,100-Pound Dinosaur Bone Unearthed in France The enormous prehistoric treasures Mother Nature continues to produce, this time in the form of a gigantic thigh bone, once belonging to a mᴀssive plant-munching sauropod that roamed the primeval swamps of what is now southwestern France. A team of paleontologists of the National Museum of Natural History in …
3,000-Year-Old Hebrew Inscription Discovered
3,000-Year-Old Hebrew Inscription Discovered Archeologists at Tel Abel Beth Macaah, a joint dig between Azusa Pacific University and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, have recently exposed a nearly 3,000-year-old jar with the Hebrew inscription. The ink inscription reads “lbnayo,” meaning “belonging to Benaiyo.” This implies that an Israelite man named Benaiyo lived in Abel Beth …