42,000 years old Mungo Man skeleton, the oldest human remains found in Australia
42,000 years old Mungo Man skeleton, the oldest human remains found in Australia First, a skull, then a torso and eventually an entire skeleton emerged from the sands of south-west New South Wales. When the bones of Australia’s oldest and most complete humans were unearthed in the 1970s it rewrote history. Dubbed Mungo Man after …
The Medieval Book That Emerged from a Bog After 1200 Years
The Medieval Book That Emerged from a Bog After 1200 Years The book that emerged from a bog after 1200 years This is the remarkable story of a medieval book that spent 1200 years in the mud. Around 800 someones had a Book of Psalms made, a portable copy fitted with a leather satchel. The …
Roman Settlement Found in Cambridgeshire, England
Roman Settlement Found in Cambridgeshire, England One of the discoveries of archeological work in Waterbeach Barracks was Roman pottery and coins, along with Bronze Age PalStave ax-head. Before work starts on the first phase of the new town development, Oxford Archaeology East has been working with developer Urban & Civic and Cambridgeshire County Council’s historic environment …
The 7,000-year-old stone bracelet is oldest ever found in the world
The 7,000-year-old stone bracelet is oldest ever found in the world A Paleolithic man’s stone bracelet claimed to revolutionize our understanding of early human development. Scientific analysis suggests that the enchanting find is a 65,000 to 70,000 years old. It’s the oldest piece of jewelry of its kind in the world that experts believe to be …
Evidence for prehistoric human dismemberment found at Carrowkeel, Ireland
Evidence for prehistoric human dismemberment found at Carrowkeel, Ireland The ancient people of Ireland have provided new insights into the death rites. And they’re a bit disgusting. A little disgusting. The New Zealand University of Otago ‘s Anatomy Department has studied ancient Irish funerals. The results were published in the Bioarchaeology International journal. Dr. Jonny …
Newly discovered Kazakhstan pyramid may be older than certain Egyptian pyramids
Newly discovered Kazakhstan pyramid may be older than certain Egyptian pyramids Recently, archeologists in Kazakhstan have unearthed a pyramid-shaped mausoleum about 3,000 years old which makes it older than certain, but not all, pyramids of Egypt. In the Sary-Arka area close to the city of Karaganda the extraordinary discovery was made, and the team said …
Evidence of Iron Age temples uncovered at Navan Fort
Evidence of Iron Age temples uncovered at Navan Fort During an examination of the Navan Forts in Co Armagh, Queen’s boffins uncovered evidence of a huge temple complex. The discovery at Ulster’s mythical capital, known as Emain Macha, could date back as far as the Iron Age. The research was worked together by scholars from Queen’s, …
5,000-year-old Sligo tombs being destroyed by vandals, say archaeologists
5,000-year-old Sligo tombs being destroyed by vandals, say archaeologists Five-thousand-year-old Neolithic tombs in Co Sligo are suffering damage and vandalism “on a scale never seen before” and will not survive unless action is taken immediately, archaeological experts have warned. There are 75 pᴀssage tombs in Co Sligo, almost one-third of the estimated 240 in the …
Roman-Era Coins Unearthed at Spa Complex in Bulgaria
Roman-Era Coins Unearthed at Spa Complex in Bulgaria More than 40 ancient coins, most of which from the 4th century CE, have been discovered since the excavations were started in the summer of 2020 on the site Aquae Calidae near Bourgas on the southern Bulgarian Black Sea coast. This was announced by the head of …
Medieval plague mᴀss grave discovered in north Dublin
Medieval “plague” mᴀss grave discovered in north Dublin According to an Irish Central report, walkers in North County Dublin spotted bones eroding out of the surface of the ground during a period of drought this spring. Examination of the bones by osteoarchaeologist Maeve McCormick revealed they belonged to a boy who was about 12 years …