Archaeologists Discover 2200-Year-old Egyptian Shipwreck in the Mediterranean Sea
Archaeologists Discover 2200-Year-old Egyptian Shipwreck in Mediterranean Sea A Doomed ship that sank after it was hit by gigantic stone blocks following an earthquake 2,200 years ago has been found in Egypt. The wreck was discovered by archaeologists at the site of Thonis-Heracleion, a city that crashed into the water as a result of the …
Brutalised skeletons of ancient farmers who ‘battered each other to death in world’s DRIEST desert’ found
Brutalised skeletons of ancient farmers who ‘battered each other to death in world’s DRIEST desert’ found Grisly human remains of ancient farmers who worked in one of the world’s driest deserts have been examined as part of a new study. The battered skeletons were found in the Atacama Desert in modern-day Chile and date back …
New evidence supports idea that America’s first civilization was made up of ‘sophisticated’ engineers
New evidence supports idea that America’s first civilization was made up of ‘sophisticated’ engineers The Native Americans who occupied the area known as Poverty Point in northern Louisiana more than 3,000 years ago long have been believed to be simple hunters and gatherers. But new Washington University in St. Louis archaeological findings paint a drastically …
Investigations have discovered the existence of a 900m high Great Pyramid hidden under intense vegetation in Australia
Investigations have discovered the existence of a 900m high “Great Pyramid” hidden under intense vegetation in Australia There are pyramid constructions all over the world. Despite the ancient study of culture we, in each of them there are these buildings. That’s why it’s not surprising that there’s even a Great Pyramid in Australia. A team …
Neanderthal Tooth from Iran Dated to Middle Paleolithic Period
Neanderthal Tooth from Iran Dated to Middle Paleolithic Period A new study conducted by a team of archaeologists and paleoanthropologists from Germany, Italy, Iran, and Britain delves into the discovery of an in-situ Neanderthal tooth, which was discovered in 2017 in a rock shelter, western Iran. The research is described in a paper in the …
Traces of Beer Detected in 9,000-Year-Old Vessels in China
Traces of Beer Detected in 9,000-Year-Old Vessels in China Alcoholic beverages have long been known to serve an important socio-cultural function in ancient societies, including ritual feasts. A new study finds evidence of beer drinking 9,000 years ago in southern China, which was likely part of a ritual to honour the ᴅᴇᴀᴅ. The findings are …
Scientists Reconstruct First-evolved Plant Roots Using 400-million-year-old Fossil
Scientists Reconstruct First-evolved Plant Roots Using 400-million-year-old Fossil A plant fossil from a geological formation in Scotland sheds light on the development of the earliest known form of roots. A team led by researchers at GMI – the Gregor Mendel Insтιтute of Molecular Plant Biology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, the University of Edinburgh, …
Israeli-Lithuanian Team Reveals Torah Ark at the Site of Vilnius’ Great Synagogue
Israeli-Lithuanian Team Reveals Torah Ark at the Site of Vilnius’ Great Synagogue In Vilnius, capital of Lithuania, an excavation of its former Great Synagogue has fully exposed the Torah ark and the podium that was destroyed by Nazi-Germany during the Holocaust. A joint Israeli-Lithuanian excavation expedition, using a ground-penetrating radar test at the site, announced …
Stalin-Era Mᴀss Graves Discovered in Ukraine
Stalin-Era Mᴀss Graves Discovered in Ukraine The remains of up to 20,000 people have been found in Ukraine’s southern city of Odessa as excavations continue at a site believed to be a mᴀss grave of victims of Stalin’s Terror, historians said Monday. According to various estimates, the bones of between 5,000 and 20,000 people lie …
Ancient humans could do some impressive things with elephant bones
Ancient humans could do some impressive things with elephant bones In a new study, University of Colorado Boulder archaeologist Paola Villa and her colleagues surveyed tools excavated from a site in Italy where large numbers of elephants had died. The team discovered that humans at this site roughly 400,000 years ago appropriated those carcᴀsses to …