World War II Execution Site Investigated in Poland
World War II Execution Site Investigated in Poland Dawid Kobiałka of the Polish Academy of Sciences, with the ᴀssistance of an 88-year-old eyewitness, has found personal belongings, bullets, and charred human bone, including fragments of skulls, teeth, femurs, and a vertebra, just under the surface of the ground in an area of northern Poland dubbed …
Scientists Analyze Ancient Egyptian Ink containing lead were likely used as drier on ancient Egyptian papyri
Scientists Analyze Ancient Egyptian Ink containing lead were likely used as drier on ancient Egyptian papyri Cosmos Magazine reports that a team of chemists, physicists, and Egyptologists from the University of Copenhagen and the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility used advanced X-ray microscopy equipment to analyze the chemical composition of the ink markings found on papyrus fragments …
Mysterious Ancient Structures Hidden Under The Sand In The Sahara Desert
Mysterious Ancient Structures Hidden Under The Sand In The Sahara Desert Hundreds of stone structures dating back thousands of years have been discovered in Western Sahara, a territory in Africa little explored by archaeologists. The structures seem to come in all sizes and shapes, and archaeologists aren’t sure what many of then were used for …
Archaeologists Discover 3,500-Year-Old Griffin Warrior Tomb Full of Treasures
Archaeologists Discover 3,500-Year-Old “Griffin Warrior” Tomb Full of Treasures Jack Davis and Sharon Stocker, archaeologists in UC’s classics department, found the two beehive-shaped tombs in Pylos, Greece, last year while investigating the area around the grave of an individual they have called the “Griffin Warrior,” a Greek man whose final resting place they discovered nearby …
This 3.3-Million-Year-Old Hominin Toddler Was Kind of Like Us
This 3.3-Million-Year-Old Hominin Toddler Was Kind of Like Us In a fragment of sandstone sticking from the soil in the sparkling flatlands of Northeast Ethiopia, a fossil fragment of the cheekbone has been detected. Zeresenay Alemseged almost instinctively realised that he had come across something important. The skinbone brought a jaw, parts of a skull …
Impressive Water Purification System Found at Ancient Maya City
Impressive Water Purification System Found at Ancient Maya City For fundamental human life, water is necessary. Yet polluted water can also spread lethal viruses that can kill whole communities. Safe, clean water offers humanity one of its best chances to thrive. Many ancient cultures purified their rivers, including the Greeks, Egyptians and Romans. Water treatment …
Archaeologists find Rome-era tombs in Egypt’s the Western Desert
Archaeologists find Rome-era tombs in Egypt’s the Western Desert Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered two ancient tombs dating back to the Roman period in the country’s the Western Desert. The team discovered structures of two different architectural styles at the Beir Al-Shaghala site in the Dakhla Oasis, though both were built from mud-brick. Inside the …
Pit of Amputated arms in France from 6,000 years ago suggest war and trophy taking
Pit of Amputated arms in France from 6,000 years ago suggest war and trophy taking 6,000 years ago, a circular pit with the bodies of seven people on a bed with seven arms sheds fresh light on violent disputes. Experts claim the gruesome discovery tells the tale of a devastating raid on a settlement in eastern …
Tomb of Duke Jing of Qi and his 600 Sacrificial Horses found by Archaeologists
Tomb of Duke Jing of Qi and his 600 Sacrificial Horses found by Archaeologists A surprising find was made in China in 1964: a tomb holding the bodies of hundreds of horses, perfectly organised in rows. Such a complex burial and large sacrifice clearly indicated that the tomb belonged to a person who held a …
Egypt finds 59 ancient coffins buried more than 2,600 years ago
Egypt finds 59 ancient coffins buried more than 2,600 years ago The Egyptian Minister of Tourism and Antiquities said on Saturday, dozens of ancient coffins were discovered by archaeologists in a large Necropolis south of Cairo. Khalid el-Anany said that 59 sealed sarcophagi, most of them mummies, have been discovered to have buried more than …