300 Million Year Old Machinery Found in Russia
300 Million-Year-Old Machinery Found In Russia, Experts Say Aluminum Gear Not The Result Of Natural Forces, May Be Extraterrestrial The Voice of Russia and other Russian sources are reporting that a 300 million-year-old piece of aluminum machinery has been found in Vladivostok. Experts say a gear rail appears to be manufactured and not the result …
2,400-Year-Old Kitchen Uncovered in Turkey
2,400-Year-Old Kitchen Uncovered in Turkey Hurriyet Daily News reports that a 2,400-year-old house, with a kitchen and a neighbouring room containing mirrors, ornaments, loom weights, and fragrance containers have been unearthed at the site of the ancient Lycian city of Patara. The world of archaeology was delighted by the objects found during the excavations at …
Possible Roman Salt-Making Site Discovered in England
Possible Roman Salt-Making Site Discovered in England Spalding Today reports that excavations ahead of road construction in England’s East Midlands have uncovered Roman pottery, charcoal, two ditches, and holding tanks that may have been used by the Romans to make and transport salt. “Before this, it was believed that the area did not have much …
After 3,300 Years, king tuts Coffin Leaves His Tomb for the First Time Ever
After 3,300 Years, king tuts Coffin Leaves His Tomb for the First Time Ever The outermost coffin that once held the body of King Tutankhamun had never left the 3,300-year-old tomb since the time he was first laid to rest. Even after archaeologist Howard Carter discovered the tomb in 1922, the wooden coffin remained in …
Smallest Dinosaur ever Found Preserved in 99- million-year-old Piece of Amber
Smallest Dinosaur ever Found Preserved in 99- million-year-old Piece of Amber The head of a flying dinosaur that is hardly bigger than a bee hummingbird has been discovered in 99-million-year-old amber. The piece of polished amber, just 31mm by 20mm by 8.5mm, was found in Kachin Province of northern Myanmar, an area becoming increasingly well-known …
Ancient Egyptian Coffin Contains Oldest Known Map Of The Underworld
Ancient Egyptian Coffin Contains Oldest Known “Map” Of The Underworld Even those who know little of ancient Egypt’s mysteries have heard of the infamous Book of the ᴅᴇᴀᴅ. And now, researchers have found a similar text that not only predates that one, but may also be the oldest illustrated book ever uncovered. According to The …
Researchers Discover 14,800 Years Old Petroglyphs, the Oldest one in U.S.A
Researchers Discover 14,800 Years Old Petroglyphs, the Oldest one in U.S.A A recent high-tech study performed by a bouldering researcher of the University of Colorado showed the oldest recorded petroglyphs in North America, which were carved into a series of boulders in West Nevada at least 10,500 years ago and perhaps even as far back …
Potential Royal Statue Fragment Unearthed in England
Potential Royal Statue Fragment Unearthed in England The Guardian reports that a team of researchers led by archaeologist Julian Richards unearthed a carved stone head at the site of Shaftesbury Abbey, which was founded as a religious house for women in southwestern England in the late ninth century by Alfred the Great and dissolved in …
2,500-Year-Old Bronze Statue Found at Saqqara
2,500-Year-Old Bronze Statue Found at Saqqara Mostafa Waziri of the Supreme Council of Antiquities announced the discovery of several statues, including a 14-inch-tall bronze figure of the god Nefertum, lying beside intact, painted wooden coffins in a deep burial shaft in the Saqqara necropolis, according to an Ahram Online report. God Nefertum statue is inlaid …
Hundreds of Rock Art Images Documented in Australia
Hundreds of Rock Art Images Documented in Australia Cosmos Magazine reports that 572 Maliwawa Figures have been documented for the first time at 87 different rock art sites in northern Australia’s Arnhem Land. Paul Taçon of Griffith University said the red figures, drawn between 6,000 and 9,400 years ago, depict humans and animals living in …