Local Farmers found 2,000 years old carved caves while pumping water out of five small pools
Local Farmers found 2,000 years old carved caves while pumping water out of five small pools The caves are one of the largest structures ever excavated by human hands. First discovered in 1992, 24 caves have been found to date, one of which has been developed as a tourist attraction. Interestingly, to date, not a single …
Archaeologists discover 35 burial chambers in the Sudan desert with fascinating links to Ancient Egypt
Archaeologists discover 35 burial chambers in the Sudan desert with fascinating links to Ancient Egypt Archaeologists excavating a site in Sudan have discovered 35 pyramids revealing fascinating links between the bygone Kingdom of Kush that once existed there and ancient Egypt. The pyramids, which date back around 2,000 years, are smaller than most Egyptian examples …
Archaeologists Diving Under a 2,300-Year-Old Pyramid Find Ancient Treasure
Archaeologists Diving Under a 2,300-Year-Old Pyramid Find Ancient Treasure Somewhere Below the surface of the kiddie-pool sized patch of brown water is the entrance to the 2,300-year-old tomb of a pharaoh named Nastasen. If I crane my neck back far enough, I can just make out the eastern flank of his pyramid rising nearly three …
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 …