1,300-Year-Old Corn God Statue Shows How the Maya Worshipped Maize
1,300-Year-Old Corn God Statue Shows How the Maya Worshipped Maize While excavating a section of the ancient Maya city of Palenque last summer, archaeologists in Mexico were surprised to see the tip of a large nose emerging from underneath the dirt. As they carefully brushed away more debris at El Palacio, nostrils, a chin and …
Cold Sore Virus Detected in Ancient Human Remains
Cold Sore Virus Detected in Ancient Human Remains Ancient DNA extracted from the teeth of humans who lived long ago is yielding new information about pathogens past and present. In one of the latest studies, researchers uncovered and sequenced ancient herpes genomes for the first time, from the teeth of long-ᴅᴇᴀᴅ Europeans. The strain of …
Remains of a woman from 800 years ago were found in a Wooden canoe
Remains of a woman from 800 years ago were found in a Wooden canoe Up to 1,000 years ago, mourners buried a young woman in a ceremonial canoe to represent her final journey into the land of the ᴅᴇᴀᴅ in what is now Patagonia, a new study finds. The discovery reaffirms ethnographic and historical accounts …
The Discovery of a ‘hidden world’ under Antarctic ice has scientists jumping for joy
The Discovery of a ‘hidden world’ under Antarctic ice has scientists jumping for joy A never-before-seen ecosystem lurks in an underground river deep below the icy surface of Antarctica. Researchers recently brought this “hidden world” into the light, revealing a dark and jagged cavern filled with swarms of tiny, shrimplike creatures. The scientists found …
New Thoughts on Societal Changes in Bronze Age Crete
New Thoughts on Societal Changes in Bronze Age Crete A modern scientific analysis of ancient stone tools is challenging long-held beliefs about what caused radical change on the island of Crete, where the first European state flourished during the Bronze Age: the ‘Minoan civilization.’ About 3,500 years ago, Crete underwent significant cultural transformations, including the …
Fresco Fragments Discovered at Roman Temple Site
Fresco Fragments Discovered at Roman Temple Site Cupra Marittima, in Italy’s Marche region, is today a sleepy seaside town — but it was once a thriving and powerful outpost of the Roman Empire.Close to the pristine beaches of the Adriatic coast lie the ruins of the ancient Cupra temple, where a new discovery has come …
Golden Sword Found in Young Scythian Warrior’s Grave in Ukraine
Golden Sword Found in Young Scythian Warrior’s Grave in Ukraine An early grave of a Scythian warrior buried with a golden sword has been unearthed in the Mount Mamai cemetery near the village Velyka Znamyanka in Zaporizhia Oblast, central Ukraine. Archaeologists exploring a small tumulus found a trench with animal bones and fragments of clay amphorae. There …
Jackpot: 900-Year-Old Gold Coins, Dating Back to The Crusades, Found in Israel
Jackpot: 900-Year-Old Gold Coins, Dating Back to The Crusades, Found in Israel Archaeologists in Israel have uncovered a trove of rare gold coins and a 900-year-old gold earring at the site of a Crusader mᴀssacre. Officials announced the discovery earlier this week, explaining that the artefacts were found at the ancient city of Caesarea on …
Two-ton, 1,000-year-old ‘jars of the ᴅᴇᴀᴅ’ baffle archaeologists
Two-ton, 1,000-year-old ‘jars of the ᴅᴇᴀᴅ’ baffle archaeologists The discovery of more than one hundred new stone “jars of the ᴅᴇᴀᴅ” dating more than a thousand years ago has deepened Laos’ enduring archaeological enigma. The cup-like carved stones vary in size, ranging from 10ft (3m) in height and two tons in weight. Exactly how the …
Scientists discover remains of Hobbit humans that stood only 3ft high and lived 700,000 years ago in Indonesia
Scientists discover remains of Hobbit humans that stood only 3ft high and lived 700,000 years ago in Indonesia SCIENTISTS have discovered the fossils of a “hobbit” that lived 700,000 years ago on an Indonesian island. The homo floresienis were ancient humans that lived between 100,000 and 50,000 years ago. Adults stood just three-and-a-half feet tall and …