Russian Statue Discovered to Be Older Than the Pyramids
Russian Statue Discovered to Be Older Than the Pyramids Gold prospectors first discovered the so-called Shigir Idol at the bottom of a peat bog in Russia’s Ural mountain range in 1890. The unique object—a nine-foot-tall totem pole composed of ten wooden fragments carved with expressive faces, eyes and limbs and decorated with geometric patterns—represents the …
Humans altered landscapes 92,000 years ago
Humans altered landscapes 92,000 years ago More evidence has emerged that humans have been altering the environment for much longer than the current climate crisis. A new study published in Science Advances Wednesday found evidence that humans used fire to change the landscape around Lake Malawi in Africa as early as 92,000 years ago. “This is essentially …
Israeli archaeologists find Roman, medieval treasures in ancient shipwrecks off the Mediterranean coast
Israeli archaeologists find Roman, medieval treasures in ancient shipwrecks off Mediterranean coast Archaeologists in Israel have discovered the remnants of two shipwrecks off the Mediterranean coast, replete with a sunken trove of hundreds of Roman and medieval silver coins. The finds made near the ancient city of Caesarea were dated to the Roman and Mamluk …
Spanish researchers claim to have found lost ancient building dedicated to Hercules
Spanish researchers claim to have found lost ancient building dedicated to Hercules The legendary temple of Hercules Gaditanus, who was known as Melqart in Phoenician times, was a key pilgrimage site in ancient times. According to classical records, the temple witnessed the pᴀssage of historical figures such as Julius Caesar and the Carthaginian conqueror Hannibal, and …
World’s oldest family tree reconstructed from Stone Age tomb
World’s oldest family tree reconstructed from Stone Age tomb A nearly 6,000-year-old tomb unearthed in England holds the remains of 27 family members, representing a five-generation lineage descended from one man and four women, researchers have found using DNA analysis. The findings suggest there were polygamous marriages in the upper echelons of Neolithic society at …
Billionaire hands over $70 million of stolen artefacts
Billionaire hands over $70 million of stolen artefacts Michael H. Steinhardt, the billionaire hedge fund pioneer and one of New York’s most prolific antiquities collectors, has surrendered 180 stolen objects valued at $70 million and been barred for life from acquiring any other relics, the Manhattan district attorney’s office said in a statement Monday. The …
Last meal of a man mummified in a bog reconstructed after 2400 years
Last meal of a man mummified in a bog reconstructed after 2400 years The Tollund Man is one of the most famous ‘bog bodies’ ever discovered in northern Europe. Even though the 30- to 40-year-old human was buried in a bog more than 2,400 years ago, the acidic peat has mummified his body to a …
Millet bread and pulse dough from early Iron Age South India: Charred food lumps as culinary indicators
Millet bread and pulse dough from early Iron Age South India: Charred food lumps as culinary indicators Prof. Jennifer Bates and her coworkers, Kelly Wilcox Black and Prof. Kathleen Morrison, published a new archaeobotanical article, “Millet Bread and Pulse Dough from Early Iron Age South India: Charred Food Lumps as Culinary Indicators, ” in the …
Another Erased Black Cemetery Identified in Florida
Another “Erased” Black Cemetery Identified in Florida An unmarked African American cemetery with hundreds of graves has been found at the site of a downtown office building in Clearwater, Fla. It’s at least the fourth abandoned African American cemetery rediscovered in recent years in Florida. The finds are forcing communities to come to terms with …
5 Ice Age Mammoths Discovered Near Busy Road in England
5 Ice Age Mammoths Discovered Near Busy Road in England Experts who unearthed a 200,000-year-old mammoth graveyard say it is “one of Britain’s biggest Ice Age discoveries in recent years”. Archaeologists found the remains of five animals, including two adults, two juveniles, and an infant, at a quarry near Swindon. The dig began after two …