Study Analyzes Warriors’ Remains in Medieval Tombs in Poland
Four Warriors Buried in 11th Century Tombs in Pomerania Came From Scandinavia say, Scientists The skeleton of 4 Scandinavian warriors hundreds of miles from their homeland was stunned by Archeologists in Poland. The remains of the 11th century were discovered in a peculiar burial site dubbed by the archaeologists at a death house. A chemical and …
These 259 tiny fish were buried alive 50 million years ago, and survive now only as prehistoric ‘pH๏τo’
A 50-million-year-old school of fish is etched forever in this rare fossil It’s not clear what overtook this school of fish, but the remnant—an untimely demise etched in a limestone slab for all eternity—is a breathtaking glimpse of ancient fish shoaling. A social behavior still common in today’s oceans, shoaling involves small marine animals moving …
Officials Recover Limestone Sculpture Looted from Afghanistan
Officials Recover Limestone Sculpture Looted from Afghanistan LONDON, ENGLAND—BBC reports that a sculpture stolen from the National Museum of Afghanistan some 30 years ago has been identified at a London auction house and will go on display at the British Museum before it is returned to Kabul. Members of the Art Loss Register spotted the …
This Fantastical Dragon Bench Was Carved Using A Chainsaw
This Fantastical Dragon Bench Was Carved Using A Chainsaw Who would have thought that chainsaw can be used as an artist’s tool? Estonian artist Igor Loskutow is an award-winning master of chainsaw art. Based in Germany, he’s part of the Husqvarna chainsaw sculpture team, which travels to events across Europe in order to show off …
Mᴀssive, 1,100-Pound Dinosaur Bone Unearthed in France
Mᴀssive, 1,100-Pound Dinosaur Bone Unearthed in France The enormous prehistoric treasures Mother Nature continues to produce, this time in the form of a gigantic thigh bone, once belonging to a mᴀssive plant-munching sauropod that roamed the primeval swamps of what is now southwestern France. A team of paleontologists of the National Museum of Natural History in …
3,000-Year-Old Hebrew Inscription Discovered
3,000-Year-Old Hebrew Inscription Discovered Archeologists at Tel Abel Beth Macaah, a joint dig between Azusa Pacific University and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, have recently exposed a nearly 3,000-year-old jar with the Hebrew inscription. The ink inscription reads “lbnayo,” meaning “belonging to Benaiyo.” This implies that an Israelite man named Benaiyo lived in Abel Beth …
Australia wildfires reveal ancient aboriginal aquaculture system built before the Egyptian pyramids
Australia wildfires reveal ancient aboriginal aquaculture system built before the Egyptian pyramids Further parts of an ancient aquaculture system built thousands of years ago by indigenous people in Victoria Southwest were uncovered by fire. Last year’s UNESCO World Heritage List was included in the Budj-Bim cultural landscape which includes an elaborate series of stone-lined channels and pools …
Scientists find that tin found in Israel from 3,000 years ago comes from Cornwall
Scientists find that tin found in Israel from 3,000 years ago comes from Cornwall, England. Scientists have revealed tin ingots from more than 3,000 years ago found in Israel. They have established that ancient tin ingots found in Israel actually came from what is now modern-day Britain. Archaeologists believe it shows that tin was transported …
Rare 16th Century Gothic Boxwood Carvings Are So Miniature Researchers Used X-Ray To Solve Their Mysteries
Rare 16th Century Gothic Boxwood Carvings Are So Miniature Researchers Used X-Ray To Solve Their Mysteries The tiny boxwood sculptures are so perfectly crafted that the naked eye cannot see details that reveal their construction. New research and cutting-edge scientific imaging have revealed that each carving is an intricate three-dimensional jigsaw puzzle. Knowing how the …
Medieval Padlock Discovered in Scotland
Medieval Padlock Hints at Prosperity of Scotland’s Pictish Farmers In olden times, padlocks were sufficient to safeguard a person’s treasures—and even after more than a millennium underground, some of these handy artifacts still hold their fair share of secrets under lock and key. Officials excavating the Lair archeological site in Glenshee, Scotland, have uncovered two …