Couple finds more than 66 bottles of Prohibition-era whiskey hidden in the walls of their New York home
Couple finds more than 66 bottles of Prohibition-era whiskey hidden in the walls of their New York home After finding 66 bottles of whiskey from the Prohibition period concealed in the walls and floorboards of their home in upstate New York, a couple is left shocked. Late last year in the town of Ames, Nick …
Eerie train graveyard gives a glimpse into the golden age of Soviet steam trains
Eerie train graveyard gives a glimpse into the golden age of Soviet steam trains In Russia’s central Perm region, near the village of Shumkovo, a cemetery lies on the sidetrack. Instead of tombs and headstones, it is filled with trains from the 20th century. There are dozens of steam locomotives, the oldest dating back to …
A 2,100-year-old statue of Cybele the Anatolian mother goddess unearthed in northwestern Turkey
A 2,100-year-old statue of Cybele the Anatolian mother goddess unearthed in northwestern Turkey An approximate 2,100-year old Cybele’s rare marble statue, Anatolia’s mother goddess, has been discovered in excavations on the Black Sea coast of Northern Ordu province. The historic sculpture of Cybele sitting on her throne weighed a whopping 200 kilograms and was about …
Incredible ancient ruins in the USA you probably didn’t know About
Incredible ancient ruins in the USA you probably didn’t know About The ruins of the ancient civilizations are all common in Rome, Greece, Turkey, Egypt, and Mexico. These cultures are the backbone of the western world, but all of them are so far away that most people see only one or two times in their …
Mysterious 520 million-year-old sea monster with tentacles coming out of its mouth discovered
Mysterious 520 million-year-old sea monster with tentacles coming out of its mouth discovered A recent research finds that the discovery of a fossil demonstrating an underwater marine monster with 18 tentacles surrounding its mouth has helped solve a modern-day puzzle about the origins of a gelatinous carnivore called a comb jelly. The once unexplained “sea …
Ancient goddess statue unearthed in central Turkey
Ancient goddess statue unearthed in central Turkey In central Anatolia, at the site of Kültepe, the capital of the ancient kingdom of Kanesh, several goddess statues have been found, Yeni Şafak reports. Fikri Kulakoğlu of Ankara University said that the largest of the 4,200-year-old statues unearthed this excavation season stands about 17 inches tall. “We …
Byzantine Amphora Found By Swimmer At Cretan Beach
Byzantine Amphora Found By Swimmer At Cretan Beach An ancient amphora, which is a vase that was historically used to store and transport things such as wine, oil and grain was discovered by a man who was swimming at Arina beach in Heraklion, Crete. Admittedly, this is more likely if your holiday is in Crete …
Metal monolith found by a helicopter crew in Utah desert
Metal monolith found by a helicopter crew in Utah desert In a remote part of Utah, after being spotted by state employees counting sheep from a helicopter, a mysterious monolith was found. The structure appeared to be planted in the soil, estimated to be between 10ft and 12ft tall (about 3 metres). It was made …
UK Archaeologist Claims To Have Found Jesus Christ’s Childhood Home In Israel
UK Archaeologist Claims To Have Found Jesus Christ’s Childhood Home In Israel The stone altar 2,800 years old offers insights into the acquisition of Atroth in Jordan. An archaeologist from Britain sheds new light on a fascinating ancient site under a convent in Nazareth. Ken Darke, a professor at the University of Reading, investigates the …
More than 4,500 skeletons discovered in Islamic Necropolos in Spain
More than 4,500 Skeletons Discovered in Islamic Necropolos in Spain CNN reports that more than 4,500 graves have been identified at a cemetery in northeastern Spain, in an area thought to have been largely untouched by the Arab invasion of the Iberian peninsula in the early eighth century A.D. In an 8th-century burial ground in …