This 230-Million-Year-Old African Dinosaur is the Oldest Dinosaur Species Ever
This 230-Million-Year-Old African Dinosaur is the Oldest Dinosaur Species Ever The oldest definitive dinosaur species ever discovered in Africa — and one of the oldest dino species to walk Earth — has been unearthed in Zimbabwe, a new study finds. The finding sheds new light on dinosaur evolution, and on one of the most fundamental …
Archaeologists unearth remains of 17th-century female vampire in Poland
Archaeologists unearth remains of 17th-century female “vampire” in Poland Vampire folklore across cultures is filled with various tips on how to keep a recently deceased person from rising from the grave as an unᴅᴇᴀᴅ fiend who preys on the living. Now archaeologists have uncovered an unusual example of people using these tips in a 17th-century Polish cemetery …
Neolithic culinary traditions of ancient Brits uncovered
Neolithic culinary traditions of ancient Brits uncovered A team of scientists, led by the University of Bristol, has uncovered intriguing new insights into the diet of people living in Neolithic Britain and found evidence that cereals, including wheat, were cooked in pots. Using chemical analysis of ancient, and incredibly well-preserved pottery found in the waters …
Palaeolithic Artifacts Discovered in a Cave in Slovakia
Palaeolithic Artifacts Discovered in a Cave in Slovakia Traces of Alpine ibex hunters from several thousand years ago have been discovered in the Belianske Tatras in Slovakia. Based on isotope analyses, the joint Slovak-Polish research expedition in Hučivá Cave (Hučivá diera), say the traces were found in what was a Palaeolithic settlement left by the …
1930s Medicine Bottle Found in Poland’s Gwda River
1930s Medicine Bottle Found in Poland’s Gwda River Archaeology enthusiasts have uncovered a perfectly preserved pharmaceutical bottle with herbal ‘heart’ drops from the 1930s, alongside the remains of a medieval clay pot from the bottom of a river. The team led by Dr Jarosław Rola from the Stanisław Staszic Regional Museum in Piła stumbled upon …
11th-Century Settlement Uncovered in Zanzibar’s Stone Town
11th-Century Settlement Uncovered in Zanzibar’s Stone Town A UAE-led heritage project is shedding new light on the origins of Zanzibar’s Stone Town. Archaeologists have discovered evidence of an original settlement at the Unesco World Heritage site in Tanzania that dates back to the 11th century. It proves the town — previously thought to be an 18th century Omani Arab …
Trovants, the living stones of Romania: They grow, multiply and move!
Trovants, the living stones of Romania: They grow, multiply and move! There are strange places across the world. But these places make our planet such a wonderful and unique place. Among its many oddities and beauties, Earth has living stones. Although not literally alive, there are geological features in Europe which have the ability to …
The scientific community is perplexed by the discovery of a mummified Alien body in the Atacama desert
The scientific community is perplexed by the discovery of a mummified Alien body in the Atacama desert The mummified alien body from the Atacama Desert is at the top of the list when it comes to findings that the science world shudders at the thought of. When it was found in 2003, no scientist could …
A 3,300-Year-Old Bird Claw Was Discovered By Archaeologists While Digging In A Cave
A 3,300-Year-Old Bird Claw Was Discovered By Archaeologists While Digging In A Cave Nearly three decades ago, a team of archaeologists were carrying out an expedition inside a large cave system on Mount Owen in New Zealand when they stumbled across a frightening and unusual object. With little visibility in the dark cave, they wondered …
Is This Man-Made Underground Complex ONE MILLION Years Old?
Is This Man-Made Underground Complex ONE MILLION Years Old? While most researchers and scholars around the globe agree that human civilization as we know it only has only existed for some 12,000 years on our planet, there are countless discoveries that point toward a much different past. There are many findings ranging from temples, structures, …