The largest animal-shaped bronze mythical beast unearthed at Sanxingdui
The largest animal-shaped bronze mythical beast unearthed at Sanxingdui Chinese archaeologists have unearthed a big bronze beast – one of the most highly anticipated treasures of the Sanxingdui ruins – a year after spotting it in a pit at the mysterious site in Sichuan province. The bronze was discovered in July last year, but archaeologists were not able to …
Anglo-Saxon Trade Hub Found at Monastery Site in England
Anglo-Saxon Trade Hub Found at Monastery Site in England Archaeologists have unearthed a long-forgotten trading hub that researchers say would have enjoyed comparable status to London in the Middle Ages. The find on the banks of the Thames in Cookham, Berkshire, has been hailed as “a once in a generation discovery” by the University of …
Did archaeologists discover the grave of Alexander the Great?
Did archaeologists discover the grave of Alexander the Great? An Egyptian official has claimed that he has evidence that Alexander the Great’s tomb is in Siwa, Egypt, the Egypt Independent reported on Friday. The report says that Mohamed Omran, the director of Siwa’s Tourism Department, “announced evidence suggesting the potential discovery of the tomb of alexander the …
Huge Megalithic 7,000-Year-Old Site Dolmen Of Guadalperal Emerges From Dry Lake In Spain
Huge Megalithic 7,000-Year-Old Site Dolmen Of Guadalperal Emerges From Dry Lake In Spain This summer’s H๏τ weather has been extremely troublesome in many European countries. Spain suffered the worst drought in decades. An unexpected side-effect of the warm weather has been discovering unknown archaeological sites. One of them is a mysterious megalithic monument that emerged …
Burials in Indonesia Offer Clues to Migration
Burials in Indonesia Offer Clues to Migration Scientists have discovered three bodies on an Indonesian island which provide an insight into the movements of early humans, thousands of years ago. The bodies, found across three burial sites, form part of the excavation and analysis of 50,000 bones unearthed along the south coast of Indonesia’s Alor …
Viking-Era Arrowhead Discovered in Norway
Viking-Era Arrowhead Discovered in Norway “Oh, look at this little beauty”, the team of archaeologists enthusiastically exclaim in their Facebook update, which includes a video of the three-bladed arrowhead. “The last person who touched it was a Viking,” the post reads. The team of glacial archaeologists from Innlandet county’s Secrets of the Ice and the …
Mᴀssive Roman Phallus Relief Carving Uncovered in Spain
Mᴀssive Roman Phallus Relief Carving Uncovered in Spain A large Roman-era relief carving of a phallus was uncovered by archaeologists excavating in Nueva Carteya, Córdoba, Spain, earlier this month, according to an announcement by the area’s local history museum. At more than one-and-a-half feet long, it could be the largest preserved Roman phallus carving, according …
Ancient Hidden City Discovered Under Lake тιтicaca
Ancient Hidden City Discovered Under Lake тιтicaca Five minutes away from the town of Tiquina, on the shores of Lake тιтicaca, archaeologists found the remains of an ancient civilization under the waters of the lake. The find was made 10 years ago, by Christophe Delaere, an archaeologist from the Free University of Belgium, by following …
Untouched and Unlooted 4,400-yr-old Tomb of Egyptian High Priest Discovered
Untouched and Unlooted 4,400-yr-old Tomb of Egyptian High Priest Discovered Archaeologists in Egypt have made a new tomb discovery — the final resting place of a high priest, untouched for 4,400 years, decorated with hieroglyphics. The secretary-general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, Mostafa Waziri, described the find as “one of a kind in the …
Are the ‘Chachapoya Clouds Warriors’ of ancient Peru descendants of Europeans?
Are the ‘Chachapoya Clouds Warriors’ of ancient Peru descendants of Europeans? At 4,000 km upriver you reach the foothills of the Andes in Peru, and there lived the people of the Chachapoya, also called “The Warriors of the Clouds.” There is little first-hand or contrasting knowledge of the Chachapoyas. Much of what we do know …