Neolithic figurine, over 7,000 years old, unearthed at Turkey’s Çatalhöyük
Neolithic figurine, over 7,000 years old, unearthed at Turkey’s Çatalhöyük An 8,000-year-old statuette of what could be a fertility goddess has been unearthed at a Neolithic site in Turkey, according to archaeologists. The figurine, discovered at Çatalhöyük in central Turkey, was wrought from recrystallized limestone between 6300 and 6000 B.C. That material is rare for …
An Unknown Ancient Civilization in India Carved This Rock Art
An Unknown Ancient Civilization in India Carved This Rock Art A pᴀssion for hiking first brought two engineers into the hills and plateaus of India’s picturesque Konkan coast. But now they return for clues to the identification of a lost civilization. As BBC Marathi’s Mayureesh Konnur reports, the duo, Sudhir Risbood and Manoj Marathe, have …
Bronze Age Pot Discovered in Wales
Bronze Age Pot Discovered in Wales An archaeological dig has uncovered what could be the earliest house found in Cardiff. Volunteers and archaeologists from the Caerau and Ely Rediscovering (CAER) Heritage Project, found a clay pot which could be about 3,000 years old. The group were looking for the missing link between the late Iron …
Ancient DNA in East Asia Linked to Native Americans
Ancient DNA in East Asia Linked to Native Americans For the first time, researchers successfully sequenced the genome of ancient human fossils from the Late Pleistocene in southern China. The data, published July 14 in the journal Current Biology, suggests that the mysterious hominin belonged to an extinct maternal branch of modern humans that might …
Rare coffee beans dating back 167 years ago were found by archaeologists working on the Metro Tunnel project
Rare coffee beans dating back 167 years ago were found by archaeologists working on the Metro Tunnel project Perfectly preserved coffee beans dating back more than 167 years have been found by archaeologists working on the Metro Tunnel project, confirming that Melbourne has always been Australia’s coffee capital. The archaeologists were digging up the historic …
The Dispilio Wood Tablet – One Of The Oldest Written Texts In History
The Dispilio Wood Tablet – One Of The Oldest Written Texts In History According to conventional archaeology, writing wasn’t invented until 3000 to 4000 BC in Sumeria. However, an artefact was found over a decade ago which contradicts this belief – and perhaps this is the reason why few people know about the discovery. The Dispilio …
The Dogon Tribe Of Africa And Their Extraterrestrial History
The Dogon Tribe Of Africa And Their Extraterrestrial History One of the most amazing sources of evidence of our ancestors coming from the stars in the history of the Dogon Tribe of Africa. There are between 400,000 and 800,000 Dogon in a remote civilization in the central plateau region of Mali in Africa. The Dogon …
Human Remains Recovered at Waterloo Battlefield
Human Remains Recovered at Waterloo Battlefield New excavations on the battlefield of Waterloo have unearthed a human skeleton, amputated limbs and the remains of at least three horses. The discoveries were made at Mont-Saint-Jean farm, which was the main allied field hospital during the battle in which the Duke of Wellington defeated French Emperor Napoleon …
Investigations Continue at Warsaw’s World War II Jewish Ghetto
Investigations Continue at Warsaw’s World War II Jewish Ghetto Archaeological excavations in the former Warsaw ghetto – at a site where the Jewish underground resistance was based – have unearthed items including children’s shoes and pages from books in Hebrew and Polish. The excavations, which began in early June and are scheduled to continue until …
Gold coins emerged when the earth was full; Ancient hoard of gold Roman coins discovered in plowed UK field
Gold coins emerged when the earth was full; Ancient hoard of gold Roman coins discovered in plowed UK field A cache of gold coins found buried on farmland in the United Kingdom has caught the attention of coin experts, who have linked the treasure trove to the Roman Empire. So far, metal detectorists have discovered …