19th-Century Industrial Site Uncovered in Southwest England
19th-Century Industrial Site Uncovered in Southwest England Archaeologists digging up a car park in South Bristol have unearthed the full extent of one of the city’s most ‘secretive’ companies – less than 60 years after it closed down. The team from WesSєx Archaeology were given access to the old NCP car park on Dalby Avenue …
A 193-million-year old nesting ground with more than 100 dinosaur eggs offers evidence they lived in herds
A 193-million-year-old nesting ground with more than 100 dinosaur eggs offers evidence they lived in herds A 193-million-year-old nesting ground containing more than 100 dinosaurs’ eggs is upending palaeontologists’ understanding of an early dinosaur species. Research published Thursday describes a collection of eggs and juvenile and adult skeletons from a dinosaur called Mussaurus patagonicus, which were …
Archaeologists find a skeleton in Alexander the Great-era tomb
Archaeologists find a skeleton in Alexander the Great-era tomb Archaeologists in Greece have uncovered a skeleton from a tomb dating back to the era of Alexander the Great. The excavation has refuelled rumours about the Greek conqueror, whose final resting place remains a mystery. Greece’s Culture Ministry confirmed on Wednesday that an excavation site in …
Astonishing 500-Million-Year-Old Fossilized Brains Prompt a Rethink of the Evolution of Insects and Spiders
“Astonishing” 500-Million-Year-Old Fossilized Brains Prompt a Rethink of the Evolution of Insects and Spiders What had spiny claws protruding from its mouth, sported a body shaped like a toilet brush and looked as though it slithered off the cover of a sci-fi novel? An ocean predator from the Cambrian period is known as Stanleycaris hirpex. …
8,200-year-old burials in Russia contain pendants crafted from human bone
8,200-year-old burials in Russia contain pendants crafted from human bone Nearly a century ago, archaeologists excavating an 8,200-year-old graveyard in northwestern Russia took note of a number of bone and animal-tooth pendants buried with the Stone Age people entombed there. But when researchers recently began to re-analyze the bone pendants to determine which species of …
300-Million-Year-Old Screw Embedded Into Rock Discovered In China
300-Million-Year-Old Screw Embedded Into Rock Discovered In China The Lanzhou screw is another mysterious object discovered in recent years that seems to challenge mainstream archaeology and history. It was discovered in 2002 and has since generated a great amount of attention among collectors and researchers. The most mysterious part of this object is that, within …
100,000-Year-Old Astronomical Map Discovered At Visoko
100,000-Year-Old Astronomical Map Discovered At Visoko I met Semir Osmanagich, three years ago, in Pescara (Italy) during a conference on Ancient Civilizations and we had several intriguing conversations that were the seeds of my study on the enigmatic stone found in the valley of Visoko, Bosnia and Herzegovina. In my opinion, Semir is working very …
The Crimean Pyramids — Built Before Dinosaurs Roamed The Earth?
The Crimean Pyramids — Built Before Dinosaurs Roamed The Earth? Ukrainian researchers have come across one of the most important discoveries in recent years as they accidentally discovered a set of megalithic constructions and pyramids in the peninsula of Crimea, well-known in ancient history for archaeological and historical treasures from different cultures and ancient civilizations …
70 Metallic Books That Could Change The Biblical Story
70 Metallic Books That Could Change The Biblical Story This incredible discovery could prove to be the most important thing since the discovery of the ᴅᴇᴀᴅ Sea Scrolls. The ancient collection of 70 tiny books bound with wire, could reveal some of the biggest secrets of the early days of Christianity. As everything that challenged …
Ancient ‘New York’: 5,000-year-old city discovered in Israel
Ancient ‘New York’: 5,000-year-old city discovered in Israel The remains of a 5,000-year-old city have been discovered in Israel – the largest and oldest such find in the region. The city was home to 6,000 people and included planned roads, neighbourhoods, a ritual temple and fortifications. An even earlier settlement, believed to be 7,000 years …