Meet The Inca Ice Maiden, Perhaps The Best-Preserved Mummy In Human History
Meet The Inca Ice Maiden, Perhaps The Best-Preserved Mummy In Human History The must-see attraction for visitors to Museo Santuarios Andinos (Museum of Andean Sanctuaries) in Arequipa, Peru is without a doubt the Mummy Juanita, one of the world’s best-preserved corpses. Her full head of dark hair is still intact and the skin on her …
Treasure of 1,290 Ancient Roman Coins Discovered by Amateur Archaeologist in Switzerland
Treasure of 1,290 Ancient Roman Coins Discovered by Amateur Archaeologist in Switzerland An amateur archaeologist has found a big treasure trove of over 1,290 priceless, ancient Roman coins dating back to the 4th Century AD near Bubendorf, a municipality in the district of Liestal, in the canton of Basle-County, in Switzerland. The hoard was discovered …
The Earliest Form of Life From 4.28 Billion Years Ago Discovered
The Earliest Form of Life From 4.28 Billion Years Ago Discovered Every time we keep on looking back in history to find the earliest traces of life we keep on finding earlier evidence of when life began on this Earth. There is a precise correlation between the prehistoric age and the size of evidence. A …
The ancient computer may have had its clock set to 23 December 178 BC
The ancient computer may have had its clock set to 23 December 178 BC In 1901, divers looking to research different species of fish next to the tiny island of Antikythera in Grece discovered an old shipwreck from ancient times which contained vast treasures. Besides all the treasure, a piece of corroded metal was found …
6000-Year-Old Salt Production House Rewrites Europe’s History
6000-Year-Old Salt Production House Rewrites Europe’s History Archaeologists in the UK have found an ancient stone age-era salt-production house in North Yorkshire, estimated to be older even than Stonehenge, UK media outlets reported on Wednesday. Dating from the Neolithic period around 3800 B.C.E. the 6,000-year-old find is the latest discovery from the Street House Farm …
Stunning Roman-looking sandals found deep in the snow in the Norwegian mountains
Stunning Roman-looking sandals found deep in the snow in the Norwegian mountains Global warming is leading to the retreat of mountain glaciers. Incredibly well preserved and rare artefacts have emerged from melting glaciers and ice patches in North America, the Alps, and Scandinavia. Team Secrets of the Ice has been searching for clues about the …
‘Theodoric the Great’ villa mosaic found near Verona in Italy
‘Theodoric the Great’ villa mosaic found near Verona in Italy A section of the ancient Roman mosaic flooring from the 5th century AD villa of Ostrogoth king Theodoric the Great has been discovered near the northern Italian city of Verona. The mosaic was found during digging to replace gas pipes at Montorio outside Verona. There …
Ancient Mayans built pyramids partly from ash after a catastrophic volcanic eruption
Ancient Mayans built pyramids partly from ash after a catastrophic volcanic eruption Akira Ichikawa, an archaeologist at the University of Colorado Boulder, has found evidence of Mayans returning to a part of Central America that was destroyed after a catastrophic volcanic eruption, much sooner than previously thought. In his paper published on the Cambridge University …
Stonehenge served as an ancient solar calendar: New analysis
Stonehenge served as an ancient solar calendar: New analysis It had long been thought that the famous site of Stonehenge served as an ancient calendar, given its alignment with the solstices. Now, research has identified how it may have worked. New finds about the stone circle’s history, along with analysis of other ancient calendar systems, …
Earliest Known Mayan Calendar Found in Guatemalan Pyramid
Earliest Known Mayan Calendar Found in Guatemalan Pyramid Researchers David Stuart from the University of Texas at Austin, Heather Hurst, Boris Beltrán from Skidmore College, and independent scholar William Saturno report the earliest evidence of a Maya sacred calendar in Guatemala. In their paper published in the journal Science Advances, the group describes their work, …