Archaeologists discover a 2,600-year-old castle on Egypt’s border
Archaeologists discover a 2,600-year-old castle on Egypt’s border A former military castle that experts think served as a gate to Egypt’s eastern border protecting it from the Persians 2,600 years ago has been unearthed. Discovered in North Sinai, the fortress is believed to date to 664-610 BC in the Psamtik era – the last before …
The World’s Oldest Intact Shipwreck Has Been Discovered at the Bottom of Black Sea
The World’s Oldest Intact Shipwreck Has Been Discovered at the Bottom of Black Sea The oldest intact shipwreck ever has been found resting on the bottom of the Black Sea. Protected by the oxygen-free water at the seafloor, the ship has been sitting undisturbed since 400 B.C., researchers from the Black Sea Maritime Archaeology Project …
Vikings Weren’t All Scandinavian, Ancient DNA Study Shows
Vikings Weren’t All Scandinavian, Ancient DNA Study Shows The term “Viking” tends to conjure up images of fierce, blonde men who donned horned helmets and sailed the seas in longboats, earning a fearsome reputation through their violent conquests and plunder. But a new study published in the journal Nature suggests the people known as Vikings didn’t exactly …
2,000-year-old skull held together by metal thought to be the oldest evidence of advanced surgery
2,000-year-old skull held together by metal thought to be oldest evidence of advanced surgery A 2,000-year-old skull of a Peruvian warrior was found to be fused together by metal. Experts from a US museum believe it could be one of the oldest examples of advanced surgery. The Museum of Osteology in Oklahoma said the skull …
Mystery solved about the origin of the 30,000-year-old Venus of Willendorf
Mystery solved about the origin of the 30,000-year-old Venus of Willendorf The source of the materials used to make the Venus of Willendorf, a 30,000-year-old figurine that counts among the world’s oldest artefacts, have long eluded experts. The figurine, which resembles a woman with fulsome breasts and round hips, is made of a rock known …
Ice Age ‘megafauna’ remains including a mammoth, rhino, hyena and wolf dating back up to 60,000 years are discovered in a Devon cave
Ice Age ‘megafauna’ remains including a mammoth, rhino, hyena and wolf dating back up to 60,000 years are discovered in a Devon cave The development of Sherford began in 2015 and appeared rather promising. A new town in Devon, England, it would have 5,500 homes and sit near the bustling port city of Plymouth. Fortunately, …
The Discovery 29 people of ancient Peruvian burial tombs sheds new light on Wari culture
The Discovery 29 people of ancient Peruvian burial tombs sheds new light on Wari culture The human remains of 29 people, buried as sacrificial offerings more than 1,000 years ago, have been discovered in a pre-Inca temple in northern Peru. Researchers found four tombs in the Huaca Santa Rosa de Pucalá dig site, in the …
Red paint on the 1,000-year-old gold mask from Peru contains human blood proteins
Red paint on the 1,000-year-old gold mask from Peru contains human blood proteins Traces of human blood have been discovered in the red paint that decorated a gold mask found on the remains of an elite man who died 1,000 years ago in Peru, a new analysis reveals. The man, who was between 40 and …
15th-century Chan Chan mᴀss grave discovered in Peru
15th-century Chan Chan mᴀss grave discovered in Peru A mᴀss grave of 25 to 30 skeletons has been unearthed in the ancient Peruvian city of Chan Chan, which archaeologists believe is the resting place of the society’s elite members. The remains were discovered in a small space measuring just 107 square feet, roughly 10 feet …
1,900-year-old Roman ‘battle spoils’ recovered from robbers in Jerusalem
1,900-year-old Roman ‘battle spoils’ recovered from robbers in Jerusalem Police in Jerusalem seized a hoard of stolen antiquities that date to a 1,900-year-old Jewish rebellion against the Romans. The cache had been dug up by tomb robbers from a tunnel complex. The hoard included hundreds of coins, incense burners and a number of ceramics with …