A private collector is returning a Mayan artefact to Guatemala
A private collector is returning a Mayan artefact to Guatemala A private collector has returned a Mayan artefact to Guatemala after it was initially slated for auction in 2019. The stone fragment depicts a bird headdress belonging to an ancient ruler of Piedras Negras, the capital of a Mayan kingdom that flourished between the 4th century …
Man finds ancient grave and remains while digging the foundation for the garage
Man finds ancient grave and remains while digging foundation for garage The Slovak Spectator reports that a man digging a foundation for a new garage in western Slovakia alerted the authorities when he discovered human remains. Further investigation revealed a grave containing the bones of two women. A man was digging the foundations for his …
Blackened mummy cake found intact 79 years after WWII air raid
Blackened mummy cake found intact 79 years after WWII air raid A cake baked 79 years ago has been found in the Old Town district of the city of Lübeck, which is located near the coast of northern Germany, according to a Live Science report. Though the charred delicacy hasn’t been edible for a very, …
Archaeologists Map Nearly 500 Mesoamerican Sites and See Distinct Design Patterns
Archaeologists Map Nearly 500 Mesoamerican Sites and See Distinct Design Patterns Gizmodo reports that lidar technology was used to create 3-D maps of some 30,000 square miles of Mexico, revealing more than 475 archaeological sites dating from 1400 B.C. to A.D. 1000. The 478 sites included in the new research were inhabited from around 1400 BCE …
Archaeologists in Iraq find ancient wine press, carvings
Archaeologists in Iraq find ancient wine press, carvings According to an AFP report, researchers working at the site of Khinis in northern Iraq uncovered stone-cut pits dated to the eighth century B.C. and the reign of the ᴀssyrian king Sennacherib. The stone bas-reliefs, showing kings praying to the gods, were cut into the walls of …
Wreck of US ship that hunted Nazi spies in the Arctic finally discovered
Wreck of US ship that hunted Nazi spies in the Arctic finally discovered Live Science reports that the wreckage of the U.S. Revenue Cutter Bear has been found in Canadian waters by the U.S. Coast Guard, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and other researcher groups. The Bear has a storied history: It …
Humans did not cause woolly mammoths to go extinct, climate change did
Humans did not cause woolly mammoths to go extinct, climate change did According to a statement released by the University of Cambridge, humans did not cause the extinction of the woolly mammoths, even though they are known to have hunted mammoths for food and used the skeletons and hides for shelter, weapons, and artwork. For five …
The Discovery of ancient Peruvian burial tombs sheds new light on Wari culture
The Discovery of ancient Peruvian burial tombs sheds new light on Wari culture A team of archaeologists in northern Peru discovered the remains of 29 people, including three children, that could help experts rewrite the history of the pre-Incan Wari civilization, the lead researcher said on Friday. The skeletons were buried more than 1,000 years …
The 1,500-Year-Old Byzantine Sandals with Sweet Message in Greek
The 1,500-Year-Old Byzantine Sandals with Sweet Message in Greek A pair of Byzantine sandals uncovered during an excavation in Istanbul has become one of the city’s most popular exhibits at the archaeological museum. The sandals have a message in Greek which reads: “Use in health, lady, wear in beauty and happiness.” The astonishing find was …
Spanish court throws out lawsuit against US treasure hunters
Spanish court throws out lawsuit against US treasure hunters A Spanish court has shelved a lawsuit against American treasure hunters that accused them of having destroyed an underwater archaeological site when they looted a sunken galleon for tons of precious coins over a decade ago. In 2007, the Florida-based Odyssey Marine Exploration scooped up over half a …