Gate to Temple of Zeus Unearthed in Magnesia, Turkey
Gate to Temple of Zeus Unearthed in Magnesia, Turkey Archaeologists have been excavating Magnesia for decades. The ancient Greek city in Turkey’s Aydin province is home to two temples: one dedicated to Artemis, and the other, to Zeus. Archaeologists found the entrance gate for the Zeus Temple in the ancient city Magnesia, located in Aydin’s …
Roman-Era Venus Statuette Unearthed in England
Roman-Era Venus Statuette Unearthed in England BBC News reports that an excavation ahead of a construction project in the centre of southwestern England’s city of Gloucester has uncovered a 1,800-year-old figurine thought to depict Venus, the Roman goddess of love. The statuette was discovered in Gloucestershire at the site of the new £107m development, the …
1,000-Year-Old Silver Coins Unearthed in the United Arab Emirates
1,000-Year-Old Silver Coins Unearthed in the United Arab Emirates Ancient silver dirham coins minted one millennium ago in Morocco, Persia, Al-Rai, the Khorasan region, Armenia and Transoxiana have been discovered in Sharjah. A team from Sharjah Archaeology Authority made the discovery in the central region of the emirate. The Islamic coins were stored in an …
Gas pipe workers find 800-year-old bodies in Peru
Gas pipe workers find 800-year-old bodies in Peru Gas pipe workers have discovered the remains of eight people, who were buried alongside musical instruments and food in Peru 800 years ago. Bodies of adults and children had been covered in plant material before being buried, at the site in Chilca, Peru, which is about 37 …
Fossils of two previously unknown dinosaurs were discovered off the coast of England
Fossils of two previously unknown dinosaurs discovered off the coast of England Fossils discovered on a rocky beach on England’s Isle of Wight around 127 million years ago reveal that there was double trouble on the island, with a pair of large previously unknown dinosaur predators living perhaps side by side, both adapted to hunting along the …
‘Hellboy’ horned dinosaur species discovered in Canada
‘Hellboy’ horned dinosaur species discovered in Canada The prehistoric creature, named Regaliceratops peterhewsi, is a close relative of the familiar Triceratops and belongs to Ceratopsidae, a group of large-bodied, plant-eating dinosaurs that evolved in the Cretaceous period and were largely restricted to western North America. Ceratopsid dinosaurs are divided into two subgroups: chasmosaurines, which include Triceratops and the …
Nazca Lines of Kazakhstan: More Than 50 Geoglyphs Discovered
Nazca Lines of Kazakhstan: More Than 50 Geoglyphs Discovered More than 50 geoglyphs with various shapes and sizes, including a mᴀssive swastika, have been discovered across northern Kazakhstan in Central Asia, say, archaeologists. These sprawling structures, mostly earthen mounds, create the type of landscape art most famously seen in the Nazca region of Peru. Discovered …
10-foot-tall Bronze Age geoglyph of a bull found in Siberia Is A First
10-foot-tall Bronze Age geoglyph of bull found in Siberia Is A First A geoglyph of a bull discovered in Siberia dates back more than 4,000 years, making it twice as old as the famed Nazca lines of Peru and millennia older than Uffington’s chalk-lined White Horse. Geoglyphs, which often have spiritual or religious meaning, are …
1,800-year-old rock tombs found in Turkey’s ancient city Blaundus
1,800-year-old rock tombs found in Turkey’s ancient city Blaundus In the ancient city of Blaundus, located in the Ulubey neighbourhood of the western Anatolian city of Uşak, a total of 400 rock-cut graves dating from around 1,800 years ago and adorned with various motifs were discovered. Excavations continue in the ancient city of Blaundus, situated on …
1,800-Year-Old Offering to the Gods Discovered Beneath Pyramid of Teotihuacan
1,800-Year-Old Offering to the Gods Discovered Beneath Pyramid of Teotihuacan Several bouquets of offering flowers have been discovered 59 feet below the temple of the god Quetzalcóatl – a pyramid that still stands in the Mexican ruined city of Teotihuacan. Quetzalcóatl, or ‘Plumed Serpent’ was an important god during ancient Mesoamerica, a historical region that …