Ancient Chinese Earthquake Detector Invented 2,000 Years Ago Really Worked!
Ancient Chinese Earthquake Detector Invented 2,000 Years Ago Really Worked! A seismometer or seismoscope is an instrument that detects and measures the motions of the ground as a result of seismic waves gushing from an earthquake, volcanic eruption or powerful explosion. Today, there are thousands of such instruments dispersed in key places around the world …
Egyptian Light Bulb: What You Need To Know To Separate Fact From Fiction
Egyptian Light Bulb: What You Need To Know To Separate Fact From Fiction A wall inscription in the Temple of Hathor at Dendera seemingly depicts an ancient Egyptian light bulb which some interpret as evidence that the Egyptians had electricity. It has been suggested that the inscriptions resemble a Crookes Tube, an experimental electrical discharge …
These Ancient Greek Helmets Tell of a Naval Battle 2,500 Years Ago
These Ancient Greek Helmets Tell of a Naval Battle 2,500 Years Ago Archaeologists in southern Italy announced last week that they unearthed two helmets, fragments of weapons and armour, bits of pottery and the remains of a possible temple to Athena at an archaeological excavation of the ancient Greek city of Velia, reports Frances D’Emilio …
The Stolen Nostradamus manuscript is returned to the library in Rome
The Stolen Nostradamus manuscript is returned to the library in Rome An ancient manuscript by the French astrologer Michel de Nostredame, better known as Nostradamus, stolen from a library in Rome has been returned to the Italian capital. The manuscript, enтιтled Nostradamus M Prophecies and dating back about 500 years, was rediscovered last year when …
Traces of Hyde Abbey Found in England
Traces of Hyde Abbey Found in England Remains of the core of a medieval wall have been found just 80cm below the garden of a house near Winchester in a major archaeological discovery this week. The excavation at Hyde Abbey, the burial place of Alfred the Great, also discovered a huge foundation, for what believed …
Two more Giants were discovered at Mont’e Prama
Two more Giants were discovered at Mont’e Prama The powerful torsos of two boxers, a large flexible shield that covers the stomach and envelops an arm; then ahead, legs and other body parts – just days after the resumption of the latest excavation campaign, the Mont’e Prama Nuragic necropolis at Cabras has yielded the remains …
The Face of the Earliest Human Ancestor, Revealed
The Face of the Earliest Human Ancestor, Revealed Nearly 25 years after scientists described the first fossil traces of Australopithecus anamensis, this unsung human ancestor is finally having its moment. Researchers working in Ethiopia have found a nearly complete cranium of this long-vanished member of the hominin group, which includes Homo sapiens and its close …
The 40,000-Year-Old log is found underneath New Zealand’s swamp
The 40,000-Year-Old log is found underneath New Zealand’s swamp A 45,000-year-old log discovered during excavations for a new power station could explain a mysterious global event which may have dramatically changed the Earth’s climate. Scientists in New Zealand believe the 60-tonne log could hold the answers to the ancient Laschamp Event – where the earth’s north and …
In a burial ground full of Stone Age men, one grave holds a ‘warrior’ woman
In a burial ground full of Stone Age men, one grave holds a ‘warrior’ woman The mysterious 6,500-year-old burial of a woman and several arrowheads in northern France may reveal details of how women were regarded in that society during the Neolithic period, or New Stone Age, a new study finds. The researchers investigated giant …
85 ancient tombs unearthed in Egypt
85 ancient tombs unearthed in Egypt A total of 85 tombs, dating back to the period from the Old Kingdom of Egypt some 4,500 years ago until the Ptolemaic dynasty spanning from 305 BC to 30 BC, were unearthed in the southern province of Sohag, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said. The remains of …