Ancient DNA in East Asia Linked to Native Americans
Ancient DNA in East Asia Linked to Native Americans For the first time, researchers successfully sequenced the genome of ancient human fossils from the Late Pleistocene in southern China. The data, published July 14 in the journal Current Biology, suggests that the mysterious hominin belonged to an extinct maternal branch of modern humans that might …
Rare coffee beans dating back 167 years ago were found by archaeologists working on the Metro Tunnel project
Rare coffee beans dating back 167 years ago were found by archaeologists working on the Metro Tunnel project Perfectly preserved coffee beans dating back more than 167 years have been found by archaeologists working on the Metro Tunnel project, confirming that Melbourne has always been Australia’s coffee capital. The archaeologists were digging up the historic …
The Dispilio Wood Tablet – One Of The Oldest Written Texts In History
The Dispilio Wood Tablet – One Of The Oldest Written Texts In History According to conventional archaeology, writing wasn’t invented until 3000 to 4000 BC in Sumeria. However, an artefact was found over a decade ago which contradicts this belief – and perhaps this is the reason why few people know about the discovery. The Dispilio …
The Dogon Tribe Of Africa And Their Extraterrestrial History
The Dogon Tribe Of Africa And Their Extraterrestrial History One of the most amazing sources of evidence of our ancestors coming from the stars in the history of the Dogon Tribe of Africa. There are between 400,000 and 800,000 Dogon in a remote civilization in the central plateau region of Mali in Africa. The Dogon …
Human Remains Recovered at Waterloo Battlefield
Human Remains Recovered at Waterloo Battlefield New excavations on the battlefield of Waterloo have unearthed a human skeleton, amputated limbs and the remains of at least three horses. The discoveries were made at Mont-Saint-Jean farm, which was the main allied field hospital during the battle in which the Duke of Wellington defeated French Emperor Napoleon …
Investigations Continue at Warsaw’s World War II Jewish Ghetto
Investigations Continue at Warsaw’s World War II Jewish Ghetto Archaeological excavations in the former Warsaw ghetto – at a site where the Jewish underground resistance was based – have unearthed items including children’s shoes and pages from books in Hebrew and Polish. The excavations, which began in early June and are scheduled to continue until …
Gold coins emerged when the earth was full; Ancient hoard of gold Roman coins discovered in plowed UK field
Gold coins emerged when the earth was full; Ancient hoard of gold Roman coins discovered in plowed UK field A cache of gold coins found buried on farmland in the United Kingdom has caught the attention of coin experts, who have linked the treasure trove to the Roman Empire. So far, metal detectorists have discovered …
Quarry Discovered Under Ancient Church in Jerusalem
Quarry Discovered Under Ancient Church in Jerusalem Remains of construction dating back to the period of Roman Emperor Constantine at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher are among the discoveries uncovered during on-going excavations at the Christian holy site since March 2022 as part of a complex two-year project to repair and restore pavement stones …
19th-Century Industrial Site Uncovered in Southwest England
19th-Century Industrial Site Uncovered in Southwest England Archaeologists digging up a car park in South Bristol have unearthed the full extent of one of the city’s most ‘secretive’ companies – less than 60 years after it closed down. The team from WesSєx Archaeology were given access to the old NCP car park on Dalby Avenue …
A 193-million-year old nesting ground with more than 100 dinosaur eggs offers evidence they lived in herds
A 193-million-year-old nesting ground with more than 100 dinosaur eggs offers evidence they lived in herds A 193-million-year-old nesting ground containing more than 100 dinosaurs’ eggs is upending palaeontologists’ understanding of an early dinosaur species. Research published Thursday describes a collection of eggs and juvenile and adult skeletons from a dinosaur called Mussaurus patagonicus, which were …