Ancient barn conversion with steam room found at Roman villa in Rutland
Ancient barn conversion with steam room found at Roman villa in Rutland If you thought barn conversions were a relatively recent development for the property-owning classes, you’d be wrong – probably by 16 or 17 centuries. Archaeologists at the site of a Roman villa complex in the east Midlands have discovered that its wealthy owners …
Mummies With Golden Tongues Found in Egypt
Mummies With Golden Tongues Found in Egypt An Egyptian archaeological mission has unearthed a new part of the Quweisna necropolis in Menoufiya governorate that is replete with mummies with golden tongues. The discovery was made during excavations carried out in the central Nile Delta governorate in the past three months at the necropolis. The mission …
How Did Humans Boil Water Before the Invention of Pots?
How Did Humans Boil Water Before the Invention of Pots? On a blustery day in October, Andrew Langley and 13 other graduate students headed to the woods to learn to boil water. They were allowed no obvious cooking vessels: no pots, no pans, no bowls, no cups, no containers at all. But they did bring …
Researchers Revisit Circumstances of Ötzi the Iceman’s Death
Researchers Revisit Circumstances of Ötzi the Iceman’s Death The ancient, mummified body of Ötzi the Iceman was found decades ago by hikers in the high Alps — but how did it get there? A new study questions the prevailing story of Ötzi’s death more than 5,000 years ago, suggesting that Ötzi did not die in …
14,000-Year-Old Fossilized Poop Among Oldest Traces of Humans in North America
14,000-Year-Old Fossilized Poop Among Oldest Traces of Humans in North America For much of the 20th century, the most solid evidence pointing researchers toward who the earliest humans in the Americas were, when they settled and how they lived were 13,000-year-old sharpened stones, known as Clovis points. However, that timeline has been revised in recent …
Borgund: The Lost Viking Village Uncovered with 45,000 Artifacts Hidden in a Basement
Borgund: The Lost Viking Village Uncovered with 45,000 Artifacts Hidden in a Basement In 1953, a parcel of land located close to the Borgund church on the west coast of Norway was going to be cleared, and a lot of debris ended up being discovered during the process. Fortunately, some people were able to identify …
What Drove Madagascar’s Megafauna to Extinction?
What Drove Madagascar’s Megafauna to Extinction? The demise of the dodo epitomizes humanity’s record as a destructive force on delicate island life. Likewise, on the island of Madagascar, gorilla-sized lemurs, 3-meter tall elephant birds, and pygmy hippos went the way of the dodo following the arrival of humans within the last millennia. But the factors …
3,000-year-old Sanxingdui Ruins Unveil Mysterious Bronze Figure!
3,000-year-old Sanxingdui Ruins Unveil Mysterious Bronze Figure! Deemed one of China’s most famous archaeological discoveries in the world, the Sanxingdui Ruins site in Southwest China’s Sichuan Province on Friday revealed newly unearthed artefacts: a 3,000-year-old bronze figure holding a zun, a wine vessel in ancient times, on top of the head, with the height of …
Human skeleton Covered in crystals found Intact
Human skeleton Covered in crystals found Intact The Mayans were a civilisation known for their architecture, mathematics and astronomical beliefs, who date back to as far as 2000BC. Many of their impressive constructions can still be seen in the jungles of southeast Mexico, Guatemala, Belize and western parts of Honduras. Even to this day, archaeologists …
Mayan DISCOVERY: How find in 2,000-year-old city ‘reveals story of creation’
Mayan DISCOVERY: How find in 2,000-year-old city ‘reveals story of creation’ The Mayans were a civilisation known for their architecture, mathematics and astronomical beliefs, who date back as far as 2000BC. However, thanks to a discovery made at the El Mirador site in northern Guatemala, historians are able to know more about their theories over …