First-ever portrait of Jesus found in 1 of 70 ancient books?
First-ever portrait of Jesus found in 1 of 70 ancient books? The image is eerily familiar: a bearded young man with flowing curly hair. After lying for nearly 2,000 years hidden in a cave in the Holy Land, the fine detail is difficult to determine. But in a certain light, it is not difficult to …
Tests Indicate Bronze Age Daggers Had a Practical Purpose
Tests Indicate Bronze Age Daggers Had a Practical Purpose Analysis of Bronze Age daggers has shown that they were used for processing animal carcᴀsses and not as non-functional symbols of idenтιтy and status, as previously thought. This is a significant breakthrough as the new method enables the analysis of a wide variety of copper-alloy tools …
A new study tells Stonehenge was ‘built on land inhabited by deer, elk and wild boar’
A new study tells Stonehenge was ‘built on land inhabited by deer, elk and wild boar’ Red deer, elk and wild boar would have roamed opened woodland and meadow-like clearings in the area of Stonehenge 4,000 years before the iconic standing stones were constructed, according to new research. Scientists from the University of Southampton have examined Blick Mead, …
Rare 1000-Year-Old Maya Canoe Found in Yucatan Cenote
Rare 1000-Year-Old Maya Canoe Found in Yucatan Cenote Archaeologists have discovered a wooden Maya canoe in southern Mexico, believed to be over 1,000 years old. Measuring over 5ft (1.6m), it was found almost completely intact, submerged in a freshwater pool near the ruined Maya city of Chichen Itza. Mexico’s antiquities insтιтute (Inah) says it may …
Lost Maya City Inside Volcano Crater Explored by Archaeologists
Lost Maya City Inside Volcano Crater Explored by Archaeologists A lost Mayan city that collapsed inside a volcano crater has been explored by a team of archaeologists. In the Late Preclassic period—400 BC to AD 250—there was a thriving Mayan city consisting of temples, houses and squares, in the middle of the volcanic Lake Aтιтlán. The Aтιтlán, …
Tanis: Fossil found of dinosaur killed in an asteroid strike, scientists claim
Tanis: Fossil found of dinosaur killed in an asteroid strike, scientists claim Scientists have presented a stunningly preserved leg of a dinosaur. The limb, complete with skin, is just one of a series of remarkable finds emerging from the Tanis fossil site in the US State of North Dakota. But it’s not just their exquisite …
Remains of a man and dog trying to escape an ancient tsunami found on the Aegean coast
Remains of a man and dog trying to escape an ancient tsunami found on the Aegean coast The remains of a young man and a dog who were killed by a tsunami triggered by the eruption of the Thera volcano 3,600 years ago have been unearthed in Turkey. Archaeologists found the pair of skeletons during …
This 3,000-Year-Old Wooden Toe Shows Early Artistry of Prosthetics
This 3,000-Year-Old Wooden Toe Shows Early Artistry of Prosthetics Almost two decades ago, archaeologists working in a burial chamber in the Sheikh ´Abd el-Qurna necropolis west of Luxor, Egypt, found something unexpected: An exquisitely crafted prosthetic big toe fitted to the remains of a woman believed to be the daughter of a high status ancient …
Archaeologists Unearth 4,000-Year-Old Stone Board Game in Oman
Archaeologists Unearth 4,000-Year-Old Stone Board Game in Oman Archaeologists in Oman have found a 4,000-year-old stone board game at a Bronze and Iron Age settlement site near the village of Ayn Bani Saidah in the northern Hajar mountains’ Qumayrah Valley. “Such finds are rare, but examples are known from an area stretching from India, through …
Foraging badger uncovers a hoard of more than 200 Roman coins dating back to the THIRD century in a Spanish cave
Foraging badger uncovers a hoard of more than 200 Roman coins dating back to the THIRD century in a Spanish cave Archaeologists are thanking a hungry badger for the discovery of a stash of 209 ancient Roman coins, found in a cave in the Asturias region of northern Spain. The find came a few months …