3,000-Year-Old Road, Drainage Pipe Unearthed in China
3,000-Year-Old Road, Drainage Pipe Unearthed in China Relics of drainage pipe, road and rut remains have been found in the ruins of Haojing, an ancient capital city dating back to the Western Zhou Dynasty (1046 B.C.-771 B.C.), according to the Shaanxi Academy of Archaeology. The drainage pipe was uncovered in the foundation of the No. …
Traces of Medieval Madrᴀssa Uncovered in Turkey
Traces of Medieval Madrᴀssa Uncovered in Turkey The ruins of a 12th-century madrᴀssa (Islamic school) have been discovered in Turkey’s southeast, one of the world’s oldest settlements on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List, said the archaeologist leading the dig. Excavation work has been going on for eight years in the Harran settlement in the …
Origins of Japanese and Turkish language families traced back 9000 years
Origins of Japanese and Turkish language family traced back 9000 years A study combining linguistic, genetic and archaeological evidence has traced the origins of the family of languages including modern Japanese, Korean, Turkish and Mongolian and the people who speak them to millet farmers who inhabited a region in northeastern China about 9,000 years ago. …
A 3-foot-long mammoth tusk hidden on the ocean floor could offer clues about the ancient creatures
A 3-foot-long mammoth tusk hidden on the ocean floor could offer clues about the ancient creatures Scientists have confirmed that an ‘ancient’ tusk recovered 10,000 feet below the ocean surface does belong to a young mammoth. A team of researchers from UC Santa Cruz, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Insтιтute, and the University of Michigan were traversing the …
Intact DNA from a 7,200-year-old Woman reveals Unknown Human lineage
Intact DNA from a 7,200-year-old Woman reveals Unknown Human lineage Archaeologists have discovered ancient DNA in the remains of a woman who died 7,200 years ago in Indonesia, a find that challenges what was previously known about the migration of early humans. The remains, belonging to a teenager nicknamed Bessé, were discovered in the Leang Panninge …
Spectacular Fossil of ‘Dueling Dinosaurs’ Can Finally Reveal Its Secrets
Spectacular Fossil of ‘Dueling Dinosaurs’ Can Finally Reveal Its Secrets Palaeontologists will finally have the chance to study in detail an exquisite fossil containing what appears to be the most complete Tyrannosaurus and Triceratops skeletons on record, tangled together in possible epic combat. Originally discovered in 2006, the ‘Dueling Dinosaurs’ fossil was kept in private hands and …
Archaeologists identify the oldest Muslim graves ever found in Europe
Archaeologists identify oldest Muslim graves ever found in Europe An archaeological site in northeast Spain holds one of the oldest-known Muslim cemeteries in the country, with the discovery of 433 graves, some dating back to the first 100 years of the Islamic conquest of the Iberian Peninsula. The finds confirm that the region, along the …
Hitтιтe Prince’s Seal and Cuneiform Tablet Uncovered in Turkey
Hitтιтe Prince’s Seal and Cuneiform Tablet Uncovered in Turkey A 3,250-year-old seal belonging to a Hitтιтe prince and an ancient cuneiform tablet dating back 3,400 years were discovered in Turkey’s southern Hatay province. The excavations in Accana Hoyuk of the Reyhanli district in Hatay on behalf of the Culture and Tourism Ministry with the support …
Four Of North America’s Oldest Human Skulls Don’t Look Much Alike
Four Of North America’s Oldest Human Skulls Don’t Look Much Alike The earliest humans in North America were far more diverse than previously realized, according to a new study of human remains found within one of the world’s most extensive underwater cave systems. The remains, discovered in the caverns of the Mexican state of Quintana …
Long-Hidden Pyramid Found in Indonesia Was Likely an Ancient Temple
Long-Hidden “Pyramid” Found in Indonesia Was Likely an Ancient Temple When Dutch colonists became the first Europeans to discover Gunung (Mount) Padang in the early 20th century, they must have been awestruck by the sheer scale of their ancient stone surroundings. Here, scattered across a vast hilltop in the West Java province of Indonesia, lay …