Discovery at Dartmoor mine rewriting more than 1,000 year’s worth of history
Discovery at Dartmoor mine rewriting more than 1,000 year’s worth of history A new discovery at a Dartmoor mine in England dates human activity there back potentially by more than 1,000 years. Initial examination of waste deposits at Kelly Mine, an iron ore mine near Lustleigh, reveals that iron-smelting occurred there far earlier than the …
Mexico to bury archaeological find because of virus costs
Mexico to bury archaeological find because of virus costs In a strange turn of events, researchers in Mexico have announced they plan to rebury an unusual archaeological monument found in the outskirts of Mexico City – covering up an important historical discovery until some unknown time in the future. The discovery in question is a …
Inscription With Image of Babylonian King Found in Saudi Arabia
Inscription With Image of Babylonian King Found in Saudi Arabia A 2,550-year-old inscription, written in the name of Nabonidus, the last king of Babylon, has been discovered carved on basalt stone in northern Saudi Arabia, the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage recently announced. An engraving at the top of the inscription shows King …
Ancient Roman Road Discovered at the Bottom of Venice Lagoon
Ancient Roman Road Discovered at the Bottom of Venice Lagoon In the Venice lagoon, an ancient and now submerged road was unearthed in a location that would have been accessible by land 2,000 years ago during the Roman era. Fantina Madricardo at the Marine Science Insтιтute in Venice and her colleagues made the discovery after mapping …
Humans Lived in North America 130,000 Years Ago, Study Claims
Humans Lived in North America 130,000 Years Ago, Study Claims Three years ago, a team of archaeologists in the United States proposed an extraordinary idea: the first human settlers in the Americas arrived at least 100,000 years earlier than we thought. The evidence came from a collection of mastodon bones and ancient stones dating back …
Traces of ancient rainforest in Antarctica point to a warmer prehistoric world
Traces of ancient rainforest in Antarctica point to a warmer prehistoric world According to fossil roots, pollen, and spores recently found in West Antarctica, a thriving temperate rainforest existed around 90 million years ago. The world was a different place back then. During the middle of the Cretaceous period (145 million to 65 million years …
Scientists decode how ropes were made 40,000 years ago
Scientists decode how ropes were made 40,000 years ago Prof. Nicholas Conard and members of his team, present the discovery of a tool used to make rope in today‘s edition of the journal: Archäologische Ausgrabungen Baden-Württemberg. Rope and twine are critical components in the technology of mobile hunters and gatherers. In exceptional cases impressions of …
Artefact Found in Germany Hints at Neanderthal Hunting Practices
Artifact Found in Germany Hints at Neanderthal Hunting Practices Neanderthals from the Swabian Jura hunted horses and reindeer with hafted leaf-shaped stone points 65,000 years ago. The evolution of hunting is recorded by a recently found leaf tip from the UNESCO World Heritage site of Hohle Fels Cave. A team under the direction of Professor …
Rock-Cut Chambers Unearthed in Turkey’s House of the Muses
Rock-Cut Chambers Unearthed in Turkey’s House of the Muses Within the scope of ongoing excavations in the ancient city of Zeugma, located in the southeastern province of Gaziantep’s Belkıs district, two rock chambers have been unearthed in the area previously discovered and called the “House of Muses” due to the mosaics on its floor. Professor …
In the frugal last meal of a man 2,400 years ago, scientists see signs of human sacrifice
In the frugal last meal of a man 2,400 years ago, scientists see signs of human sacrifice When the Tollund man was discovered in a bog in Denmark 71 years ago, he was so well preserved that his researchers thought he was the victim of a recent murder. It took archaeologists to reveal that he …