A Greek Farmer Stumbled on a 3,400-Year-Old Tomb in His Olive Grove While Parking His Car
A Greek Farmer Stumbled on a 3,400-Year-Old Tomb in His Olive Grove While Parking His Car The Crete local was trying to park his vehicle when he accidentally unearthed the ancient Minoan grave. Sometime between 1400 and 1200 B.C., two Minoan men were laid to rest in an underground enclosure carved out of the soft …
Have researchers found 30-million-year-old Giant Rings in the Bosnian mountains?
Have researchers found 30-million-year-old “Giant Rings” in the Bosnian mountains? Through the last few decades, scientists have discovered a number of mysterious ancient giant rings at numerous locations in the Bosnian mountains. According to the local population, it is believed that these “artefacts” date back to the era of the Pannonian Sea, and legends suggest …
Roman sarcophagus discovered in Bath contained two skeletons, with one laid at the other’s feet
Roman sarcophagus discovered in Bath contained two skeletons, with one laid at the other’s feet In the British city of Bath, two separate skeletons were discovered inside a Roman-era tomb. A well-preserved body was discovered face-down with the partial remains of another person positioned at its feet. Beads and pottery that may have contained food were …
1,800-year-old headless Greek statue found at Turkey’s Metropolis site
1,800-year-old headless Greek statue found at Turkey’s Metropolis site Archaeologists in western Turkey have unearthed a 1,800-year-old marble statue from the ancient ruins of Metropolis, known as ‘City of the Mother Goddess’ during the Roman period. Earlier this month, the Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry’s Department announced the discovery of the Roman-era statue, a robed female figure …
Ancient Greek Pyramids: A Unique Phenomenon and an Archaeological Mystery
Ancient Greek Pyramids: A Unique Phenomenon and an Archaeological Mystery The so-called Greek Pyramids, also called the Pyramids of Argolis, are several frusta or truncated pyramidal shaped structures and “blockhouses”, located on the eastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula in present-day Greece. Although the structures are distinct in form and shape from typical Ancient Greek …
Archaeologists discover the 18th-century wooden road
Archaeologists discover the 18th-century wooden road Archaeologists have discovered a well-preserved stretch of a late 17th or early 18th-century wooden road in Jarosław, southeastern Poland. At 100 feet long, it is one of the longest wooden roads ever discovered in what is now Poland. The remains were discovered in February during archaeological exploration of the …
Possible shaman’s snake stick from 4,400 years ago discovered in a Finnish lake
Possible shaman’s snake stick from 4,400 years ago discovered in a Finnish lake Archaeologists in Finland have uncovered an intricately carved wooden staff that may have been used by Stone Age shamans for rituals. More than half a metre long, the perfectly preserved life-sized wooden stick is a carving of a snake, shaped as if …
Ancient Roman Military Camp Uncovered in Portugal
Ancient Roman Military Camp Uncovered in Portugal Pioneering technology has helped experts find a lost camp built and used by thousands of Roman soldiers sent to conquer Northwest Iberia. The discovery is the largest and oldest Roman military fortified enclosure excavated so far in Galicia and northern Portugal. The foundations of the enclosure wall date …
Mᴀssive Early Human Skull Found in China Examined
Mᴀssive Early Human Skull Found in China Examined According to a Science Magazine report, palaeontologist Qiang Ji of Hebei GEO University and his colleagues have examined a hominin skull discovered on the banks of the Songhua River in northeastern China in 1933. Almost 90 years ago, Japanese soldiers occupying northern China forced a Chinese man …
Dozens of ancient pyramids found at a single site in Sudan
Dozens of ancient pyramids found at a single site in Sudan At least 35 small pyramids, along with graves, have been discovered clustered closely together at a site called Sedeinga in Sudan. Discovered between 2009 and 2012, researchers are surprised at how densely the pyramids are concentrated. In one field season alone, in 2011, the …