Egypt Arrests PH๏τographer Over Pyramid Shoot of Model Wearing Ancient Costume
Egypt Arrests PH๏τographer Over Pyramid Shoot of Model Wearing Ancient Costume A pH๏τographer was arrested by Egyptian police for disrespect after he took pH๏τographs of a model in a revealing ancient outfit at the Djoser Pyramid outside Cairo, a security source reported. Social media rumours had spread that the Egyptian fashion model, Salma al-Shimi, had been …
Three Settlements Unearthed in Southern Bulgaria
Three Settlements Unearthed in Southern Bulgaria In three rescue excavations near the town of Radnevo, three different ancient settlements are discovered funded by a coal mining company, the most interesting was a new artefact was a statuette of the ancient goddess Athena, an early Thracian settlement a town from the time of the Roman Empire, and …
2,300-Year-Old Burials Discovered in Southern Greece
2,300-Year-Old Burials Discovered in Southern Greece According to a Keep Talking Greece report, Greece’s Ministry of Culture and Sports announced the discovery of eight burials dated to the late fourth through the second century B.C. during rescue excavations on private land in southern Greece. A recent rescue excavation by the Ephorate of Antiquities of Ilia …
Baby lyuba, the worlds most complete and Best-Preserved Woolly Mammoth
Baby lyuba, the worlds most complete and Best-Preserved Woolly Mammoth She is 42,000 years old and has come a long way for her Australian debut. First, she was recovered from the frozen mud in Siberia that was her tomb for so long. Then she was packed into a crate at a tiny museum in Russia …
Amber fossils reveal the true colours of 99-million-year-old insects
Amber fossils reveal the true colours of 99-million-year-old insects Nature is full of colours, from the radiant shine of a peacock’s feathers or the bright warning colouration of toxic frogs to the pearl-white camouflage of polar bears. Usually, fine structural detail necessary for the conservation of colour is rarely preserved in the fossil record, making …
Yonaguni Monument: Man-made structure or natural geological formation
Yonaguni Monument: Man-made structure or natural geological formation THE YONAGUNI-JIMA KAITEI CHIKEI, LITERALLY translated as “Yonaguni Island Submarine Topography,” is an underwater mystery off the coast of the Ryukyu Islands, Japan. The mᴀssive underwater rock formation is speculated to have existed for more than 10,000 years, but whether the formation is completely man-made, entirely natural, or has …
Metal Detectorist In Scotland Unearths Rare Medieval Knife
Metal Detectorist In Scotland Unearths Rare Medieval Knife Scottish history enthusiast and metal detectorist Craig Johnstone had worked out that woods near Penicuik were probably an escape route from a 1666 battle and he went to see what he could find. But after coming across some musket balls which confirmed his theory, he unearthed something …
Roman treasure discovered by chance: Hundreds of ancient gold coins hidden for centuries
Roman treasure discovered by chance: Hundreds of ancient gold coins hidden for centuries A precious cache of ancient Roman coins discovered on the site of a former theatre in northern Italy is being investigated by archaeologists. The coins, at least 300 of them, date back to the late Roman imperial era and were discovered in …
Tens of Thousands of ice age Paintings across a cliff face shed light on people and animals from 12,500 years ago
Tens of Thousands of ice age Paintings across a cliff face shed light on people and animals from 12,500 years ago In the Colombian jungle, archaeologists have found tens of thousands of ancient drawings dating back about 12,500 years. This prehistoric depictions of animals and humans have been discovered adorning cliff faces that stretch for …
Saudi Arabia Opens Its First UNESCO World Heritage Site ‘Hegra’ After 2,000 Years
Saudi Arabia Opens Its First UNESCO World Heritage Site ‘Hegra’ After 2,000 Years Saudi Arabia is now opening the ancient archaeological site – Hegra – for the public in order to promote historical sites. Hegra, which has been unchanged for nearly 2000 years, is the first UNESCO World Heritage site in the Kingdom. This lesser-known …