14,000-Year-Old Ancestor of Native Americans Identified in Russia
14,000-Year-Old Ancestor of Native Americans Identified in Russia Since the Upper Paleolithic, modern humans have lived near Baikal Lake, and left a rich archeological record behind. The region’s ancient genomes also uncovered multiple genetic turnovers and admixture events, indicating that the transition from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age was facilitated by human mobility and complex …
Researchers Find 1,400-Year-Old Rooms Under Jerusalem’s Western Wall
Researchers Find 1,400-Year-Old Rooms Under Jerusalem’s Western Wall Previously, archeologists discovered three ancient subterranean chambers located in the bedrock under the Western Wall plaza in Jerusalem. Two thousand years ago, the chambers were consisting of an open courtyard and two rooms, were carved on top of one another and connected by hewn staircases. According to …
25 Million Old Moqui marbles naturally occurring iron oxide concretions that arise from Navajo sandstone
25 Million Old Moqui marbles naturally occurring iron oxide concretions that arise from Navajo sandstone Walkers wandering through the sandy canyons of Utah sometimes come across a strange sight. Where the Navajo Sandstone loses its iconic peach, orange, and red stripes, hundreds of round, iron-coated stones often litter the ground. Sandstone balls are cemented with …
A New Unified Model For Cave Pearls: Insights from Cave Pearls in Carlsbad Cavern, New Mexico, U.S.A.
A New Unified Model For Cave Pearls: Insights from Cave Pearls in Carlsbad Cavern, New Mexico, U.S.A. The Cave of Lechuguilla is the deepest of the Americas, but it is most notable because of its unique shapes, its peculiar geology, and its impermanence. Agave lechuguilla, a plant species found near his entrance, is called the …
70 million animal mummies: Egypt’s dark secret
70 million animal mummies: Egypt’s dark secret In what is described as Egypt’s “dark secret,” a staggering 70 million mummified animals have been found in underground catacombs across Egypt, including cats, birds, rodents, and even crocodiles. But surprises awaited a research team when they scanned the animal-shaped mummies and found many of them empty! Radiographers …
Dental Tartar Yields Food Data from Japan’s Edo Period
Dental Tartar Yields Food Data from Japan’s Edo Period Rikai Sawafuji of the University of the Ryukyus, Shintaroh Ueda of the University of Tokyo, and their colleagues analyzed samples of tartar from the teeth of 13 people who were buried in what is now eastern Tokyo in the latter half of the Edo Period, from …
Text Found on Supposedly Blank ᴅᴇᴀᴅ Sea Scroll Fragments
Text Found on Supposedly Blank ᴅᴇᴀᴅ Sea Scroll Fragments Four fragments of the manuscript ᴅᴇᴀᴅ Sea Scroll, located in the John Rylands Library of the University of Manchester, which were previously thought to be blank, do in fact contain text. The finding reveals that Manchester University is the only UK insтιтution with authenticated textual fragments …
Controversial Claim by Geologist: 14 million-year-old vehicle tracks
Controversial Claim by Geologist: 14 million-year-old vehicle tracks An ancient civilization drove mᴀssive all-terrain vehicles around Earth millions of years ago – and the traces are still visible today – a Russian university scholar claimed. Dr. Alexander Koltypin a geologist believes that mysterious groove-like markings in the Phrygian Valley of central Turkey were made by …
What Are the Mysterious and Enormous Stone Spheres Found in Costa Rica?
What Are the Mysterious and Enormous Stone Spheres Found in Costa Rica? Many will be familiar with the opening scene of “Raiders of the Lost Ark” where a giant stone sphere nearly crushes Indiana Jones to death. While everyone recognizes the movie as a work of fiction, the giant stone spheres are not. While clearing …
The oldest submerged city: A 5000 old sunken perfectly designed city in southern Greece
The oldest submerged city: A 5000 old sunken perfectly designed city in southern Greece There is a little village called Pavlopetri, in the Peloponnesus region of southern Greece, where a nearby ancient city dating back 5,000 years resides. This is however not a typical archeological site, the city is located about 4 meters underwater and …