Old bone links lost American parrot to ancient Indigenous bird trade
Old bone links lost American parrot to ancient Indigenous bird trade For centuries, Indigenous communities in the American Southwest imported colourful parrots from Mexico. But according to a study led by The University of Texas at Austin, some parrots may have been captured locally and not brought from afar. The research challenges the ᴀssumption …
Tunnel Discovered at Egypt’s Ancient City of Taposiris Magna
Tunnel Discovered at Egypt’s Ancient City of Taposiris Magna Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered a vast tunnel beneath a temple in the ancient city of Taposiris Magna, west of Alexandria. The 4,281-foot-long (1,305 meters) tunnel, which brought water to thousands of people in its heyday, was discovered by an Egyptian-Dominican Republic archaeological team, the Egyptian …
2,200-Year-Old Fruit Baskets Found in the Underwater City of Heracleion
2,200-Year-Old Fruit Baskets Found in the Underwater City of Heracleion Fruit baskets — with fruit still inside — that are more than 2,200 years old were discovered recently in the ruins of Thonis-Heracleion, the ancient lost city near Alexandria, Egypt. The city, once the nexus of Mediterranean trade routes in the Hellenistic era, sank beneath …
1,500-year-old Crypt of Rich Warrior Buried With Wife and Children Discovered in Ancient Russian City
1,500-year-old Crypt of Rich Warrior Buried With Wife and Children Discovered in Ancient Russian City An Ancient warrior has been unearthed from a Russian crypt, buried alongside his wife and three children. The discovery has sparked an archaeological mystery, with experts unable to confirm whether the family died from plague – or were butchered by …
Giant 1,100 Pound bone belonging to sauropod found in France
Giant 1,100 Pound bone belonging to sauropod found in France The femur of a giant dinosaur was found this week by French palaeontologists at an excavation site in southwest France where, since 2010, remains of some of the largest animals ever to live on land have been excavated. The thigh bone of a giant dinosaur …
Polish archaeologists co-discover ‘unique’ Roman military tower
Polish archaeologists co-discover ‘unique’ Roman military tower A Polish-Maroconian team of archaeologists have discovered a Roman military observation tower in Volubilis, Morocco. ‘This is important for research on the system of Roman fortifications built on the outskirts of the empire’, says Maciej Czapski, an archaeologist from the University of Warsaw. Similar military observation towers had …
Oman has recovered an exceptional collection of silver jewellery from a prehistoric grave
Oman has recovered an exceptional collection of silver jewellery from a prehistoric grave From a prehistoric grave dating to the 3rd millennium BC in Dahwa, North Batinah, a team of international archaeologists working under the auspices of the Oman Ministry of Heritage and Tourism have unearthed an extraordinary collection of silver jewellery. The joint Omani-American …
Scientists Investigate Fibers in 6,000-Year-Old Finnish Burial
Scientists Investigate Fibers in 6,000-Year-Old Finnish Burial The exceptional excavation of a Stone Age burial site was carried out in Majoonsuo, situated in the municipality of Outokumpu in Eastern Finland. The excavation produced microscopically small fragments of bird feathers, canine and small mammalian hairs, and plant fibres. The findings gained through soil analysis are unique, …
Archaeologists have discovered the ruins of what may be one of the four lost Ancient Egyptian Sun Temples
Archaeologists have discovered the ruins of what may be one of the four lost Ancient Egyptian “Sun Temples” A Polish and Italian archaeological mission, while conducting an excavation in the Abusir necropolis near Saqqara in Egypt, unearthed the remains of a mud-brick building believed to be one of the lost “sun temples” of ancient Egypt’s …
Dominican mission discovers 1,305-meter Greco-Roman ancient rock-cut tunnel in Alexandria
Dominican mission discovers 1,305-meter Greco-Roman ancient rock-cut tunnel in Alexandria A Greco-Roman tunnel measuring 1,305 meters in length was discovered beneath Tapuziris Magna, an Ancient Egyptian city, by an Egyptian-Dominican archaeological mission from the University of Santo Domingo. The tunnel was carved into the rock and is 1,305 m long, 2 meters high and 13 …