Miners Unearth 50,000-Year-Old Caribou Calf, Wolf Pup From Canadian Permafrost
Miners Unearth 50,000-Year-Old Caribou Calf, Wolf Pup From Canadian Permafrost A mummified wolf pup and caribou believed to have walked Earth over 50,000 years ago were discovered with tissue and fur intact — a remarkable find, Canadian authorities say. The caribou was found at the site of an 80,000-year-old volcanic ash bed and officials believe …
81 ‘rare’ Anglo-Saxon coffins found in England may shed light on early Christians
81 ‘rare’ Anglo-Saxon coffins found in England may shed light on early Christians A remarkable discovery of 81 Anglo – Saxon coffins made from the hollow-out trunks of oak trees may give new insights into how people lived in Britain in the early days of Christianity, archaeologists say The bones, dated from the 7th and …
19th-century wagon discovered at Detroit Lake when it was at its lowest level in 46 years
19th-century wagon discovered at Detroit Lake when it was at its lowest level in 46 years The unprecedented drought on the west coast of the United States that has lasted for over four years now has had a major impact on everything from water supplies to agriculture to fisheries. But in one town in Oregon, …
Ancient Egyptian Animal Mummies Viewed with High-Tech Tools
Ancient Egyptian Animal Mummies Viewed with High-Tech Tools Science News reports that Richard Johnston of Swansea University and his colleagues used a micro-CT scanner to create highly detailed 3-D models of mummies held in the university’s Museum of Egyptian Antiquities for virtual examination. Egyptian animal mummies can look like little more than bundles of cloth. …
Long lost palace and death site of Moctezuma II discovered in Mexico
Long lost palace and death site of Moctezuma II discovered in Mexico The remains of an Aztec palace where emperor Moctezuma II was held captive by the Spanish and killed in 1520 has been discovered in Mexico City. Historical records say that the Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes took Moctezuma II (also known as Moctezuma Xocoyotzin, sometimes also …
A trove of nazi artefacts found inside the wolf lair; Hitler’s headquarters On the Eastern Front
A trove of nazi artefacts found inside the wolf lair; Hitler’s headquarters On the Eastern Front In 1941, when the Nazis first planned to enter the Soviet Union under Operation Barbarossa, they constructed a secret Military Headquarters next to the Mountains ‘ Masurian woods; they called it Wolfsschanze or “Wolf’s Lair.” The finding included the armoured …
Earliest art in the British Isles discovered on Jersey
Earliest art in the British Isles discovered on Jersey Experts have found out what they think might be the first works of art in the British Isles. A team of researchers from across the UK have uncovered prehistoric designs on 10 stone fragments, thought to be somewhere between 14,000 and 23,000 years old. At the …
1,500-Year-old lost Roman city of Altinum rises again as aerial maps reveal detailed street plan
1,500-Year-old lost Roman city of Altinum rises again as aerial maps reveal detailed street plan This had been one of the Roman Empire’s richest cities. But when the mighty Germanic Emperor Attila the Hun started his ᴀssault in AD452, Altinum’s inhabitants began their great escape and fled. The once-bustling metropolis, regarded by some scholars as …
The archaeological team uncovers mᴀssive Roman mosaic in southern Turkey
The archaeological team uncovers mᴀssive Roman mosaic in southern Turkey An archeological team from a University of Nebraska – Lincoln has discovered a huge Roman mosaic in southern Turkey — a meticulously crafted, 1,600 square feet of decorative handicrafts constructed during the imperial zenith of the region. It is believed to be the largest mosaic …
Roman Temple Foundation Uncovered in Malta
Roman Temple Foundation Uncovered in Malta The Times of Malta reports that work to restore a collapsed eighteenth-century farmhouse at Tas-Silġ, an archaeological complex on Malta’s southeastern coast, has uncovered the foundations of a Roman temple. The farmhouse’s bricks were laid directly on the well-preserved Roman foundation. Plans to construct a small visitors’ centre at the …