Ancient Bishop’s Palace Hidden Underneath Man’s Garden
Ancient Bishop’s Palace Hidden Underneath Man’s Garden When Charles Pole, a retired bank official living in the remote English town of Wiveliscombe, had no idea what was buried in his back garden when he hired a crew for a construction project. “I live on my own in a house in Palace Gardens and I’m disabled, …
Scientists Find 500-Million-Year-Old Fossilized Brain
Scientists Find 500-Million-Year-Old Fossilized Brain The discovery of new evidence supports the previous speculation on 520 million-year-old human-old brain systems, provoking thoughts about the nature of brains, life, and intelligence in the cosmos. Soft, squishy, and delicate; brain and nervous system tissues maybe some of the worst candidates for preservation in the fossil record. In past …
Chinese Skeletons Found in Ancient Peruvian Pyramid
Chinese Skeletons Found in Ancient Peruvian Pyramid Archaeologists exploring Peru’s pre-Colombian past recently unearthed a glimpse of a less prominent chapter in the Andean country’s history – the remains of 16 Chinese labourers from around the turn of the last century. The bodies, thought to be those of indentured workers brought to Peru to replace …
Over 3000-year-old ancient bronze figurine of bull uncovered in southern Greece
Over 3000-year-old ancient bronze figurine of bull uncovered in southern Greece Following heavy rain near the ancient site of Olympia, a bronze figurine of a bull estimated to be at least 2,500 years old was discovered in Greece. Burn marks on the statuette suggest it may have been one of the thousands of offerings to …
Ship Found 20 Feet Below World Trade Center Site Traced to Colonial-Era Philadelphia
Ship Found 20 Feet Below World Trade Center Site Traced to Colonial-Era Philadelphia Researchers long stumped by the mysterious history of an 18th-century ship uncovered at the World Trade Center have finally discovered its origins — thanks to tree rings, according to a new study. The mᴀssive wooden ship — the skeleton of which was unexpectedly …
Guatemalan family uncovers ancient Mayan murals on their kitchen walls during a home renovation
Guatemalan family uncovers ancient Mayan murals on their kitchen walls during a home renovation Home renovations in a Guatemalan mountain village in 2003 unearthed “unparalleled” Maya murals, according to researchers. Now, reports broadcast network RT, a new analysis published in the journal Antiquity has revealed additional insights on the wall paintings, which date to the …
Over 40 ancient shipwrecks discovered in the Black Sea
Over 40 ancient shipwrecks discovered in the Black Sea Marco Polo himself may have recognised this medieval trading ship. It’s one of the 40 or so shipwrecks newly discovered on the bed of the Black Sea north of Turkey. Some of these vessels sank when the Byzantine Empire was in its heyday 1000 years ago, …
Munigua, a hidden Roman city in the Sevilla sierra, spain
Munigua, a hidden Roman city in the Sevilla sierra, spain There is no shortage of Roman ruins in Spain. Some are in the middle of modern city centres, such as Mérida’s theatre and amphitheatre, in Extremadura. Or Itálica, which is reachable by bus from Seville. Others are out in the middle of nowhere, at the …
The Arctic Could Turn Green and Free of Ice Like it was 125,000 Years Ago
The Arctic Could Turn Green and Free of Ice Like it was 125,000 Years Ago Researchers analyzed plant DNA more than 100,000 years old retrieved from lake sediment in the Arctic (the oldest DNA in lake sediment analyzed in a publication to date) and found evidence of a shrub native to northern Canadian ecosystems 250 …
Researchers Map World War II Bomb Craters in Poland
Researchers Map World War II Bomb Craters in Poland According to a Live Science report, Maria Fajer of the University of Silesia and her colleagues employed lidar technology to record some 6,000 bomb craters in the Koźle Basin, an area of forests and wetlands in southern Poland that was part of Germany during World War …