15-year-old boy discovers lost ancient Mayan city
15-year-old boy discovers lost ancient Mayan city A 15-year-old school student from Quebec, Canada, William Gadoury discovered something that archaeologists have been covering for centuries-a nearly abandoned Mayan civilization settlement, hidden deep within the Yucatan jungle of Southeastern Mexico. He didn’t do it by hiring a bunch of expensive equipment, hopping on a plane, and …
Early 20th-Century Trolley Tracks Found in Washington State
Early 20th-Century Trolley Tracks Found in Washington State Contractors dug up history last week when rails from Walla Walla’s trolley system dating back to 1906 were removed from Whitman Street between First and Second avenues. The tracks once connected Walla Walla residents to downtown, Pioneer Park, the Walla Walla County Fairgrounds, cemetery, and many other …
Treasure Hunter discovers £200,000 worth of ancient coins in the farmer’s field
Treasure Hunter discovers £200,000 worth of ancient coins in the farmer’s field A hobbyist with a metal detector on a farm told us he had discovered a once-in-a-lifetime cache of Roman silver coins worth 2,000 years old silver Roman coins – worth up to £200,000 ($267,000). During the Roman period, Some of the metal discs were …
An Ancient society is 2,500 years older than the Egyptian Pyramids
An Ancient society is 2,500 years older than the Egyptian Pyramids Ancient Egypt may appear as the epitome of an advanced early civilisation to many by its impressive pyramids and complex rules. However, recent research reveals the civilization of the Indus Valley in India and Pakistan, known for its well-planned settlements and outstanding art, before …
Lost City Of Alexander The Great Discovered In Iraq With Old Spy Footage
Lost City Of Alexander The Great Discovered In Iraq With Old Spy Footage The ‘lost city’ of Alexander the Great was a mystical place where people drank wine and naked philosopher exchanged wisdom, ancient accounts claim. Now, nearly 2,000 years after the great warrior’s death, archaeologists believe the city may have finally been discovered in …
Archaeologists find a 3,000-year-old megalithic temple in Peru
Archaeologists find a 3,000-year-old megalithic temple in Peru A 3,000-year-old megalithic ‘water cult’ temple used for fertility rituals has been discovered in Peru by a team of Peruvian archaeologists. The religious monument is over 131ft long and is located in the springs of the Zaña Valley river about 500miles from Lima, the modern capital of …
City of Gold: The lost city of Paiтιтi may be the Most Lucrative Historical Find
City of Gold: The lost city of Paiтιтi may be the Most Lucrative Historical Find Many explorers have died searching for Paiтιтi: the Lost City of Gold and many became convinced that the city was hidden in the last undiscovered regions of the Amazon. The infamous journeys to discover Paiтιтi was also what inspired Sir …
The Secret of 34,000-year-old Artificial Bosnian Pyramids
The Secret of 34,000-year-old Artificial Bosnian Pyramids There’s been plenty of literature and conversation around pyramids and even now we have not stopped discovering pyramids around the world. Years of study have revealed that enormous pyramids were built more than ten millennia ago during the Atlantic Period. These are located on a grid of the …
2,400-year-old mask of Dionysus unearthed in western Turkey
2,400-year-old mask of Dionysus unearthed in western Turkey During excavations in the western part of Turkey, researchers unearthed a terracotta mask that dates back almost 2,400 years. Archaeologist Kaan Iren who led the excavation team told Anadolu Agency that the mask depicts the ancient Greek god Dionysus and it is considered to be one of …
Mining exec steps down after company destroys ancient Australian sacred sites
Mining exec steps down after company destroys ancient Australian sacred sites The chief executive of Rio Tinto, the world’s second-largest mining company, will step down after a shareholder revolt over the company’s willful destruction of prehistoric rock shelters sacred to two Australian Indigenous groups. “Significant stakeholders have expressed concerns about executive accountability for the failings …