8,400 years old Dog Remain found at Stone Age burial site in Sweden
8,400 years old Dog Remain found at Stone Age burial site in Sweden The uncovered ancient dog is still over 8400 years old at the grave ground of the Stone Age city in Sweden. The canine was buried with remains of individuals, who were part of a traditional custom called ‘grave goods,’ the living would leave …
Archaeologists Uncover 1,700-year-old Roman Villa With Stunning Mosaics in Libya
Archaeologists Uncover 1,700-year-old Roman Villa With Stunning Mosaics in Libya In the 1700-year-old villa in Ptolemais, a major trading port of the ancient Romans on the Libyan coast, archaeologists have uncovered statues, elaborate mosaics, and other treasures. Artifacts and a hoard of 553 silver and bronze coins from Republican times were discovered in a vast …
Emergency food from 1965 Japan expedition found in Antarctica
Emergency food from 1965 Japan expedition found in Antarctica The Asahi Shimbun reports that Japanese researchers have found fragments of a cardboard box and a cache of emergency food dated to 1965 about five miles from Japan’s Syowa Station in Antarctica. The ration included a can of Coca-Cola, chewing gum, and a can of stewed …
Archaeologists explore a rural field in Kansas, and a lost city emerges
Archaeologists explore a rural field in Kansas, and a lost city emerges In the Great Plains of Kansas, archaeologists have made an innovative and unlikely discovery: a vast town lost centuries ago. Donald Blakeslee discovered a few years ago the lost city of Etzanoa in Arkansas City, Kan, a Wichita State University anthropologist, and an …
This Astronomical Clock is 6 centuries old and still ticks in Prague
This Astronomical Clock is 6 centuries old and still ticks in Prague One of the most compelling of landmarks in the Czech Republic is the Astronomical Clock in Prague. Legend dates the clock back to the 15th century when Hanus, a clock master with plenty of experience, was chosen to make a device that not …
17th-Century English Book Found in College Library in Spain
17th-Century English Book Found in College Library in Spain BBC News reports that John Stone of the University of Barcelona has found a 1634 printing of The Two Noble Kinsmen, a play written by William Shakespeare with John Fletcher, a house playwright for the theater group the King’s Men. The play appears in a book of English …
Medieval Monastery Excavated in Ireland’s County Meath
Medieval Monastery Excavated in Ireland’s County Meath The Irish Independent reports that archaeologists led by Geraldine Stout have uncovered pottery; the bones of cows, sheep, cats, and dogs; seeds; nuts; a key; a timber dash-urn with a paddle for churning ʙuттer; and a bakery at the site of a thirteenth-century monastery in eastern Ireland. The new …
3,000-Year-Old World’s Oldest Olive Tree on the Island of Crete Still Produces Olives Today
3,000-Year-Old World’s Oldest Olive Tree on the Island of Crete Still Produces Olives Today One day about 3,000 years ago, at a time when the Minoan civilization still ruled over Crete and long before the rise of Classical Greece, an olive fell to the ground in the area of Vouves. Or perhaps it was deliberately …
Gigantic 2,000-Year-Old Killer Whale Geoglyph Found in Peru Desert
Gigantic 2,000-Year-Old Killer Whale Geoglyph Found in Peru Desert Archeologists have rediscovered a giant geoglyph of the killer whale that has been carved to a desert hillside in the remote Palpa region of southern Peru for over fifty years. According to researchers, the 230-foot orca figure, called in ancient Peruvian soul a strong semimythical creature, …
Here’s A 2,000-year-old Ancient Roman Face Cream
Here’s A 2,000-year-old Ancient Roman Face Cream The oldest face cream in the world was discovered by archaeologists who had excavated a Roman temple on the banks of London’s River Thames, with the finger prints of their last person 2,000 years ago. The closely wrapped cylindrical tin, measuring 6 cm by 5 cm, was opened …