Village in Canada: 8,000 years‘older than Egyptian pyramids’
Village in Canada: 8,000 years‘older than Egyptian pyramids’ Archaeologists on British Columbia’s Triquet Island have excavated an ancient settlement dating back some 14,000 years, to the last ice age. Archaeologists working with the support of the Hakai Insтιтute began excavations on Triquet Island last summer. Since then, they have uncovered a number of artifacts linked …
Vast 9,000-year-old ‘metropolis’ discovered buried near Jerusalem
Vast 9,000-year-old ‘metropolis’ discovered buried near Jerusalem A huge prehistoric settlement dating back 9,000 years unearthed near Jerusalem by Israeli archaeologists during preparations for a new highway could rewrite the history of humans in the region. Home to around 3,000 individuals during the Stone Age the settlement, near modern-day Motza, disproves the long-standing theory that …
Three 17th-Century Ships Found buried underneath in Old Town Alexandria Tell a Story of Colonial-Era Virginia
Three 17th-Century Ships Found buried underneath in Old Town Alexandria Tell a Story of Colonial-Era Virginia Back in December 2015, a 300-year-old ship buried in Old Town Alexandria was first detected at a construction site for a new H๏τel. Local archaeologists suspected that it may have originally been used to truck heavy cargo or was built …
5,000-Year-Old Cultic Area Unearthed in Iraq
Ritual site of a Mesopotamian god of war found in Iraq that was used for animal sacrifices Archaeologists have discovered 5,000-year-old sacred places in Iraq for 5,000 years which have been used for rituals intended to appease a Mesopotamian warrior god. The team working at the Telloh site believes it was used for parties, animal …
1,000-year-old ‘lost’ pyramid city in the heart of Mexico was as densely built as Manhattan
1,000-year-old ‘lost’ pyramid city in the heart of Mexico was as densely built as Manhattan Archaeology might evoke thoughts of intrepid explorers and painstaking digging, but in fact, researchers say it is a high-tech laser mapping technique that is rewriting the textbooks at an unprecedented rate. The approach, known as light detection and ranging scanning …
5,000-year-old Iraqi city discovered under a 10 meter-deep mound
5,000-year-old Iraqi city discovered under a 10 meter-deep mound In the Kurdistan province of northern Iraq, an ancient town called ‘Idu’ was discovered. Hidden under a mound of 32 feet (10 meters), it is believed that the city was an entertainment center between 3,300 and 2,900 years ago. King inscriptions made for walls, tablets, and …
120,000-Year-Old Footprints Found in Saudi Arabia
120,000-Year-Old Footprints Found in Saudi Arabia Science Magazine reports that seven hominin footprints dated to some 120,000 years ago with optically stimulated luminescence were identified among hundreds of animal prints in northern Saudi Arabia’s Nefud Desert. They may have paused for a drink of freshwater or to track herds of elephants, wild ᴀsses, and camels …
A 48,000 years old tooth that belonged to one of the last Neanderthals in Northern Italy
A 48,000 years old tooth that belonged to one of the last Neanderthals in Northern Italy A milk tooth belonging to one of Italy’s last Neanderthal children has been found near Venice. The canine tooth belonged to a pre-teen, likely 11 or 12 years old, and dates back 45,000 years. Neanderthals went extinct around 40,000 …
100-million-year old giant sperm found trapped in amber
100-million-year old giant sperm found trapped in amber The world’s oldest animal sperm has been found in a tiny crustacean trapped in Amber about 100 million years ago in Myanmar by the international partnership of researchers from London’s Queen Mary University and the Chinese Academy of Science in Nanjing. Dr. He Wang of the Chinese …
This Canadian Lake Hides an Underwater Ghost Town
This Canadian Lake Hides an Underwater Ghost Town The Prairies are home to tons of hidden treasures, some of which are hiding right under our noses. Even though this lake is super popular and is located in a huge national park, few could ever guess a ghost town lies just beneath the waters. The sunken city …