Researchers Discover 14,800 Years Old Petroglyphs, the Oldest one in U.S.A
Researchers Discover 14,800 Years Old Petroglyphs, the Oldest one in U.S.A A recent high-tech study performed by a bouldering researcher of the University of Colorado showed the oldest recorded petroglyphs in North America, which were carved into a series of boulders in West Nevada at least 10,500 years ago and perhaps even as far back …
Potential Royal Statue Fragment Unearthed in England
Potential Royal Statue Fragment Unearthed in England The Guardian reports that a team of researchers led by archaeologist Julian Richards unearthed a carved stone head at the site of Shaftesbury Abbey, which was founded as a religious house for women in southwestern England in the late ninth century by Alfred the Great and dissolved in …
2,500-Year-Old Bronze Statue Found at Saqqara
2,500-Year-Old Bronze Statue Found at Saqqara Mostafa Waziri of the Supreme Council of Antiquities announced the discovery of several statues, including a 14-inch-tall bronze figure of the god Nefertum, lying beside intact, painted wooden coffins in a deep burial shaft in the Saqqara necropolis, according to an Ahram Online report. God Nefertum statue is inlaid …
Hundreds of Rock Art Images Documented in Australia
Hundreds of Rock Art Images Documented in Australia Cosmos Magazine reports that 572 Maliwawa Figures have been documented for the first time at 87 different rock art sites in northern Australia’s Arnhem Land. Paul Taçon of Griffith University said the red figures, drawn between 6,000 and 9,400 years ago, depict humans and animals living in …
Archeologists in Egypt find 59 ancient coffins
Archeologists in Egypt find 59 ancient coffins The Egyptian Minister of Tourism and Antiquity said on Saturday that archaeologists discovered dozens of ancient coffins in a vast necropolis in the South of Cairo. Khalid el-Anany said at least 59 sealed sarcophagi, with mummies inside most of them, were found that had been buried in three wells …
Mysterious Secret Tunnel Discovered Under Ancient Pyramid in Mexico
Mysterious Secret Tunnel Discovered Under Ancient Pyramid in Mexico Hidden pᴀssage to the underworld could just have been found, at least according to the mysterious ancient civilization that built it. A secret tunnel leading down a chamber deep underneath the Pyramid of the Moon, a mᴀssive temple located in the ancient city of Teotihuacán, near …
The 6,000-year-old Crown found in ᴅᴇᴀᴅ Sea Cave
The 6,000-year-old Crown found in ᴅᴇᴀᴅ Sea Cave The oldest crown in the world, which is considered to be more than 6000 years old, has been shown for the first time in America. The ancient relic, which dates back to the Copper Age between 4000–3300 B.C., is shaped like a thick ring and features vultures …
Never before seen strange 5,000-year-old clay figurine with a tattooed face and bone mask
Never before seen strange 5,000-year-old clay figurine with a tattooed face and bone mask In Russia, a macabre was found it is a 5000-year-old mᴀss grave containing the bodies of five decapitated individuals. Archaeologists suspect the ancient Odinov culture in Siberia were head cultists. Professor Vyacheslav Molodin said that the graveyard of Ust-Tartas 2 in the …
In a Desert in China, a Trove of 4,000-Year-Old Mummies
In a Desert in China, a Trove of 4,000-Year-Old Mummies Chinese archaeologists have excavated an extraordinary graveyard in the midst of the terrifying desert north of Tibet. Its people died almost 4,000 years ago, and their remains were well preserved by dry air. The cemetery lies in what is now China’s northwest autonomous region of …
Well Preserved 2,000 Year Old Settlement Found Hidden Under Dense Forest In Northern Poland
Well Preserved 2,000 Year Old Settlement Found Hidden Under Dense Forest In Northern Poland Archeologists found in almost 2,000 years an entirely untouched old village, the only village of its kind in Europe. The magnificent discovery in northern Poland revealed farming land complete with boundary strips, homesteads, buildings, and even roads. Hidden in dense forests …