Arrowhead from the Biblical Battle Discovered in the Hometown of the Giant Goliath’s A bone arrowhead discovered in the ancient Philistine city of Gath might have been used and fired off by the city’s defenders as part of the last stand described in the Bible. According to the Hebrew Bible, a king named Hazael), who …

1,000-year-old brick tomb discovered in China is decorated with lions, sea anemones and ‘guardian spirits’ A stunning brick tomb thought to be more than 800 years old has been discovered in northern China by workers renovating stormwater drains. The tomb contained three bodies — two adults and one child — as well as several pottery …

Deer stone discovered in Kyrgyzstan A deer stone was found in the Tarmal-Sai settlement in the Kochkor district of the Naryn region in eastern Kyrgyzstan. Deer stones, also known as reindeer stones, are ancient megaliths with symbols carved into them. Mongolia is rich with stone sculptures such as deer stones and complex heritage sites that …

Python May Have Been on the Neolithic Menu in Southern China Snake bones that date back to the Neolithic period, around 6,000 years ago, have been discovered in the Zuojiang River basin, south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The longest single vertebra unveiled at the site represents an individual snake belonging to the species Python …

6,000-Year-Old Copper Fishhook Unearthed in Israel Shark was likely on the menu around 6,000 years ago in what is now Israel, according to researchers who uncovered a large copper fishing hook in a previously unknown ancient village. Archaeologists unearthed the “shark hook” during a 2018 survey along the Mediterranean coast on the outskirts of Ashkelon, …

Chinese Paleontologists discovered a 170-million-year-old flower Chinese paleontologists discovered fossils of an ancient plant dating back approximately 170 million years. The Chinese Academy of Sciences Nanjing Insтιтute of Geology and Palaeontology recently announced the discovery of the earliest angiosperm known in Northwest China through the reexamination of fossil specimens. The study was jointly worked on by …

Paleonursery offers a detailed glimpse at life 518 million years ago Fossilized specimens of thousands of undersea animals buried under a sedimentary avalanche 518 million years ago have been found near Kunming, China, many of which are of new species. Paleontologists who found the fossil trove believe they’ve unearthed a Cambrian-era ‘paleonursery,’ according to their …

Early Pearling Town Discovered on Persian Gulf Island Archaeologists said Monday they have found the oldest pearling town in the Persian Gulf on an island off one of the northern sheikhdoms of the United Arab Emirates. Artifacts found in this town on Siniyah Island in Umm al-Quwain, likely once home to thousands of people and …

House remains dating back 5,500 yrs found in China’s Shanxi Archaeologists have unearthed the foundations of two houses dating back 5,500 years in north China’s Shanxi Province. The house foundations were found at an archaeological site in Xinghuacun Township in Fenyang City and traced back to the middle period of the Yangshao culture, according to …