Researchers discover huge “Dinosaur dance floor” in China In China, researchers have found many dinosaur footprints in an area of 1,600 square meters described in the literature as a “dinosaur dance floor.” So far, 8 kinds of dinosaur footprints have been seen on the dinosaur dance floor. It was determined that the dinosaurs that left …

Flammable Residues Detected in Medieval Vessels from Jerusalem A new analysis of residue in ancient ceramic vessels from 11th and 12th century Jerusalem has found that the jars may have had a more sinister purpose than storage. Previous research into the iconic vessels, which are held in museums around the world, identified them as vessels …

Ancient Bowl From Tibet Shows Alexander the Great – the Jewish Version An ancient silver bowl with Greek-style reliefs found in Tibet decades ago does not show scenes from Homer’s “Iliad,” as has been postulated. Rather, the bowl shows Alexander the Great and his servants, based on a Jewish version of the “Alexander Romance” dating …

Judahite Elite in Jerusalem Drank Wine Flavored With Vanilla 2,600 Years Ago Analysis of smashed wine jars in Jerusalem houses destroyed by the Babylonians in 586 B.C.E. finds unexpected flavour in jars that the rich reused In the year 586 B.C.E., the Babylonians laid waste to Jerusalem in a fury at the rebellion by King …

Genetic Study Tracks Warriors from Mongolia to Hungary Less known than Attila’s Huns, the Avars were their more successful successors. They ruled much of Central and Eastern Europe for almost 250 years. We know that they came from Central Asia in the sixth century CE, but ancient authors, as well as modern historians, have long …

The ancient Kingdom Discovered Beneath Mound in Iraq In the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq, archaeologists have discovered an ancient city called Idu, hidden beneath a mound. Cuneiform inscriptions and works of art reveal the palaces that flourished in the city throughout its history thousands of years ago.  Located in a valley on the northern …

Iraq’s Long-Lost Mythical Temple Has Been Found Life-size human statues and column bases from a long-lost temple dedicated to a supreme god have been discovered in the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq. The discoveries date back over 2,500 years to the Iron Age, a time period when several groups — such as the Urartians, ᴀssyrians …

Valley of the Kings archaeologists unearth treasures in Siberia dating back 2,500 years Archaeologists have discovered a large burial mound in the Siberian “Valley of the Kings” dating to more than 2,500 years ago. The ancient tomb holds the remains of five people, including those of a woman and a toddler who was buried with …

Christian, Muslim symbols were found in a 7th-century shipwreck in Israel About 1,300 years ago, a 25-meter-long ship sank just a few dozen meters from the coast of Israel. Most likely, nobody perished in the incident. But its plentiful cargo included 103 amphorae filled with all forms of agricultural products, numerous daily objects used by …