Archaeologists find a treasure trove of ᴀssyrian kings discovered in ISIS excavated tunnels
Archaeologists find a treasure trove of ᴀssyrian kings discovered in ISIS excavated tunnels The historically hidden Palace of the ᴀssyrian Kings was revealed when the terrorist group blew up the tomb of the prophet Jonah for ideological reasons. Two months were spent investigating the tunnels dug by ISIS under the destroyed tomb. The tunnels were …
A battery around 200 BC found by the German Archaeologist in 1938
A battery around 200 BC found by the German Archaeologist in 1938. It was in 1938, while working in Khujut Rabu, just outside Baghdad in modern-day Iraq, that German archaeologist Wilhelm Konig unearthed a five-inch-long (13 cm) clay jar containing a copper cylinder that encased an iron rod. The vessel showed signs of corrosion, and …
Bronze Age cemetery discovered in West Bank village – Middle East Monitor
Bronze Age cemetery discovered in West Bank village – Middle East Monitor On April 6, the Palestinian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced the discovery of a prehistoric cemetery dating back to the Bronze Age in the Hindaza region near Bethlehem. IMAN AT-тιтI Director of the Antiquities Department of the Governorate of Bethlehem “The discovery …
The mystery of unique 2,100-year-old human clay head – with a ram’s skull inside
The mystery of unique 2,100-year-old human clay head – with a ram’s skull inside According to a report in The Siberian Times, a team of researchers led by Natalia Polosmak of the Russian Insтιтute of Archaeology and Ethnography and Konstantin Kuper of the Insтιтute of Nuclear Physics used fluoroscopy to examine a head-shaped sculpture crafted by …
Israeli Archaeologists Solve Mystery of Prehistoric Stone Balls
Israeli Archaeologists Solve Mystery of Prehistoric Stone Balls For any man-made spherical object of stone petrospheres or spheroids are two archeological terms. Such, mostly prehistoric objects, were found intricately carved and painted, indicating they were deemed important to ancient people as far back as two million years ago. The balls of stone were discovered in …
Scientists Reveal a Perfectly Preserved 18,000-year-old Puppy Discovered Frozen in Russia
Scientists Reveal a Perfectly Preserved 18,000-year-old Puppy Discovered Frozen in Russia An ancient dog finds in Russia in the Far East that he lived a glorious eighteen thousand years ago. It was found last year in a frozen mud near the city of Yakutsk in Siberia and has been given the affectionate name of “Dogor”. …
Mᴀssive Stones Unearthed in Shogun’s Garden in Central Japan
Mᴀssive Stones Unearthed in Shogun’s Garden in Central Japan Eight mᴀssive stones, including one that weighs nearly ten tons, have been unearthed in the garden at Muromachi-dono, the so-called Flower Palace built by the Ashikaga Shogunate in A.D. 1381. The largest stone is nearly 3 meters long and one of eight, seven of which are situated …
Three Well-Preserved Ancient Boats Unearthed in Serbia
Probable Roman shipwrecks unearthed at a Serbian coal mine Uryadovy Courier reported that coal miners in Serbia recently dug up an unexpected surprise: three probable Roman-era ships, buried in the mud of an ancient riverbed for at least 1,300 years. The largest is a flat-bottomed river vessel 15 meters long, which seems to have been …
The naturally Mummified remains of a Government official from the Qing dynasty (1644-1912) was Unearthed during Construction in central China
The naturally Mummified remains of a Government official from the Qing dynasty (1644-1912) was Unearthed during Construction in central China Henan Province A carefully conserved Chinese mummy, found in a tomb that is 300 years old, was almost instantly destroyed once archaeologists opened the coffin – it turned black within hours of the coffin being …
Turkish bombing damages 3,000-year-old temple in northern Syria
Turkish bombing damages 3,000-year-old temple in northern Syria According to a monitoring group and the Syrian government, Turkish airstrikes against Kurdish forces have partially damaged the 3,000-year-old temple in northern Syria. Cultural Heritage Initiatives of the American Schools of Oriental Research collaboration has been monitoring the destruction of monuments during the war in Syria. The temple of …