Mount Vesuvius eruption ‘turned victim’s brain to glᴀss’ According to a new analysis of their bones, the remains of those trapped by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius tell a story of tragic suffering. The Vesuvius erupted and buried cities such as Pompeii, Oplontis and Stabiae under the ash on August 24th in the year 79 …

The 2,000-year-old gladiator’s helmet discovered in Pompeii’s ruins The centerpiece of today’s presentation in Melbourne is a gladiator’s helmet, left in the ruins of Pompeii. The 2,000-year-old bronze helmet is one of 250 items brought together at the Melbourne Museum to illustrate life in the ancient city. Brett Dunlop, the museum curator, says the helmet …

The Largest Insect Ever Existed Was A Giant ‘dragonfly’  Fossil Of A Meganeuridae Meganeura the largest Flying Insect Ever Existed, Had a Wingspan of Up to 65 Cm, from the Carboniferous period. Its name is Meganeuropsis, and it ruled the skies before pterosaurs, birds, and bats had even evolved. The largest known insect of all …

Four Warriors Buried in 11th Century Tombs in Pomerania Came From Scandinavia say, Scientists The skeleton of 4 Scandinavian warriors hundreds of miles from their homeland was stunned by Archeologists in Poland. The remains of the 11th century were discovered in a peculiar burial site dubbed by the archaeologists at a death house. A chemical and …

This Fantastical Dragon Bench Was Carved Using A Chainsaw Who would have thought that chainsaw can be used as an artist’s tool?  Estonian artist Igor Loskutow is an award-winning master of chainsaw art. Based in Germany, he’s part of the Husqvarna chainsaw sculpture team, which travels to events across Europe in order to show off …

Mᴀssive, 1,100-Pound Dinosaur Bone Unearthed in France The enormous prehistoric treasures Mother Nature continues to produce, this time in the form of a gigantic thigh bone, once belonging to a mᴀssive plant-munching sauropod that roamed the primeval swamps of what is now southwestern France. A team of paleontologists of the National Museum of Natural History in …

Rare 16th Century Gothic Boxwood Carvings Are So Miniature Researchers Used X-Ray To Solve Their Mysteries The tiny boxwood sculptures are so perfectly crafted that the naked eye cannot see details that reveal their construction. New research and cutting-edge scientific imaging have revealed that each carving is an intricate three-dimensional jigsaw puzzle. Knowing how the …

Medieval Padlock Hints at Prosperity of Scotland’s Pictish Farmers In olden times, padlocks were sufficient to safeguard a person’s treasures—and even after more than a millennium underground, some of these handy artifacts still hold their fair share of secrets under lock and key. Officials excavating the Lair archeological site in Glenshee, Scotland, have uncovered two …

The sensational find reveals ‘mysterious’ buried treasure in an old synagogue A decaying box buried in a synagogue in Małopolska has revealed a treasure. 350 valuable pieces were found in a discovery that was proclaimed sensational by archaeologists at Wieliczka’s Old Synagogue. The archaeologists were digging a small test hole by a wall inside the …