Scientists identify 5,300-year-old sinew bowstring used by Otzi the Iceman Swiss researchers are astounded to have identified Ötzi’s bowstring. Even though the Iceman had still been working on his bow, he carried a finished twisted string in his quiver which was made of animal fibers and not of plant fibers. It is elastic, extremely resilient, …

Archaeologists uncover part of the 16th-century ship in central Stockholm Stockholm, Sweden’s capital, can be popular for a lot, but it was an unexpected event to discover a 500-year-old shipwreck in the center of the city. The most likely shipwreck is from the Swedish cargo ship Samson, built-in 1598 at Enånger in Hälsingland by AndersPedersson. Relics …

Lost ‘Atlantean Treasures’ Unearthed in Crete In excavations on the west of the islet of Chrysi by Lasithi Ephorate, large numbers of porfyra and houses of Minoan settlements survived the ancient carved fish ponds across the coast. The several broken porfyra shells found in the rooms of the houses are evidence of a very early cottage …

Archaeologists uncover two Bronze Age ‘royal’ tombs lined with GOLD that promise to unlock secrets about life in ancient Greece 3,500 years ago Historians from the classic department of the American University of Cincinnati are readdressing what is known of early Greek history based on their once-in-a-lifetime discovery of two treasure-filled tombs that were once lined …

Eighteenth-Century Wooden Railway Unearthed in Scotland The first railway track in Scotland is expected to undergo extensive archeological exploration next year. In June this year, in an excavation, wooden rails were discovered from 297-year-old Tranent Cockenzie Waggonway. Part of a cobbled horse track for the ponies which pulled the wagons up to coal pits at …

Female Remains Found at Strictly Male-only Greek Monastery The Guardian reported that American anthropologist Laura Wynn-Antikas was asked to investigate some bones found in the burial site while the church of St. Athanasius was restored on Mount Athos, only to declare they were those of a female. The surprise ᴀssessment is surprising for the centuries-old strictly male monastic community where women even today, are not permitted to access the peninsula …

Human teeth made into pendants in Turkey 8,500 years ago In a prehistoric archaeological site in Turkey the first evidence of this practice in the Near East, a region that encompᴀsses Western Asia and Turkey, researchers discovered two 8 500-year-old human teeth that were used as pendants in necklaces and bracelets. The University of Kopenhagen …

Monkey from Southern Asia Identified in Ancient Greek Artwork A painting from the Bronze Age on a Greek island depicts a monkey in Asia from a hundred thousand kilometers. The findings suggest that the trading and exchange of ideas were ancient far-distant civilizations. The painting is one of several wall paintings in a building at …

Mysterious flooding leads to the discovery of 5,000-year-old underground city in Turkey’s Cappadocia One of the most spectacular sights in the world is in Central Turkey – dark valleys and rock formations with homes, chapels, churches, mosques and entire underground towns, harmoniously cut into the natural landscape. These unique underground havens have risen and fallen around …