Mysterious footprints suggest Neanderthals climbed a volcano right after it erupted
Mysterious footprints suggest Neanderthals climbed a volcano right after it erupted According to legend, the devil once took a walk down the side of a volcano in southern Italy, each step preserved forever in solid rock. The tracks are known as the “Ciampate del Diavolo“‘ or “Devil’s Trail” – but details published in 2020 reveal … Continue reading Mysterious footprints suggest Neanderthals climbed a volcano right after it erupted
A Pregnant Ancient Egyptian Mummy Has Been Discovered in a Shocking World First
A Pregnant Ancient Egyptian Mummy Has Been Discovered in a Shocking World First A team of Polish scientists say they have discovered the only known example of an embalmed pregnant Egyptian mummy. The discovery was made by researchers at the Warsaw Mummy Project and revealed in the Journal of Archaeological Science on Thursday. The project … Continue reading A Pregnant Ancient Egyptian Mummy Has Been Discovered in a Shocking World First
Archaeologists Discover ‘Lost,’ 4,500-Year-Old Egyptian Sun Temple
Archaeologists Discover ‘Lost,’ 4,500-Year-Old Egyptian Sun Temple Archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed the remnants of a lost “sun temple” dating back to the 25th century BCE. Experts believe it to be one of just six such temples erected as a shrine to sun god Ra during the Old Kingdom, although to date, only two other … Continue reading Archaeologists Discover ‘Lost,’ 4,500-Year-Old Egyptian Sun Temple
U.S. Repatriates Looted Artifacts to Italy
U.S. Repatriates Looted Artifacts to Italy Italy’s culture minister on Thursday welcomed the return of 201 prized antiquities valued at over 10 million euros ($11 million) that had been located in prestigious U.S. museums and galleries after being illegally trafficked in recent decades. They were among thousands of antiquities seized from traffickers or returned to … Continue reading U.S. Repatriates Looted Artifacts to Italy
Priceless Art Found In Paris Apartment Vacant Since 1939
Priceless Art Found In Paris Apartment Vacant Since 1939 Caked in dust and full of turn-of-the-century treasures, this Paris apartment is like going back in time. Having lain untouched for seven decades the abandoned home was discovered three years ago after its owner died aged 91. The woman who owned the flat, a Mrs De … Continue reading Priceless Art Found In Paris Apartment Vacant Since 1939
Rare 200-million-year-old dinosaur footprints discovered on a beach in Wales, scientists believe
Rare 200-million-year-old dinosaur footprints discovered on beach in Wales, scientists believe Dinosaur footprints found on a Welsh beach could have been made more than 200 million years ago, experts believe. Palaeontologists at the Natural History Museum believe the footprints – known as a trackway – date back to the Triassic period and were most likely … Continue reading Rare 200-million-year-old dinosaur footprints discovered on a beach in Wales, scientists believe
‘Incredible’ 3,000-year-old Bronze Age roundhouse discovery dubbed ‘Britain’s Pompeii’
‘Incredible’ 3,000-year-old Bronze Age roundhouse discovery dubbed ‘Britain’s Pompeii’ The discovery of the “best-preserved” Bronze Age dwellings ever found in Britain was carried out by archaeologists excavating a site in East Anglian Fens, Cambridgeshire, back in 2016. But to this day, Prof Alice Roberts, who presents the television programme Digging For Britain and has seen … Continue reading ‘Incredible’ 3,000-year-old Bronze Age roundhouse discovery dubbed ‘Britain’s Pompeii’
Archaeologists stunned by ancient Babylonian device: ‘More advanced than we thought’
Archaeologists stunned by ancient Babylonian device: ‘More advanced than we thought’ Babylon was the city where some of the most influential empires of the ancient world ruled. For a long time, it was the capital of the Babylonian Empire, and was considered to be the global centre of commerce, art and learning, and is even … Continue reading Archaeologists stunned by ancient Babylonian device: ‘More advanced than we thought’
Skeletal remains of children amid 119 burials stun archaeologists
Skeletal remains of children amid 119 burials stun archaeologists The chilling archaeological discovery unearthed the skeletal remains of adults and children, some of whom were buried in pairs and coins in their mouths. The remains were buried in the village of Jeżowe in the Subcarpathia region of southeast Poland, where the S19 motorway is being constructed. … Continue reading Skeletal remains of children amid 119 burials stun archaeologists
Cloncavan man: A 2,300-year-old murder mystery
Cloncavan man: A 2,300-year-old murder mystery In March 2003, the body of a man who lived during the Iron Age was discovered in a peat bog in Ireland. Known as the Clonycavan Man, the well-preserved remains indicate that the body was not that of a man who died a natural or honourable death, but one … Continue reading Cloncavan man: A 2,300-year-old murder mystery