Underwater Stonehenge That Predates the Pyramids Confirmed in Switzerland
Underwater Stonehenge That Predates the Pyramids Confirmed in Switzerland Archaeologists studying Switzerland’s Lake Lucerne have unearthed the remnants of a submerged Bronze Age village, suggesting people occupied the Lake Lucerne area 2,000 years earlier than previously thought. As Swissinfo.ch reports, the new finds suggest that the area around the lake was settled 2,000 years earlier than previously … Continue reading Underwater Stonehenge That Predates the Pyramids Confirmed in Switzerland
18th-century graveyard found at the former Caribbean plantation
18th-century graveyard found at the former Caribbean plantation The Associated Press reports that investigation ahead of a construction project revealed an eighteenth-century cemetery on St. Eustatius, an island in the northeastern Caribbean Sea colonized by the Dutch in 1636. An 18th-century burial ground has been discovered at a former sugar plantation on the Dutch Caribbean … Continue reading 18th-century graveyard found at the former Caribbean plantation
Iron Age and Roman Skeletons Discovered on Alderney
Iron Age and Roman Skeletons Discovered on Alderney A Cemetery used for centuries has started giving up its secrets, after radiocarbon dating on some of the skeletons came back showing the graves were from the Iron Age and Roman eras. States archaeologist Phil de Jersey said the site on Longis Common in Alderney was one … Continue reading Iron Age and Roman Skeletons Discovered on Alderney
New pyramid discovered in Mexico
New pyramid discovered in Mexico Archaeologists have found a new pyramid in Tlacochcalco (modern-day Mexico). The town was a political centre during the pre-Hispanic period. According to Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History, the ruins of Tlacochcalco are located in the modern-day town of Tlalmanalco. According to the archaeologist of INAH, Herve Victor Monterrosa … Continue reading New pyramid discovered in Mexico
Sassanid-Era Tables and Chairs Unearthed in Iran
Sassanid-Era Tables and Chairs Unearthed in Iran According to a Tehran Times report, tables and chairs carved from gypsum have been unearthed at the site of a Zoroastrian fire temple in central Iran by a team of researchers from the University of Isfahan and the University of Tehran. Available evidence suggests the furniture was once … Continue reading Sassanid-Era Tables and Chairs Unearthed in Iran
Somersham headless bodies were victims of Roman executions
Somersham headless bodies were victims of Roman executions Archaeologists believe a group of beheaded bodies discovered at a burial site were likely victims of Roman military executions. A military supply farm in Somersham, Cambridgeshire, was discovered with an “unusually significant” number of beheaded remains from the third century. Several were on their knees when they … Continue reading Somersham headless bodies were victims of Roman executions
Prehistoric animal carvings found for the first time in Scotland
Prehistoric animal carvings found for the first time in Scotland Prehistoric animal carvings thought to be thousands of years old have been found for the first time in Scotland. Historic Environment Scotland (HES) said the carvings – thought to be between 4,000 and 5,000 years old – were discovered inside Dunchraigaig Cairn in Kilmartin Glen, … Continue reading Prehistoric animal carvings found for the first time in Scotland
Archaeologists Uncover Evidence of Ancient, Indiscriminate Mass Murder
Why were dozens of people butchered 6,200 years ago and buried in a Neolithic death pit? According to a fresh examination of the bones, 41 individuals were slaughtered and buried in a mass grave around 6,200 years ago in what is now Croatia, and members of their own community may have murdered them. Adult men … Continue reading Archaeologists Uncover Evidence of Ancient, Indiscriminate Mass Murder
A pyramid-shaped mound holding 30 corpses may be the world’s oldest war monument
A pyramid-shaped mound holding 30 corpses may be the world’s oldest war monument The massive burial mound, which includes the corpses of at least 30 Syrian warriors and is now underwater, may be the oldest battle monument ever uncovered, according to experts. Tel Banat’s ruins stretch back at least 4,300 years. This monument is also … Continue reading A pyramid-shaped mound holding 30 corpses may be the world’s oldest war monument
2,000-Year-Old Realistic Green Mask Found Nestled Inside an Ancient Pyramid
2,000-Year-Old Realistic Green Mask Found Nestled Inside an Ancient Pyramid Alejandro Sarabia, Saburo Sugiyama, Enrique Perez Cortes & Nawa Sugiyama have reported this discovery, announced this finding registered during explorations conducted in the 65-meters high pyramidal structure from 2008 to 2011. The 116-meter-long tunnel drilled in 1930 by the archaeologist Eduardo Noguera was used to … Continue reading 2,000-Year-Old Realistic Green Mask Found Nestled Inside an Ancient Pyramid