Research uncovers how Christianity changed Anglo-Saxon burial practices
Research uncovers how Christianity changed Anglo-Saxon burial practices In a field three miles south of Cambridge, the bones of a mysterious Anglo-Saxon princess who died thirteen and a half centuries ago have been discovered. She died at the age of 16 and was buried with a small solid gold Christian cross encrusted with garnets on … Continue reading Research uncovers how Christianity changed Anglo-Saxon burial practices
2,000-Year-Old Ancient Egyptian Child Mummy Revealed in Incredible Detail Through 3D Scanning Technology
2,000-Year-Old Ancient Egyptian Child Mummy Revealed in Incredible Detail Through 3D Scanning Technology The remains of a little child, about 5 years old, was mummified and buried in Egypt about 2,000 years ago. She was dressed in fine linen with circular earrings, a belt, and an amulet, and all of her internal organs were removed. … Continue reading 2,000-Year-Old Ancient Egyptian Child Mummy Revealed in Incredible Detail Through 3D Scanning Technology
Mother Found Still Cradling Baby After 4,800 Years
Mother Found Still Cradling Baby After 4,800 Years It is a fitting discovery as Mother’s Day approaches. Archaeologists have uncovered the ancient remains of a young mother and an infant child locked in a 4,800-year-old embrace. The remarkable find was among 48 sets of remains unearthed from graves in Taiwan, including the fossils of five … Continue reading Mother Found Still Cradling Baby After 4,800 Years
Seahenge: A Subaquatic Monument of the European Bronze Age
Seahenge: A Subaquatic Monument of the European Bronze Age Seahenge, which is also known as Holme I, was a prehistoric monument located in the village of Holme-next-the-Sea, near Old Hunstanton in the English county of Norfolk. A timber circle with an upturned tree root in the center, Seahenge was apparently built in the 21st century … Continue reading Seahenge: A Subaquatic Monument of the European Bronze Age
Egyptian Pompeii: 3,000-year-old ‘lost golden city’ discovered in Egypt
Egyptian Pompeii: 3,000-year-old ‘lost golden city’ discovered in Egypt A team has discovered the country’s largest known ancient site, So’oud Atun, or the “Rise of Aten,” in what experts are lauding as one of the most important Egyptian archaeological finds of the past century. Zahi Hawass, a famous—and controversial—Egyptian scholar, announced the discovery of the “lost … Continue reading Egyptian Pompeii: 3,000-year-old ‘lost golden city’ discovered in Egypt
Victoria Cave: The underground Dales cavern that changed history
Victoria Cave: The underground Dales cavern that changed history Victorian excavators were particularly fascinated by ‘bone caves’ where there might be a possibility of finding evidence for the earliest humans along with long-extinct animals. The cavern near Settle is home to the skeletons of mammoths and Roman remains. Described as an ‘archaeologist’s dream’, Victoria Cave … Continue reading Victoria Cave: The underground Dales cavern that changed history
45,000-year-old Skull From Czech Cave May Contain Oldest Modern Human Genome
45,000-year-old Skull From Czech Cave May Contain Oldest Modern Human Genome In the heart of the limestone region of Bohemian Karst in the Czech Republic stands the steep frontal walls of the Koněprusy Caves, within which researchers found the “golden horse” — what they claim are the remains of the earliest modern human in all … Continue reading 45,000-year-old Skull From Czech Cave May Contain Oldest Modern Human Genome
Traces of Medieval Jewish Diet Uncovered in England
Traces of Medieval Jewish Diet Uncovered in England According to a statement released by the University of Bristol, analysis of food remains recovered from the medieval Jewish quarter in historic Oxford suggests that the community followed dietary laws known as Kashruth. Keeping kosher is one of the oldest known diets across the world and, for … Continue reading Traces of Medieval Jewish Diet Uncovered in England
5,000 Years old Pavlopetri is the oldest submerged city in the world
5,000 Years old Pavlopetri is the oldest submerged city in the world If you ask Greeks what do they know about Pavlopetri, they will probably look at you in amazement. Pavlopetri is the oldest submerged city in the world and only in 2011 became known to the world when BBC visited this place and using … Continue reading 5,000 Years old Pavlopetri is the oldest submerged city in the world
Japan’s Ancient Underwater Pyramid Mystifies Scholars
Japan’s Ancient Underwater “Pyramid” Mystifies Scholars Submerged stone structures lying just below the waters off Yonaguni Jima are actually the ruins of a Japanese Atlantis—an ancient city sunk by an earthquake about 2,000 years ago. That’s the belief of Masaaki Kimura, a marine geologist at the University of the Ryukyus in Japan who has been … Continue reading Japan’s Ancient Underwater “Pyramid” Mystifies Scholars