Scientists stunned to discover plants beneath mile-deep Greenland ice
Scientists stunned to discover plants beneath mile-deep Greenland ice In northwestern Greenland in 1966, US Army scientists drilled through nearly a mile of ice and pulled up a fifteen-foot-long tube of dirt from the bottom. Then this frozen sediment was lost in a freezer for decades. It was accidentally rediscovered in 2017. In 2019, University … Continue reading Scientists stunned to discover plants beneath mile-deep Greenland ice
An 8,000-Year-Old Platform in Britain Could be the Oldest Boat-building site Ever
An 8,000-Year-Old Platform in Britain Could be the Oldest Boat-building site Ever The Maritime Archaeological Trust has discovered a new 8,000-year-old structure next to what is believed to be the oldest boat building site in the world on the Isle of Wight. Director of the Maritime Archaeological Trust, Garry Momber, said: “This new discovery is … Continue reading An 8,000-Year-Old Platform in Britain Could be the Oldest Boat-building site Ever
Decorative Roof Tiles from Tang Dynasty Temple Analyzed
Decorative Roof Tiles from Tang Dynasty Temple Analyzed According to a statement released by Kanazawa University, researchers from Kanazawa University and the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences examined the end caps of more than 400 curved roof tiles recovered from Ximing Temple, which is located at the site of the Tang Dynasty (A.D. 618–907) imperial … Continue reading Decorative Roof Tiles from Tang Dynasty Temple Analyzed
2,700 Year Old Yogi in Samadhi Found in Indus Valley Civilization Archaeological Site
2,700 Year Old Yogi in Samadhi Found in Indus Valley Civilization Archaeological Site While Yoga is being sold by Corporate Gurus today, it is necessary to remember that Yoga as a system of Spiritual development was in vogue probably by or before the Rig Veda which is dated around 5000 BC. However, I have provided … Continue reading 2,700 Year Old Yogi in Samadhi Found in Indus Valley Civilization Archaeological Site
2,800-Year-Old Urartu Jars Uncovered In Eastern Turkey
2,800-Year-Old Urartu Jars Uncovered In Eastern Turkey At this time, using the common hand tool trowel, some researchers are looking into the secrets of an ancient kingdom. Historians believe they have discovered ruins that are estimated to be over 2,800 years old in the eastern Van region, Turkey. The pithos burial chambers, which are like large ceramic … Continue reading 2,800-Year-Old Urartu Jars Uncovered In Eastern Turkey
Archaeologists Discover Additional Dead Sea Scroll Fragments In Desert Caves
Archaeologists Discover Additional Dead Sea Scroll Fragments In Desert Caves Archaeologists in Israel have found new fragments of a Dead Sea Scroll for the first time in 60 years. The parchment fragments, which number in the hundreds, were most likely buried in a desert cave between 132 and 136 A.D., during the unsuccessful Bar Kokhba … Continue reading Archaeologists Discover Additional Dead Sea Scroll Fragments In Desert Caves
Oldest woven basket in the world found in Israel dates back 10,000 years
Oldest woven basket in the world found in Israel dates back 10,000 years Archaeologists in Israel have discovered several 2,000-year-old biblical scroll fragments, a 6,000-year-old skeleton, ancient coins and what is thought to be the world’s oldest woven basket in a cave, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced Tuesday. The basket was found empty and … Continue reading Oldest woven basket in the world found in Israel dates back 10,000 years
Chinese mummy suggests brain surgery was carried out 3,600 years ago
Chinese mummy suggests brain surgery was carried out 3,600 years ago A three-and-a-half-millennia-old skull has uncovered evidence of an early form of brain surgery. The mummified woman’s perforated skull was discovered in the Xiaohe tomb in China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Experts said that the hole, which measures around 2 inches (50mm) in diameter, was … Continue reading Chinese mummy suggests brain surgery was carried out 3,600 years ago
The Oldest Mummies in The World Are Turning Into Black Slime
The Oldest Mummies in The World Are Turning Into Black Slime Climate change is converting the world’s oldest mummies into black slime, which were buried more than 7,000 years ago in the arid desert of northern Chile. Increasing humidity has been observed to cause an outbreak of bacteria living on the preserved skin of Chinchorro … Continue reading The Oldest Mummies in The World Are Turning Into Black Slime
Ancient Christian settlement discovered in Egypt’s Bahariya Oasis
Ancient Christian settlement discovered in Egypt’s Bahariya Oasis The Egyptian antiquities ministry announced Saturday that a French-Norwegian excavation team uncovered new Christian ruins in Egypt’s Western Desert, exposing monastic life in the area in the fifth century AD. During its third excavation campaign at the Tal Ganoub Qasr al-Agouz site in the Bahariya Oasis, the … Continue reading Ancient Christian settlement discovered in Egypt’s Bahariya Oasis