Unexpected: Scientists Find the Fossil of a 91-Million-Year-Old Shark in Kansas
Unexpected: Scientists Find the Fossil of a 91-Million-Year-Old Shark in Kansas A 91-million-year-old fossil shark newly named Cretodus houghtonorum discovered in Kansas joins a list of large dinosaur-era animals. Preserved in sediments deposited in an ancient ocean called the Western Interior Seaway that covered the middle of North America during the Late Cretaceous period (144 … Continue reading Unexpected: Scientists Find the Fossil of a 91-Million-Year-Old Shark in Kansas
Possible Slave Quarter Uncovered in Maryland
Possible Slave Quarter Uncovered in Maryland WTOP News reports that the possible site of a 300-year-old slave quarter has been found near an eighteenth-century brick manor once inhabited by Jesuit missionaries. The announcement was made Tuesday by researchers from the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration and St. Mary’s College in Maryland. According to … Continue reading Possible Slave Quarter Uncovered in Maryland
Iron Age Site Found in Scotland
Iron Age Site Found in Scotland The Scotsman reports that researchers have discovered traces of 23 structures dated to as early as 800 B.C. on heavily ploughed land in eastern Scotland, near the coast of the North Sea, ahead of a construction project. The study is now continuing to decide whether the site has a … Continue reading Iron Age Site Found in Scotland
Leshan Giant Buddha -largest carved stone Buddha in the world
Leshan Giant Buddha -largest carved stone Buddha in the world The Leshan Giant Buddha is a huge statue carved into the side of Lingyun Mountain. Taller by 17 meters than the standing Buddha in Afghanistan, the Leshan Giant Buddha is the tallest and largest Buddha in the world. There is a local saying: “The mountain is … Continue reading Leshan Giant Buddha -largest carved stone Buddha in the world
Local Farmers found 2,000 years old carved caves while pumping water out of five small pools
Local Farmers found 2,000 years old carved caves while pumping water out of five small pools The caves are one of the largest structures ever excavated by human hands. First discovered in 1992, 24 caves have been found to date, one of which has been developed as a tourist attraction. Interestingly, to date, not a single … Continue reading Local Farmers found 2,000 years old carved caves while pumping water out of five small pools
Archaeologists discover 35 burial chambers in the Sudan desert with fascinating links to Ancient Egypt
Archaeologists discover 35 burial chambers in the Sudan desert with fascinating links to Ancient Egypt Archaeologists excavating a site in Sudan have discovered 35 pyramids revealing fascinating links between the bygone Kingdom of Kush that once existed there and ancient Egypt. The pyramids, which date back around 2,000 years, are smaller than most Egyptian examples … Continue reading Archaeologists discover 35 burial chambers in the Sudan desert with fascinating links to Ancient Egypt
Archaeologists Diving Under a 2,300-Year-Old Pyramid Find Ancient Treasure
Archaeologists Diving Under a 2,300-Year-Old Pyramid Find Ancient Treasure Somewhere Below the surface of the kiddie-pool sized patch of brown water is the entrance to the 2,300-year-old tomb of a pharaoh named Nastasen. If I crane my neck back far enough, I can just make out the eastern flank of his pyramid rising nearly three … Continue reading Archaeologists Diving Under a 2,300-Year-Old Pyramid Find Ancient Treasure
World War II Execution Site Investigated in Poland
World War II Execution Site Investigated in Poland Dawid Kobiałka of the Polish Academy of Sciences, with the assistance of an 88-year-old eyewitness, has found personal belongings, bullets, and charred human bone, including fragments of skulls, teeth, femurs, and a vertebra, just under the surface of the ground in an area of northern Poland dubbed … Continue reading World War II Execution Site Investigated in Poland
Scientists Analyze Ancient Egyptian Ink containing lead were likely used as drier on ancient Egyptian papyri
Scientists Analyze Ancient Egyptian Ink containing lead were likely used as drier on ancient Egyptian papyri Cosmos Magazine reports that a team of chemists, physicists, and Egyptologists from the University of Copenhagen and the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility used advanced X-ray microscopy equipment to analyze the chemical composition of the ink markings found on papyrus fragments … Continue reading Scientists Analyze Ancient Egyptian Ink containing lead were likely used as drier on ancient Egyptian papyri
Mysterious Ancient Structures Hidden Under The Sand In The Sahara Desert
Mysterious Ancient Structures Hidden Under The Sand In The Sahara Desert Hundreds of stone structures dating back thousands of years have been discovered in Western Sahara, a territory in Africa little explored by archaeologists. The structures seem to come in all sizes and shapes, and archaeologists aren’t sure what many of then were used for … Continue reading Mysterious Ancient Structures Hidden Under The Sand In The Sahara Desert