China’s Atlantis: Shi Cheng an Ancient Underwater City in China
China’s Atlantis: Shi Cheng an Ancient Underwater City in China Shi Cheng, Chun’an County, Zhejiang, China. An ancient city, established about 1300 years ago, now lies at the 26-40 m depth underwater. The city and the valley were deliberately flooded in 1959 in order to create an artificial lake and hydroelectric power station. Now it could … Continue reading China’s Atlantis: Shi Cheng an Ancient Underwater City in China
Iroquoian Woodland Village Site Discovered in Ontario
Iroquoian Woodland Village Site Discovered in Ontario Excavation of an Iroquoian village site in southeastern Canada ahead of a road construction project has yielded more than 35,000 artefacts, according to a Kitchener Today report. Representatives of the Six Nations of the Grand Reserve, the Haudenosaunee Development Institute, and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation … Continue reading Iroquoian Woodland Village Site Discovered in Ontario
Century-Old Little Girl Found In Coffin Under San Francisco Home Identified
Century-Old Little Girl Found In Coffin Under San Francisco Home Identified In the 1800s the mysterious girl, whose body was found under a house in San Francisco, her body entombed in a small lead and bronze coffin and her well-preserved hands clutching a single red rose, has been identified. Garden of Innocence’s nonprofit project says … Continue reading Century-Old Little Girl Found In Coffin Under San Francisco Home Identified
Skeletons Found Under a Florida Wine Shop May Be Some of America’s First Colonists
Skeletons Found Under a Florida Wine Shop May Be Some of America’s First Colonists Historians recently announced in Florida that several small children’s bones buried beneath underneath the last place one might think to look: a wine shop. However, there will be no police inquiry. The Florida wine shop happens to be located in St. … Continue reading Skeletons Found Under a Florida Wine Shop May Be Some of America’s First Colonists
Hundreds of Well Preserved Prehistoric Animals have been Found in an Ancient Volcanic Ashbed in Nebraska
Hundreds of Well Preserved Prehistoric Animals have been Found in an Ancient Volcanic Ashbed in Nebraska The watering holes attracted prehistoric animals among Nebraska’s tall grasslands. From horses to camels and rhinoceroses, with wild dogs looming nearby, animals roamed the savanna-like region. Then, one day, it all changed. Hundreds of miles away, a volcano in … Continue reading Hundreds of Well Preserved Prehistoric Animals have been Found in an Ancient Volcanic Ashbed in Nebraska
Ancient Greek Inscription Unearthed in Iraq
Ancient Greek Inscription Unearthed in Iraq The Department of Antiquities in Kurdistan Region’s Duhok province announced on Monday the discovery of an ancient artefact that dates back over 2,000 years. Kurdistan 24 reports that an engraved tablet has been unearthed in northern Kurdistan’s Duhok province. “After careful study, we found out that the stone tablet is … Continue reading Ancient Greek Inscription Unearthed in Iraq
The 2,500-Year-old ancient Greek city, now about one-third of the city is underwater
The 2,500-Year-old ancient Greek city, now about one-third of the city is underwater The Foundation Oleg Deripaska Volnoe Delo and the Russian Academy of Archaeology uncovered parts of marble stele with inscriptions of ancient Persian King Darius I. Discovered in the ancient town of Phanagoria, in the southern area of Krasnodar, the stele is assessed … Continue reading The 2,500-Year-old ancient Greek city, now about one-third of the city is underwater
The long-Lost Dark Age Kingdom Unearthed in Scotland
The long-Lost Dark Age Kingdom Unearthed in Scotland Archaeologists started excavations at Trusty’s Hill, they have discovered ancient picturesque patterns etched into a rock surface near the site entrance. The sculptures were rare in the area, well south of where Pictish carvings had usually been found. (Roman writings of around A.D. 300 described the Picts as … Continue reading The long-Lost Dark Age Kingdom Unearthed in Scotland
Roman Mosaics Frozen in Time Uncovered in France
Roman Mosaics Frozen in Time Uncovered in France A lost Roman city dating back to the first century B.C. has been uncovered in spectacular fashion in the south of France. Archaeologists working the site ahead of the construction for a boarding school and a cafeteria were stunned to discover a wide array of structural ruins, … Continue reading Roman Mosaics Frozen in Time Uncovered in France
Archaeologists discover 2,000-year-old ‘Sphinx Room’ hidden in Emperor Nero’s Golden Palace
Archaeologists discover 2,000-year-old ‘Sphinx Room’ hidden in Emperor Nero’s Golden Palace Archaeologists have discovered a hidden vault in the ruins of Roman Emperor Nero’s sprawling palace, hidden under the hills near Rome’s ancient Colosseum. According to a statement (translated from Italian) from the Colosseum archaeological park, which includes the palace’s ruins, the chamber has sat … Continue reading Archaeologists discover 2,000-year-old ‘Sphinx Room’ hidden in Emperor Nero’s Golden Palace