Giant handaxe discovered at Ice Age site in Kent, UK
Giant handaxe discovered at Ice Age site in Kent, UK Researchers in Kent in southeastern England have discovered a prehistoric handaxe so big it would have been almost impossible to wield as a cutting tool. The handaxe is the third largest ever found in Britain. Excavations also uncovered artifacts preserved in deep Ice Age sediments … Continue reading Giant handaxe discovered at Ice Age site in Kent, UK
Wolf skull atop 1,800-year-old grave was left by a robber who feared revenge, experts say
Wolf skull atop 1,800-year-old grave was left by a robber who feared revenge, experts say A wolf skull was supposed to protect robbers from the revenge of the spirit of the deceased buried in a great mound 2,000 years ago. Archaeologists came across this unusual find in the town of Cheia, Romania – in a … Continue reading Wolf skull atop 1,800-year-old grave was left by a robber who feared revenge, experts say
22 ancient tombs were discovered in Central China’s Henan
22 ancient tombs were discovered in Central China’s Henan A cluster of 22 ancient tombs spanning nearly 1,600 years have recently been found in Central China’s Henan province. Specifically, two tombs dating back to the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220), 12 built in the Song Dynasty (960-1279), and eight others from the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing … Continue reading 22 ancient tombs were discovered in Central China’s Henan
Silver medal featuring winged Medusa discovered at Roman fort near Hadrian’s Wall
Silver medal featuring winged Medusa discovered at Roman fort near Hadrian’s Wall A nearly 1,800-year-old silver military medal featuring the snake-covered head of Medusa has been unearthed in what was once the northern edge of the Roman Empire. Excavators discovered the winged gorgon on June 6 at the English archaeological site of Vindolanda, a Roman … Continue reading Silver medal featuring winged Medusa discovered at Roman fort near Hadrian’s Wall
Lost Maya city discovered deep in the jungles of Mexico
Lost Maya city discovered deep in the jungles of Mexico Archaeologists in Mexico have discovered the remains of a lost Maya city hidden deep within the jungles of the Yucatán Peninsula. The site, located in the Balamkú ecological reserve in the Mexican state of Campeche, contains multiple large pyramids that were built during the Classic … Continue reading Lost Maya city discovered deep in the jungles of Mexico
Pedra do Inga: A 6,000-Year-Old Monument Depicting an Ancient Star Map
Pedra do Inga: A 6,000-Year-Old Monument Depicting an Ancient Star Map Its most prominent symbols depict stars, the Milky Way as well as the constellation of Orion. Most glyphs etched on the massive stone represent animals, fruits, humans, and constellations, but also a plethora of yet unrecognizable symbols and images. There’s a strange, massive stone … Continue reading Pedra do Inga: A 6,000-Year-Old Monument Depicting an Ancient Star Map
See the face of ‘Ava,’ a Bronze Age woman who lived in Scotland 3,800 years ago
See the face of ‘Ava,’ a Bronze Age woman who lived in Scotland 3,800 years ago In 1987, Scottish workers accidentally unearthed the burial of a Bronze Age woman during a road construction project. The stone, coffin-like tomb, called a cist, contained the woman’s skeletal remains alongside grave goods, including a short-necked pottery beaker, a … Continue reading See the face of ‘Ava,’ a Bronze Age woman who lived in Scotland 3,800 years ago
Surrounded by bones, ancient Maya canoe may have been used in rituals
Surrounded by bones, ancient Maya canoe may have been used in rituals In 2021, underwater archaeologists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) in Mexico located a mysterious canoe inside an underwater cave near the Maya city of Chichén Itzá. It was found while workers were building a tourist rail project as part … Continue reading Surrounded by bones, ancient Maya canoe may have been used in rituals
Shang-Dynasty Town Discovered in Northern China
Shang-Dynasty Town Discovered in Northern China The mysterious origins of ancient bronzeware found in a part of northern China may have been uncovered, with the discovery of the ruins of a complete Bronze Age town in the area. Archaeologists have now recovered hundreds of astonishing artifacts — including bronze drinking vessels, painted pottery, ornaments inlaid with turquoise … Continue reading Shang-Dynasty Town Discovered in Northern China
This 48-Million-Year-Old Fossil Has an Insect Inside a Lizard Inside a Snake
This 48-Million-Year-Old Fossil Has an Insect Inside a Lizard Inside a Snake Palaeontologists have uncovered a fossil that has preserved an insect inside a lizard inside a snake – a prehistoric battle of the food chain that ended in a volcanic lake some 48 million years ago. Pulled from an abandoned quarry in southwest Germany … Continue reading This 48-Million-Year-Old Fossil Has an Insect Inside a Lizard Inside a Snake