Israeli family discovers ancient treasure under the living room
Israeli family discovers ancient treasure under the living room Sunday, Israeli authorities said they identified a rare, well-preserved 2,000-year-old Jewish ritual bath hidden beneath the floorboards of a Jerusalem home. The discovery in Ein Kerem neighborhood in Jerusalem, archeologists said, sheds new light on the area’s ancient Jewish and early Christian communities. But the discovery … Continue reading Israeli family discovers ancient treasure under the living room
Ancient buildings found in Russia which is 25,000 years old
25,000-Year-Old Buildings Found In Russia In Russia, in the Caucasus mountains, not far from the cities Tzelentzchik, Touapse, Novorossiysk and Sochi, there are hundreds of megalithic monuments. The Russians call them dolmens. Russian and foreign archaeologists have not yet discovered their use. All these megalithic dolmens you see below in the pictures are dated from … Continue reading Ancient buildings found in Russia which is 25,000 years old
1,200-Year-Old Soap Factory Unearthed in Negev Desert
1,200-Year-Old Soap Factory Unearthed in Negev Desert Israel’s earliest soap factory, dating back approximately 1,200 years, was uncovered in the Bedouin city of Rahat, the Israel Antiquities Authority reported on Sunday. According to the report, hundreds of local youths were involved in the IAA dig, whose purpose was to re-establish the connection between the community … Continue reading 1,200-Year-Old Soap Factory Unearthed in Negev Desert
Bulgarians find oldest European town, a salt production center
Bulgarians find oldest European town, a salt production center Archaeologists in eastern Bulgaria say they have unearthed the oldest prehistoric town ever found in Europe, along with an ancient salt production site that gives a strong clue about why massive riches were discovered in the region. Excavations at the site near the modern-day town of … Continue reading Bulgarians find oldest European town, a salt production center
200,000-Year-Old Beds Analyzed in South Africa
200,000-Year-Old Mattress Analyzed in South Africa Around 200,000 years ago people from Southern Africa not only slept on grass bedding but occasionally burned it, apparently to keep from going buggy. There was no tog rating on the duvet and an electric blanket was definitely out of the question. But Stone Age mattresses were far comfier … Continue reading 200,000-Year-Old Beds Analyzed in South Africa
A 3,100-year-old bowl of soup found next to a dead body – and it’s still LIQUID
A 3,100-year-old bowl of soup found next to a dead body – and it’s still LIQUID Right on cue for soup season, archaeologists have found a 3,100-year-old tomb lined with what are believed to be bronze soup bowls in Shaanxi province, China, according to Live Science. All those bowls might have been in service of the … Continue reading A 3,100-year-old bowl of soup found next to a dead body – and it’s still LIQUID
Man accidentally finds a ‘perfectly preserved’ Roman villa in his backyard
Man accidentally finds a ‘perfectly preserved’ Roman villa in his backyard This began out as a bit of basic home improvement, which ended up with the finding of one of the biggest Roman Villas ever to be found in the UK. While laying an electricity cable beneath the grounds of his home, near the village … Continue reading Man accidentally finds a ‘perfectly preserved’ Roman villa in his backyard
Early Neolithic Cremation Burial in Israel Examined
Early Neolithic Cremation Burial in Israel Examined Ancient people in the Near East had begun the practice of intentionally cremating their dead by the beginning of the 7th millennium BC. According to a study published on August 12, 2020, in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Fanny Bocquentin of the French National Center for Scientific … Continue reading Early Neolithic Cremation Burial in Israel Examined
Archaeologists Find 5,500-year-old Plaza in Peru
Archaeologists Find 5,500-year-old Plaza in Peru A team of German and Peruvian archaeologists says they have discovered the oldest known monument in Peru: a 5,500-year-old ceremonial plaza near Peru’s north-central coast. Carbon dating of material from the site revealed it was built between 3500 BC and 3000 BC, Peter Fuchs, a German archaeologist who headed … Continue reading Archaeologists Find 5,500-year-old Plaza in Peru
500,000-Year-Old Earliest European Bone Tools Found In UK
500,000-Year-Old Earliest European Bone Tools Found In UK The earliest known bone tools in European archeological history, archaeologists claim, were found. The implements come from the renowned Boxgrove site in West Sussex, which was excavated in the 1980s and 90s. The bone tools came from a horse that humans butchered at the site for its … Continue reading 500,000-Year-Old Earliest European Bone Tools Found In UK