Archaeologists Reveal the Hidden Horrors of Only Nazi SS Camp on British Soil
Archaeologists Reveal the Hidden Horrors of Only Nazi SS Camp on British Soil One of the British Channel Islands has a German concentration camp which has been a location for terrible atrocities, which have been downplayed in official reports after the end of World War II. Now, a new investigation reveals details that were kept … Continue reading Archaeologists Reveal the Hidden Horrors of Only Nazi SS Camp on British Soil
Amber Fossil Shows Two Trapped Flies that Died while Mating 41 Million Years Ago
Amber Fossil Shows Two Trapped Flies that Died while Mating 41 Million Years Ago One of the earliest, fossilized animals ever found are a pair of fornicating flies that were preserved in amber 41 million years ago. The frisky insects appear to have been in the very throes of passion when they got trapped in … Continue reading Amber Fossil Shows Two Trapped Flies that Died while Mating 41 Million Years Ago
Evidence of 90-million-year-old rainforest uncovered beneath the Antarctic ice
Evidence of 90-million-year-old rainforest uncovered beneath the Antarctic ice The well-preserved rainforest seeds, pollens and spores of 90 million year old (mid-cretaceous) rainforest plants in Western Antarctica have been discovered by an international team of paleontologists and geologists. The mid-Cretaceous period (115 million to 80 million years ago) was the heyday of the dinosaurs but … Continue reading Evidence of 90-million-year-old rainforest uncovered beneath the Antarctic ice
Statue Fragments Found Near Cambodia’s Bayon Temple
Statue Fragments Found Near Cambodia’s Bayon Temple SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA— The large statue fragments have been recovered from a canal near the Gate of the Dead at Angkor Thom by members of Cambodia’s Department of Monuments and Preventive Archaeology, the heritage police, and agents from the Apsara Authority. “The god statue found by the working … Continue reading Statue Fragments Found Near Cambodia’s Bayon Temple
Underwater Artifacts Returned to Mexico’s Lake of the Moon
Underwater Artifacts Returned to Mexico’s Lake of the Moon A collection of objects preserved in a special container at the bottom of Lake of The Moon at high altitudes in the Nevado de Toluca Volcano in Central Mexico was deposited by Mexico’s National Institute for Anthropology and History (INAH). The artifacts were found in the … Continue reading Underwater Artifacts Returned to Mexico’s Lake of the Moon
Rare Roman Cavalry Swords And Toys Unearthed Along Hadrian’s Wall
Rare Roman Cavalry Swords And Toys Unearthed Along Hadrian’s Wall Swords, arrowheads and ballista bolts amongst a cache of artifacts discovered during cavalry barrack excavations at Roman Vindolanda. Archaeologists at the Roman fort of Vindolanda have made one remarkable discovery after another in what has been an exceptional year for the research excavations. Test pit … Continue reading Rare Roman Cavalry Swords And Toys Unearthed Along Hadrian’s Wall
Coin Cache Discovered Under Church Floor in Slovakia
Coin Cache Discovered Under Church Floor in Slovakia Under the floor of a church in the town of Obišovce, near Košice, eastern Slovakia, a cache of 500 early 18th century coins has been uncovered. The trove of coins had been stashed in a ceramic mug covered with a slab or stone. It was found in … Continue reading Coin Cache Discovered Under Church Floor in Slovakia
Irish DNA originated in the Middle East and Eastern Europe
Ancient DNA Reveals Irish Are Not Celts – Irish Ancestors Came From Biblical Lands – Scientists Say The possibility that ancient bones were found in County Antrim under an Irish pub in the mid-2000s has cast doubt over whether the Irish people are really linked to ancient Celts. Bertie Currie clearing the land in 2006 and made a … Continue reading Irish DNA originated in the Middle East and Eastern Europe
The life and death of one of America’s most mysterious trees
The life and death of one of America’s most mysterious trees In the Centre of Chaco Canyon in New Mexico, a towering ponderous tree, known as the “Plaza Tree,” was once built to be a symbol of life and a center of the world for an ancient pueblo town. But new research suggests it may have been … Continue reading The life and death of one of America’s most mysterious trees
Farmer looking for abandoned antlers stumbles upon largest EVER haul of Roman coins
Farmer looking for abandoned antlers stumbles upon largest Ever haul of Roman coins It makes rather more sense as it was loot from the various ‘barbarian’ nations crashing around Northern Europe during the period of the decline and eventual fall of the Western Roman Empire. ‘One of the largest ever hauls of treasure from the … Continue reading Farmer looking for abandoned antlers stumbles upon largest EVER haul of Roman coins