30 Million-Year-Old Praying Mantis Is Preserved in Pristine Piece of Amber
30 Million-Year-Old Praying Mantis Is Preserved in Pristine Piece of Amber Inside a clear piece of amber, there is a small prayer mantis, frozen forever in time. The piece, which measures just slightly over one inch tall, was sold via Heritage Auctions for $6,000 in 2016. The pristine piece of amber, which comes from the … Continue reading 30 Million-Year-Old Praying Mantis Is Preserved in Pristine Piece of Amber
Huge 300-Million-Year-Old Shark Skull Found Deep Inside An Underground Kentucky Cave
Huge 300-Million-Year-Old Shark Skull Found Deep Inside An Underground Kentucky Cave In the walls of a Kentucky cave, a fossilized shark’s head was found around 300 million years ago. Scientists suggest that it was part of a striatus of Saivodus, which existed during the Late Mississippian geological age between 340 million and 330 million years … Continue reading Huge 300-Million-Year-Old Shark Skull Found Deep Inside An Underground Kentucky Cave
Rare, Neolithic ‘Goddess’ Figurine Discovered in Turkey
Rare, Neolithic ‘Goddess’ Figurine Discovered in Turkey The finding happened in the southern part of Anatolian Plateau in central Turkey, one of the main proto-city centres of the first settlers and one of the world’s most renowned archaeological sites. For a thousand years between 7100 and 6000 BC, i.e. the Neolithic period, Çatalhöyük has been … Continue reading Rare, Neolithic ‘Goddess’ Figurine Discovered in Turkey
Tombs of High Priests Discovered in Upper Egypt
Egyptian archaeologists unveil ancient tombs, 2,500-year-old artifacts Khaled El-Enano, Minister of Tourism and Antiquity, Egypt announced discovered the discovery of the communal tombs for high priests in the Tuna el-Gabal district of Minya, marking the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities ‘ first archaeological find in 2020. The communal tombs were dedicated to high priests of the … Continue reading Tombs of High Priests Discovered in Upper Egypt
Modern Africans and Europeans may have more Neanderthal ancestry than previously thought
Modern Africans and Europeans may have more Neanderthal ancestry than previously thought It has been revealed for the first time that African populations share Neanderthal ancestry, in findings that add a new twist to the tale of ancient humans and our closest known relatives. It was previously believed that Neanderthal genes were transmitted by only … Continue reading Modern Africans and Europeans may have more Neanderthal ancestry than previously thought
Archaeologists discover 4,800-year-old fossil of a mother cradling a baby
Archaeologists discover 4,800-year-old fossil of a mother cradling a baby The ancient remains of a young mother and a child locked in a 4,800-year-old embrace were discovered by archeologists. Of 48 sets of remains discovered from tombs in Taiwan, including five children’s fossils, this makes a remarkable discovery. The scientists were shocked to find the maternal … Continue reading Archaeologists discover 4,800-year-old fossil of a mother cradling a baby
The Siloam Pool: Where Jesus Healed the Blind Man
The Siloam Pool: Where Jesus Healed the Blind Man In Old Jerusalem workers have stumbled upon the ruins of the Siloam Pool, wherein John’s Gospel, Jesus cures a man who is blind from birth — the new find is praised as a discovery that helps to demonstrate the Bible’s historical authenticity. In the Los Angeles Times, … Continue reading The Siloam Pool: Where Jesus Healed the Blind Man
Ancient wares with clotted cream clarified butter found in Mongolia
800-year-old vases containing frozen clotted cream and yellow butter found from glacial An anomaly of three clotted creams and one vase of yellow butter preserved in glacier about 700 to 800 years ago is discovered in the “Umard Mongol” joint investigation team of the National Museum of Mongolia, the University of Pittsburgh and the United … Continue reading Ancient wares with clotted cream clarified butter found in Mongolia
2,000-Year-Old Monolith Engravings Recorded in Peru
2,000-Year-Old Monolith Engravings Recorded in Peru A 2000-year-old jungle monolith decorated with circles, spirals and feline fangs has been 3D scanned in its remote Peruvian location. Peru is a land of history, myths, and home of some of the most amazing ancient civilizations to ever live on Earth. Inhabited by various ancient cultures such as … Continue reading 2,000-Year-Old Monolith Engravings Recorded in Peru
How a-boat this! Huge 700-year-old shipwreck found at bottom of river Vistula
How a-boat this! Huge 700-year-old shipwreck found at bottom of river Vistula The underwater archaeologists in Vistula River north of Warsaw, Poland, discovered a centuries-old shipwreck described as “huge and rare.” This historical boat was the discovery by a group of submarine explorers searching in the Vistula River north of Warsaw in Poland for a whopping … Continue reading How a-boat this! Huge 700-year-old shipwreck found at bottom of river Vistula