Mysterious 5,500-Year-Old Sumerian Star Map Recorded Massive Asteroid Hit To Earth A 5,500-year-old clay tablet discovered in the 19th century in the underground library of King Ashurbanipal in Nineveh is an astronomical treasure. The ancient “document” excavated in present-day Iraq by Sir Henry Layard offers unprecedented insight into astronomical observations that took place more than … Continue reading Mysterious 5,500-Year-Old Sumerian Star Map Recorded Massive Asteroid Hit To Earth →

Well-Preserved, 42,000-Year-Old Baby Woolly Mammoth Emerges From Yukon Permafrost A 42,000-year-old baby mammoth is set to go on display for the first time in Western Europe next month at the Natural History Museum. Lubya, who was named after the wife of the Siberian reindeer herder that found her, has been described as the most complete … Continue reading Well-Preserved, 42,000-Year-Old Baby Woolly Mammoth Emerges From Yukon Permafrost →

Siberian Princess reveals her 2,500-year-old tattoos Tattoos aren’t just a trendy way for people to express themselves – they’re also apparently a time-honored tradition dating back almost three thousand years. A Siberian mummy, who researchers believe was buried 2500 years ago, will show off her intricate ink when she finally goes on display this month, … Continue reading Siberian Princess reveals her 2,500-year-old tattoos →

World-First Fossil Shows Dinosaur Sitting On Clutch Of Eggs Like A Bird It’s hard to imagine a mighty T. rex kneeling delicately above a clutch of eggs, but new research surrounding a fossilized oviraptor suggests that this behavior may have indeed been practiced by some dinosaurs. The first non-avialan dinosaur (species outside of the clade … Continue reading World-First Fossil Shows Dinosaur Sitting On Clutch Of Eggs Like A Bird →

Ancient ‘unknown’ script finally deciphered 70 years after first being discovered Researchers have partially deciphered the “unknown Kushan script” — a writing system that has puzzled linguists since it was first found in the 1950s. The researchers decoded the ancient text using rock face inscriptions that were discovered near the Almosi Gorge in northwest Tajikistan … Continue reading Ancient ‘unknown’ script finally deciphered 70 years after first being discovered →

Japanese scientists ‘reawaken’ cells of 28,000 Old woolly mammoth Her name is Yuka: an ancient woolly mammoth that last lived some 28,000 years ago, before becoming mummified in the frozen permafrost wastelands of northern Siberia. But now that icy tomb is no longer the end of Yuka’s story. The mammoth’s well-preserved remains were discovered in … Continue reading Japanese scientists ‘reawaken’ cells of 28,000 Old woolly mammoth →

Tiny, 540-Million-Year-Old Human Ancestor Didn’t Have an Anus A speck-size creature without an anus is the oldest known prehistoric ancestor of humans, a new study finds. Researchers found the remains of the 540-million-year-old critter — a bag-like sea organism — in central China. The creature is so novel, it has its own family (Saccorhytidae), as … Continue reading Tiny, 540-Million-Year-Old Human Ancestor Didn’t Have an Anus →

4,800-Year-Old Fossil of Mother Embracing Baby Found in Taiwan It is a fitting discovery as Mother’s Day approaches. Archaeologists have uncovered the ancient remains of a young mother and an infant child locked in a 4,800-year-old embrace. The remarkable find was among 48 sets of remains unearthed from graves in Taiwan, including the fossils of … Continue reading 4,800-Year-Old Fossil of Mother Embracing Baby Found in Taiwan →

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 →