Meet Sparta, the 28,000 Year Old Perfectly Preserved Lion Cub Scientists say the remains of a lion cub, named Sparta and found in Siberia in 2018, are 28,000 years old and in excellent condition. They say the lion cu, may still hold some of its mother’s milk inside it. The cub was a female cave … Continue reading Meet Sparta, the 28,000 Year Old Perfectly Preserved Lion Cub →

A large stone monument depicting the goddess Ishtar has been unearthed in the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud Archaeologists from the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archeology and Anthropology, working with an Iraqi excavation team, have unearthed a large stone monument depicting the goddess Ishtar in the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud. Archaeologists have uncovered … Continue reading A large stone monument depicting the goddess Ishtar has been unearthed in the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud →

Mysterious 18-Km-Long Underground City Found In Iran: Could be At Least 6000 Years Old In Bam village of Esfarayen county in northeast Iran, a routine road construction project has led to an exciting discovery of a vast network of underground corridors linked to the nearby fortress of Shahr-e Belqeys (City of Belqeys). The discovery was … Continue reading Mysterious 18-Km-Long Underground City Found In Iran: Could be At Least 6000 Years Old →

12,000 Years Ago, Mysterious Egg-Headed People Inhabited China Archaeologists excavated 25 human skeletons with elongated skulls dating back perhaps as long as 12,000 years ago from Houtaomuga archaeological site in northeast China. The strange shape of the skulls symbolizes a part of the ritual in ancient China. The discovery provides additional proof that cranial alterations … Continue reading 12,000 Years Ago, Mysterious Egg-Headed People Inhabited China →

5,500-Year-Old Sumerian Star Map History in Recorded: The Impact Of A Massive Asteroid For more than 150 years scientists have tried to solve the mystery of a notorious cuneiform clay tablet that reveals that in the past the impact case of so-called Köfel was detected. The circular stone-cast tablet was discovered in the late 1800s … Continue reading 5,500-Year-Old Sumerian Star Map History in Recorded: The Impact Of A Massive Asteroid →

A 42,000-year-old pendant found in northern Mongolia may be the earliest known phallic art An international team of researchers has found a pendant in northern Mongolia that may be the earliest known example of a carved phallus. This pendant suggests that for at least 42,000 years, our species has been artistically depicting the penis. The … Continue reading A 42,000-year-old pendant found in northern Mongolia may be the earliest known phallic art →

86,000-year-old human bone found in Laos cave hints at ‘failed population’ from prehistory Homo sapiens arrived in Southeast Asia as early as 86,000 years ago, a human shin bone fragment found deep within a cave in Laos reveals. The finding comes from the cave of Tam Pà Ling, or Cave of the Monkeys, which sits … Continue reading 86,000-year-old human bone found in Laos cave hints at ‘failed population’ from prehistory →

A 2,300-Year-Old Elephant Sculpture Discovered in India Archaeologists in eastern India have unearthed a statue of an elephant they think was carved about 2,300 years ago when Buddhism was the main religion in the region.  The statue is about 3 feet (1 meter) high and carved from rock in the same style as other Buddhist … Continue reading A 2,300-Year-Old Elephant Sculpture Discovered in India →

Indonesia discovers 700,000-year-old ‘hobbit’ fossils Dwarf “hobbits” lived on the Indonesian island of Flores for hundreds of thousands of years, according to evidence from newly excavated hominin fossils. An international research team, following up on the original hobbit discovery that drew international attention in 2004, has discovered a fossilized diminutive jaw bone and six small … Continue reading Indonesia discovers 700,000-year-old ‘hobbit’ fossils →