Skeletons Found near-dead Sea Scrolls likely belonged to an Enigmatic Religious Group More than 30 newly discovered 2,200-year-old skeletons could finally help to reveal who wrote the ancient Dead Sea Scrolls. Remains found near the site where the scrolls were discovered suggest the bodies were linked to a celibate Jewish brotherhood known as the Essenes. The … Continue reading Skeletons Found near-dead Sea Scrolls likely belonged to an Enigmatic Religious Group →

Israel Returns Smuggled Artifacts to Egypt Foreign Minister Yair Lapid on Thursday presented his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry with dozens of Egyptian relics that were illegally smuggled into Israel. Lapid met Shoukry in Cairo after first holding talks with President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi. Eli Eskozido, Director of the Israel Antiquities Authority, joined Lapid to hand over … Continue reading Israel Returns Smuggled Artifacts to Egypt →

Researchers in Israel have discovered an intact chicken egg laid about 1,000 years ago—though the delicate object cracked in the lab Researchers in Israel have discovered an intact chicken egg laid about 1,000 years ago—though the delicate object cracked in the lab. “We were astonished to find it,” Alla Nagorsky, an archaeologist with the Israel … Continue reading Researchers in Israel have discovered an intact chicken egg laid about 1,000 years ago—though the delicate object cracked in the lab →

Pyramids Discovered In Russia Twice As Old As Egyptian Could Rewrite Human History The discovery of the world’s earliest pyramids on the Kola Peninsula may confirm the existence of an ancient civilisation on Russian territory. The civilization likely predates the Egyptian civilization for a long time. Archaeological excavations of the Kola Peninsula’s pyramids, which are … Continue reading Pyramids Discovered In Russia Twice As Old As Egyptian Could Rewrite Human History →

Ancient silver plate adorned with winged gods and griffins is found inside the wooden tomb of a warrior who died in the 4th century BC in Russia Expedition members of IA RAS have found a unique plate depicting winged Scythian gods surrounded by griffons during their excavations of the burial ground Devitsa V in Ostrogozhsky … Continue reading Ancient silver plate adorned with winged gods and griffins is found inside the wooden tomb of a warrior →

3,000-Year-Old Road, Drainage Pipe Unearthed in China Relics of drainage pipe, road and rut remains have been found in the ruins of Haojing, an ancient capital city dating back to the Western Zhou Dynasty (1046 B.C.-771 B.C.), according to the Shaanxi Academy of Archaeology. The drainage pipe was uncovered in the foundation of the No. … Continue reading 3,000-Year-Old Road, Drainage Pipe Unearthed in China →

Intact DNA from a 7,200-year-old Woman reveals Unknown Human lineage Archaeologists have discovered ancient DNA in the remains of a woman who died 7,200 years ago in Indonesia, a find that challenges what was previously known about the migration of early humans. The remains, belonging to a teenager nicknamed Bessé, were discovered in the Leang Panninge … Continue reading Intact DNA from a 7,200-year-old Woman reveals Unknown Human lineage →

Long-Hidden “Pyramid” Found in Indonesia Was Likely an Ancient Temple When Dutch colonists became the first Europeans to discover Gunung (Mount) Padang in the early 20th century, they must have been awestruck by the sheer scale of their ancient stone surroundings. Here, scattered across a vast hilltop in the West Java province of Indonesia, lay … Continue reading Long-Hidden “Pyramid” Found in Indonesia Was Likely an Ancient Temple →

Massive Ancient Wall Discovered in Iran Belongs to Unknown Ancient Civilization Archaeologists have identified the remains of a stone wall in Iran about the length of the famous Hadrian’s Wall that was built across England by the Romans.  The wall, which extends about 71 miles (115 kilometres), was found in Sar Pol-e Zahab County in … Continue reading Massive Ancient Wall Discovered in Iran Belongs to Unknown Ancient Civilization →