Prehistoric people developed a technique for making a play dough-like material from mammoth ivory It is stated in The Siberian Times that Evgeny Artemyev of the Russian Academy of Sciences has studied 12,000-year-old archaeological objects that have been found some 20 years ago at the Afontova Gora-2 archaeological site, which is situated on the banks … Continue reading Prehistoric people developed a technique for making a play dough-like material from mammoth ivory →

200,000-year-old tools from Stone Age unearthed in Saudi Arabia A team of Saudi scientists from the Heritage Authority recently discovered stone tools used by the inhabitants of Assyrian civilization in the Paleolithic time period that date back to 200,000 years. While exploring the site near Shuaib Al-Adgham in the Al-Qassim area, the Heritage Authority found … Continue reading 200,000-year-old tools from Stone Age unearthed in Saudi Arabia →

Giant Headless Buddha Statue found Beneath Chinese Apartments In the old neighborhood of Chongqing, southwest China, people had passed by two residential buildings constructed upon a steep hill, indifferent to what lay underneath. It turns out that these two apartment buildings that sit upon the cliff face had been carved by Lord buddha. The massive … Continue reading Giant Headless Buddha Statue found Beneath Chinese Apartments →

Revealed: Cambodia’s vast medieval cities hidden beneath the jungle Archaeologists in Cambodia have found multiple, previously undocumented medieval cities not far from the ancient temple city of Angkor Wat, the Guardian can reveal, in groundbreaking discoveries that promise to upend key assumptions about south-east Asia’s history. The Australian archaeologist Dr Damian Evans, whose findings will … Continue reading Revealed: Cambodia’s vast medieval cities hidden beneath the jungle →

Scientists uncover 20,000-year-old Ice Age woolly rhino in Russia During a search in Russia’s permafrost, an animal dating back at least 20,000 years was discovered and it is over 80% preserved and straight-up wild to see. The woolly rhinoceros (Coelodonta antiquitatis) was once a common species throughout Europe and Northern Asia. On average, they were … Continue reading Scientists uncover 20,000-year-old Ice Age woolly rhino in Russia →

99-Million-Year-Old Fossil Flower Found Encased in Burmese Amber Oregon State University researchers have identified a spectacular new genus and species of flower from the mid-Cretaceous period, a male specimen whose sunburst-like reach for the heavens was frozen in time by Burmese amber. “This isn’t quite a Christmas flower but it is a beauty, especially considering … Continue reading 99-Million-Year-Old Fossil Flower Found Encased in Burmese Amber →

Traces of Possible Neolithic Tsunami Found in Israel Prehistoric tsunami disasters had a significant impact on coastal societies,” said lead author Dr Gilad Shtienberg from the Department of Anthropology at the University of California, San Diego, and colleagues at the Scripps Center for Marine Archaeology.” “6,000 years of historical records and geological data show that … Continue reading Traces of Possible Neolithic Tsunami Found in Israel →

Mosaics From The Roman Era Were Just Uncovered In Lebanon Arab News reports that a six-foot section of Roman mosaic dated to between 60 B.C. and A.D. 300 was uncovered in the city of Baalbek, which is located in eastern Lebanon, during work to install sewage pipes. The two-meter-long artefact was uncovered under a municipality … Continue reading Mosaics From The Roman Era Were Just Uncovered In Lebanon →

3,800-year-old baby in a jar unearthed in Israel Live Science reports that recent archaeological investigations conducted by the Israel Antiquities Authority in the ancient port city of Jaffa, which is located on Israel’s Mediterranean coast, have uncovered a middle Bronze Age burial, a pit filled with Hellenistic pottery dated from the fourth to first centuries … Continue reading Investigation in Israel Reveals Wide Range of Artifacts →