10,000-Year-Old Neolithic Figurines Discovered in Jordan Burials From classical paintings of crucified Messiahs to Damien Hirst’s starkly grim tanks of pickled sharks, death is a subject that has haunted artistic imaginations throughout the ages. As it turns out, a trove of archaeological discoveries in Jordan suggests that death and an unusual process of digging up the … Continue reading 10,000-Year-Old Neolithic Figurines Discovered in Jordan Burials →

Israeli archaeologists unearth 1,500-year-old Byzantine church The remnants of a church of the 6th century — possibly a monastery — were discovered during an Israel Antiquities Authority salvage excavation in the Galilee town of Kfar Kama. The site adjacent to Mount Tabor is holy to Christians, who since the early Byzantine era have identified the area as … Continue reading Israeli archaeologists unearth 1,500-year-old Byzantine church →

The 7,000-year-old stone bracelet is oldest ever found in the world A Paleolithic man’s stone bracelet claimed to revolutionize our understanding of early human development. Scientific analysis suggests that the enchanting find is a 65,000 to 70,000 years old.  It’s the oldest piece of jewelry of its kind in the world that experts believe to be … Continue reading The 7,000-year-old stone bracelet is oldest ever found in the world →

Newly discovered Kazakhstan pyramid may be older than certain Egyptian pyramids Recently, archeologists in Kazakhstan have unearthed a pyramid-shaped mausoleum about 3,000 years old which makes it older than certain, but not all, pyramids of Egypt. In the Sary-Arka area close to the city of Karaganda the extraordinary discovery was made, and the team said … Continue reading Newly discovered Kazakhstan pyramid may be older than certain Egyptian pyramids →

Millennia-Old Rock Art in Israel Offers Window Into Lost Culture The chance discovery of lines carved into the boulders of an ancient tomb in what is now the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights could offer new insight into an enigmatic culture that thrived thousands of years ago. In a small clearing in the Yehudiya nature reserve, between … Continue reading Millennia-Old Rock Art in Israel Offers Window Into Lost Culture →

CT Scan of Siberian Mummy Reveals Wounds and Tattoos He was from the mountainous region of modern-day Khakasia, aged 25 to 30 when he died 1,700 years ago. Another CT scan showed the face of his gypsum death mask that was all the rage with the ancient Tashtyk people, who were settled cattle-breeders and farmers known … Continue reading CT Scan of Siberian Mummy Reveals Wounds and Tattoos →

1.4-Million-Year-Old Bone Hand Ax Identified According to a BBC report, paleoanthropologists Katsuhiro Sano of Tohoku University and Gen Suwa of the University of Tokyo have identified a 1.4-million-year-old hand ax made from a hippo’s leg bone at Ethiopia’s Konso-Gardula site. Tools at the site are thought to have been crafted by the human ancestor Homo erectus.  Approximately 1.4 … Continue reading 1.4-Million-Year-Old Bone Hand Ax Identified →

Russian Scientists Revive 32,000-Year-Old Flower From 32,000-year-old seeds, the oldest plant ever to be “resurrected” has been grown, beating the previous record-holder by some 30,000 years. In the course of the study, a team of scientists from Russia, Hungary and the USA collected frozen Silene stenophyll seed back in 2007, while investigating about 70 ancient ground squirrel hibernation … Continue reading Russian Scientists Revive 32,000-Year-Old Flower →

Ancient 3,000-Year-Old Underground Irrigation Canals Invented By People Of Persia The well-known Persian irrigation tunnels are considered one of the oldest technological wonders in the world and are part of the Unesco World Heritage List. The Persian Qanats named two years ago to Unesco’s World Heritage List, are one of the oldest engineering wonders worldwide. … Continue reading Ancient 3,000-Year-Old Underground Irrigation Canals Invented By People Of Persia →