Giant Prehistoric Rock Engravings Discovered in South America May Be The World’s Largest Researchers made a groundbreaking discovery of what is thought to be the world’s largest prehistoric rock art. Enormous engraved rock art of anacondas, rodents, giant Amazonian centipedes, and other animals along the Orinoco River in Colombia and Venezuela may have been used … Continue reading Giant Prehistoric Rock Engravings Discovered in South America May Be The World’s Largest →

Possible Funerary Structures Uncovered at Peru’s Huaca Bandera Culture Ministry’s researchers digging at Huaca Bandera —located in the district of Pacora in Lambayeque region— have found architectural structures of the Mochica elite, as well as human remains linked to important ancestral iconography. The head of the Decentralized Culture Directorate (DDC) in Lambayeque, Julio Fernandez, reported that … Continue reading Possible Funerary Structures Uncovered at Peru’s Huaca Bandera →

Deep-Sea Robot Reveals Treasures of $20 Billion San Jose Wreck The legendary galleon is thought to be carrying 200 tons of gold, silver and precious stones. Now, there are new pictures of the deep-sea treasure. The contents of the historic San Jose galleon, which sank more than 300 years ago, still make the hearts of … Continue reading Deep-Sea Robot Reveals Treasures of $20 Billion San Jose Wreck →

Ancient Mayans built pyramids partly from ash after a catastrophic volcanic eruption Akira Ichikawa, an archaeologist at the University of Colorado Boulder, has found evidence of Mayans returning to a part of Central America that was destroyed after a catastrophic volcanic eruption, much sooner than previously thought. In his paper published on the Cambridge University … Continue reading Ancient Mayans built pyramids partly from ash after a catastrophic volcanic eruption →

Study Shows Head Lice Helped Preserve Ancient Human DNA Human DNA can be extracted from the ‘cement’ head lice used to glue their eggs to hairs thousands of years ago, scientists have found, which could provide an important new window into the past. In a new study, scientists for the first time recovered DNA from … Continue reading Study Shows Head Lice Helped Preserve Ancient Human DNA →

Tens of Thousands of ice age Paintings across a cliff face shed light on people and animals from 12,500 years ago In the Colombian jungle, archaeologists have found tens of thousands of ancient drawings dating back about 12,500 years. This prehistoric depictions of animals and humans have been discovered adorning cliff faces that stretch for … Continue reading Tens of Thousands of ice age Paintings across a cliff face shed light on people and animals from 12,500 years ago →