Rare 16th Century Gothic Boxwood Carvings Are So Miniature Researchers Used X-Ray To Solve Their Mysteries The tiny boxwood sculptures are so perfectly crafted that the naked eye cannot see details that reveal their construction. New research and cutting-edge scientific imaging have revealed that each carving is an intricate three-dimensional jigsaw puzzle. Knowing how the … Continue reading Rare 16th Century Gothic Boxwood Carvings Are So Miniature Researchers Used X-Ray To Solve Their Mysteries →

Medieval Padlock Hints at Prosperity of Scotland’s Pictish Farmers In olden times, padlocks were sufficient to safeguard a person’s treasures—and even after more than a millennium underground, some of these handy artifacts still hold their fair share of secrets under lock and key. Officials excavating the Lair archeological site in Glenshee, Scotland, have uncovered two … Continue reading Medieval Padlock Discovered in Scotland →

The sensational find reveals ‘mysterious’ buried treasure in an old synagogue A decaying box buried in a synagogue in Małopolska has revealed a treasure. 350 valuable pieces were found in a discovery that was proclaimed sensational by archaeologists at Wieliczka’s Old Synagogue. The archaeologists were digging a small test hole by a wall inside the … Continue reading Sensational findings show ‘ mysterious buried treasure in old synagogue →

Vandals destroy 3,000-year-old rock carvings in Northern Greece Three outrageous acts of vandalism in the first week of January the stupid vandals are accused of lacking education knowledge of history on ancient monuments in Greece England and Wales. The Athens-Macedonia News Agency (ANA-MPA) notes on Greece’s High Definition, telling how archaeologists and historians in Greece … Continue reading Vandals destroy 3,000-year-old rock carvings in Northern Greece →

Remains of missing World War II pilot from Benson identified in France The traces of a Western Minnesota pilot of World War II who was killed 75 years ago during the D-Day have been identified. On Wednesday, the Defense POW / MIA Accounting Agency announced the remains of U.S. Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. William … Continue reading Remains of missing World War II pilot from Benson identified in France →

Greek Sponge Divers find the Worlds Oldest Analog Computer When you ask someone who invented the computer they might say, Bill Gates or Steve Jobs. They would, of course, be wrong. Perhaps they might mention Alan Turing (who proposed a “Universal Computing Museum”) or the US Navy’s WWII era Torpedo Data Computer. But computers, which were … Continue reading Greek Sponge Divers find the Worlds Oldest Analog Computer →

Reburied Medieval Remains Unearthed in Norway In summer, a somewhat unexpected traces of a large cemetery from the Middle Ages appeared in archaeological excavations in Kjøpmannsgata Norway. Excavation work in connection with new building schemes took place in Kjøpmannsgata in 2019. As with all new builds in Norway, an archaeological examination of the site in … Continue reading Reburied Medieval Remains Unearthed in Norway →

1,200-Year-Old Viking Runestone May Warn of Climate Change, Study Says Most people in the modern world are very worried about climate change and the Vikings seem to also be very worried about climate change. Scientists are now claiming that one of the most popular runestones, erected by Vikings, shows they feared a cataclysmic fall in … Continue reading 1,200-Year-Old Viking Runestone May Warn of Climate Change, Study Says →

Huge Hoard of 1000-year-old Yotvingian Weapons Unearthed in Poland Among hundreds of artifacts from a long-disappeared person famous for its warrior culture, archeological specialists discovered rare swords, spears, and knives in the Suwałki region of eastern Poland. Such weapons belonged to 500 artifacts that were excavated on the site of a Yotvingians cemetery dating back around … Continue reading Huge Hoard of 1000-year-old Yotvingian Weapons Unearthed in Poland →