A Man Renovating His Home Discovered A Tunnel… To A Massive Underground City In 1963, a man in the Nevşehir Province of Turkey knocked down a wall of his home. Behind it, he discovered a mysterious room and soon discovered an intricate tunnel system with additional cave-like rooms. What he had discovered was the ancient Derinkuyu underground city … Continue reading A Man Renovating His Home Discovered A Tunnel… To A Massive Underground City →

Surprise: Ancient Inuit Mummy Scans Reveal Possible Heart Disease While omega-3 diets are rich in fish, The 500-year-old Inuit mummies discovered in Greenland tell scientists of their suffering from clogged arteries that they are intended to protect from plaque build-up in the arteries. Atherosclerosis is a condition in which the walls of arteries become blocked with fat and … Continue reading Surprise: Ancient Inuit Mummy Scans Reveal Possible Heart Disease →

1,600-Year-Old Bone Pendants Discovered in Turkey The 1600 years old bones-shaped, human and animal-shaped pendants have been unearthed by an archeological dig at Assos, one of the most important port cities of antiquity. In an interview with the state-run Anadolu Agency, Nurettin Arslan, Professor in the Department of Archeology, and Head of Excavations, at Çanakkale … Continue reading 1,600-Year-Old Bone Pendants Discovered in Turkey →

Ancient slab unearthed in Karabük Turkey In the northern Karabuch province of Turkey, an ancient slab from around 1800 years ago has been discovered. During excavation works in the ancient city of Hadrianopolis, 3 km east of Eskipazar district in the Province of Karabük, the slab of limestone with the silhouette of a woman found. Ersin … Continue reading 1,800 Years of Voting Plates Found in Karabük →

Scientists identify 5,300-year-old sinew bowstring used by Otzi the Iceman Swiss researchers are astounded to have identified Ötzi’s bowstring. Even though the Iceman had still been working on his bow, he carried a finished twisted string in his quiver which was made of animal fibers and not of plant fibers. It is elastic, extremely resilient, … Continue reading Scientists Examine Iceman’s Neolithic Hunting Kit →

Archaeologists uncover part of the 16th-century ship in central Stockholm Stockholm, Sweden’s capital, can be popular for a lot, but it was an unexpected event to discover a 500-year-old shipwreck in the center of the city. The most likely shipwreck is from the Swedish cargo ship Samson, built-in 1598 at Enånger in Hälsingland by AndersPedersson. Relics … Continue reading Archaeologists uncover part of the 16th-century ship in central Stockholm →

Lost ‘Atlantean Treasures’ Unearthed in Crete In excavations on the west of the islet of Chrysi by Lasithi Ephorate, large numbers of porfyra and houses of Minoan settlements survived the ancient carved fish ponds across the coast. The several broken porfyra shells found in the rooms of the houses are evidence of a very early cottage … Continue reading Lost ‘Atlantean Treasures’ Unearthed in Crete →

Archaeologists uncover two Bronze Age ‘royal’ tombs lined with GOLD that promise to unlock secrets about life in ancient Greece 3,500 years ago Historians from the classic department of the American University of Cincinnati are readdressing what is known of early Greek history based on their once-in-a-lifetime discovery of two treasure-filled tombs that were once lined … Continue reading Archaeologists uncover two Bronze Age ‘royal’ tombs lined with GOLD that promise to unlock secrets about life in ancient Greece 3,500 years ago →

Eighteenth-Century Wooden Railway Unearthed in Scotland The first railway track in Scotland is expected to undergo extensive archeological exploration next year. In June this year, in an excavation, wooden rails were discovered from 297-year-old Tranent Cockenzie Waggonway. Part of a cobbled horse track for the ponies which pulled the wagons up to coal pits at … Continue reading Eighteenth-Century Wooden Railway Unearthed in Scotland →