Divers exploring a shipwreck share video of encounter with enormous alien-like egg sac The deep seas reveal the most alien-looking life we will ever have without leaving Earth. Over and over. This was exactly the case at the recent water dive in the vicinity of Ørstafjorden, Norway. While discovering a shipwreck of the Second World … Continue reading Divers exploring a shipwreck share video of encounter with enormous alien-like egg sac →

‘Lovers of Modena’ Buried Hand-in-Hand Turn Out to Be Men The investigators have shown that a skeleton couple found holding their hands at a tomb in Italy were both men. When it was discovered in Modena’s Ciro Menotti cemetery in 2009, the skeletons made global headlines. Their gender could not be determined because it was … Continue reading ‘Lovers of Modena’ Buried Hand-in-Hand Turn Out to Be Men →

Ancient Romans Used Molten Iron to Repair Streets Before Vesuvius Erupted Whilst mostly related to the Vesuvius eruption, Pompeii’s legacy goes beyond the catastrophe and takes account of a vast chapter in history, from pre-Roman temples to astounding frescoes. As it turns out, the legacy also boasts its fair share of innovative features, as was identified … Continue reading Ancient Romans Used Molten Iron to Repair Streets Before Vesuvius Erupted →

Frozen moss reveals fatal final journey of 5,300-year-old ice mummy According to a study released on October 30th, 2019, in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by James Dickson of the University of Glasgow (UK) and colleagues at the University of Innsbruck, Alongside the famous Ötzi, the Iceman is buried, at least 75 species of bryophytes -mosses … Continue reading Frozen moss reveals fatal final journey of 5,300-year-old ice mummy →

Medieval pilgrim tombs found below Rome street ROME, ITALY—BBC reports that medieval burials were unearthed during utility work on the Via del Governo Vecchio in central Rome. The graves had been damaged by previous construction projects. According to Archeological Superintendence the city found two graves dating from the Middle Ages during gas works on Via del … Continue reading Medieval pilgrim tombs found below Rome street →

Human remains found in Aberdeen garden may have been buried by medical students 187 years ago OLD ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND—BBC reports that 115 human bone fragments recovered from a private garden in northeastern Scotland by archaeologist Alison Cameron may have been buried by medical student Alexander Creyk and his roommates, who lived on the property in … Continue reading Backyard Bones May Have Been Buried by 19th-Century Students →

Unique Archaeological Discovery in Croatia: Roman Chariot With Horses! The fossilized remains of a buried Roman chariot with two horses in a burial ritual have been discovered by Archeologists in Croatia. A large burial chamber for an ‘extremely wealthy family’ was found in which the carriage with what appears to be two horses had lain.   … Continue reading Unique Archaeological Discovery in Croatia: Roman Chariot With Horses! →

Early humans travelled to Greek islands 200,000 years earlier than believed and could even have WALKED to them when seas were low, scientists claim The discoveries in the journal Science Advances were based on years of excavations and challenge current thinking about human movement in the region —long thought to have been inaccessible and uninhabitable … Continue reading Humans Reached Greek Island Nearly 200,000 Years Ago →

A postman collected pebbles every day for 33 years and what he created is astounding There stands an impressive building deep in the heart of rural France. The Idéal du Facteur Palace is a sculpture piece adorned with carved animals and floral décor and stands at a height of 45 feet (14 meters) high and 85 feet (26 … Continue reading A postman collected pebbles every day for 33 years and what he created is astounding →