Forensic Scientists Exhume 20th-Century Mass Grave in Spain CNN reports that forensic archaeologists and anthropologists from Cranfield University and the Complutense University of Madrid, and social anthropologists from Mapas de Memoria, are exhuming the remains of 26 people executed by local right-wing partisans during the rule of dictator General Francisco Franco at the end of … Continue reading Forensic Scientists Exhume 20th-Century Mass Grave in Spain →

Remains of ‘lost medieval village’ found next to the Scottish motorway The Scotsman reports that traces of four buildings dating from the fourteenth to the seventeenth centuries were uncovered during roadwork in southern Scotland at Netherton Cross near Bothwell, North Lanarkshire, next to the hard shoulder of the M74. Pottery – including sherds of cooking … Continue reading Remains of ‘lost medieval village’ found next to the Scottish motorway →

Oldest Ever Fly With Stomach Full Of Food Found After 47 Million Years When scientists investigated a 47-million-year-old fossilized fly found at the Messel Pit fossil site in Germany, they noticed it looked a bit chonky. So they took a closer look at its “bulging abdomen” and discovered it was stuffed with pollen from different … Continue reading Oldest Ever Fly With Stomach Full Of Food Found After 47 Million Years →

European Woman’s 35,000-Year-Old Genome Sequenced According to a statement released by Uppsala University, a team of researchers led by Mattias Jakobsson has sequenced the genome of a woman whose 35,000-year-old skull was discovered in southern Romania’s Peștera Muierri cave system in the 1950s. For the first time, researchers have successfully sequenced the entire genome from … Continue reading European Woman’s 35,000-Year-Old Genome Sequenced →

6,000-year-old baby found cradled in mother’s arm A 6,000-year-old baby with its teeth still intact and resting in the arms of a woman, believed to be its mother, has been found in a grave in the Netherlands. Archaeologists said it was the oldest baby grave ever found in the Netherlands. The grave, uncovered at a … Continue reading 6,000-year-old baby found cradled in mother’s arm →

Turkish archaeologists find 2,400-year-old monument at Haydarpaşa Hurriyet Daily News reports that a semicircular structure dated to the third century B.C. has been uncovered at the site of the Haydarpașa train station in Istanbul, which is located on the Asian side of the Bosporus.  The structure, discovered at the station’s waiting platforms, covers a large … Continue reading Turkish archaeologists find 2,400-year-old monument at Haydarpaşa →

Newly Discovered Cave Paintings Suggest Early Man Was Battling A Lot Of Inner Demons The discovery of cave drawings in northern Spain by a team from the University of Cambridge suggests that prehistoric people struggled with a range of inner demons, nagging worries, and anxieties as they struggled with life’s demands in the Paleolithic era. … Continue reading Newly Discovered Cave Paintings Suggest Early Man Was Battling A Lot Of Inner Demons →

Stolen Roman frescoes returned to Pompeii after investigation Three of the frescoes were retrieved by Italian police last year, while the others were discovered during the 2012 bust of illegal excavation. Fragments of six frescoes once stolen from the walls of ancient Roman villas were returned to Pompeii in a ceremony at the archaeological site on … Continue reading Stolen Roman frescoes returned to Pompeii after investigation →

Rare 20-million-year-old petrified tree measuring 62 feet tall discovered in Greece A petrified tree 62 feet high complete with branches, leaves and roots has been discovered on the Greek island of Lesbos. It was found during salvage excavations at the site of roadwork in western Lesbos. While the island is famed for its vast petrified … Continue reading Rare 20-million-year-old petrified tree measuring 62 feet tall discovered in Greece →