The 2,700-Year-Old Pot Found by Scientists Is the World’s Oldest Marijuana Stash Nearly two pounds of still-green plant material found in a 2,700-year-old grave in the Gobi Desert has just been identified as the world’s oldest marijuana stash, according to…
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“Rock” Containing Stunning Agate Turns Out To Be 60-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Egg Back in 1883, a pretty agate mineral was registered to the Natural History Museum’s Mineralogy Collection. Around 15 centimeters (6 inches) across, almost completely spherical but otherwise unassuming, the…
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In Ashkelon, a 6,000-year-old copper fishing hook was found A 6,000-year-old copper fishhook— one of the oldest known in the world—possibly for fishing sharks or very large fish, was discovered in the Israel Antiquity Authority excavations carried out before the…
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1,600-year-old unique gold bead found in Jerusalem’s City of David A unique gold bead dating back to the Roman era has been discovered in Jerusalem by an 18-year-old volunteer. The find was uncovered during the painstaking sifting of dirt removed…
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Archaeologists discover passageways in 3,000-year-old Peruvian temple Archaeologists have excavated a network of passageways under a 3,000-year-old temple in the Peruvian Andes. Chavin de Huantar temple was once a religious and administrative hub for people across the region, Reuters reported. Found earlier this month,…
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Archaeologists Discover Massive Underground World Belonging To A Long Lost Civilization In Peru Researchers in Peru have discovered a complex underground world belonging to the ancient Chavín culture that has been identified as burial chambers that date back thousands of years. The…
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Ancient comb bears the oldest known sentence in Canaanite, the earliest alphabet Archaeologists have found the oldest sentence written in Canaanite—the earliest known alphabetical system— carved into an ivory comb. The engraving is a wish for the user to be…
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Archaeology Found Grave of Siberian Noblewoman Up to 4,500 Years Old Archaeologists excavating in Siberia have found a grave containing a 4,500-year-old skeleton of a noblewoman. This intriguing ancient skeleton belongs to a woman who was a member of the…
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Unique Ancient Skeletons Discovered At Varnhem Abbey, Sweden Archaeologists excavating near Varnhem Abbey in Sweden have uncovered several unique skeletons. The bones include the remains of two children, a six-year-old and a one-year-old. Varnhem is a place of great historical…
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Viking Ruler Mysteries Rollo Continues: Amazing Find In Ancient Grave The mystery of Viking ruler Rollo continues. An ancient sarcophagus in Fécamp, Normandy, France has been opened, and analysis has been conducted, but the results are startling and not what…
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