The Mysterious 1,300-Year-Old Siberian Lake Fortress It is one of the most mysterious archaeological sites in Russia – an ancient complex engulfing a small island in the centre of a remote lake in the mountains of southern Siberia. At first…
Traces of Original Manor Found at Poland’s Branicki Palace: Archaeological Discovery Unveils Centuries-old Secrets A fragment of the floor of a large 15th-16th century building, probably from the times of the first owners of the Białystok estates was discovered by…
5,500-Year-Old Sumerian Star Map Recorded the Impact of a Massive Asteroid For more than 150 years scientists have tried to solve the mystery of a notorious cuneiform clay tablet that reveals that in the past the impact case of so-called…
17th-Century Vasa Warship Pulled From Icy Baltic Sea Is Almost Perfectly Preserved In the 1620s, King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden ordered the construction of a new warship to protect his citizens. The warship was named Vasa and its construction was hurried as the Swedes…
An Ancient Fast Food Restaurant in Pompeii That Served Honey-Roasted Rodents Is Now Open to the Public Archaeologists studying the Roman city of Pompeii recently discovered a thermopolium—a kind of ancient fast food restaurant—and it is now open to the…
Lost Viking Chest Reveals Remarkable Tools from the Viking Age – Uncovering a 1000-Year-Old Craftsmanship It must have been a terrible day for the Viking craftsman. He lost all his equipment while traveling across a lake in present-day Sweden. In…
White Mountain Petroglyphs: Mysteries of Ancient Handprints Revealed We are not in total darkness about how our ancient ancestors lived their lives thousands of years ago. One reason for this is that they etched their daily lives, including struggles, celebrations, fears, or…
120 Million-Year-Old Map Discovered Proof Of Advanced Ancient Civilization A discovery by Bashkir scientists contradicts all traditional notions of human history: stone slabs which are 120 million years old and covered with the relief map of the Ural Region. This seems to be…
Face of a 7500-year-old Woman Reveals Gibraltar’s Earliest Humans The Minister of Heritage Dr. John Cortes unveiled a historical reconstruction of the head of a Neolithic woman who lived in Gibraltar 7,500 years ago. Archeologists who worked in the Gibraltar…
Rare Tardigrade Fossil Found in 16-million-year-old Dominican Amber The discovery of an incredibly rare fossil is helping scientists learn more about one of Earth’s ancient and most resilient inhabitants: the microscopic tardigrade. Modern tardigrades are eight-legged micro-animals, also known as water…
