Archaeologists Find 40 Beheaded Roman Skeletons With Skulls Between Their Legs Archaeologists in England have unearthed 40 beheaded skeletons at an ancient Roman burial site while digging along the high-speed rail line near Fleet Marston, just 55 miles northwest of…
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The Mystery of the Giant Crystals: How the 36-foot Geode of Pulpí Formed In an abandoned mine in southern Spain, there is a room of pure crystal. You have to go to a deep tunnel, get into a ladder in…
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Extinct Fossil Fish Rediscovered Alive in Madagascar: Coelacanth Resurfaces After 420 Million Years Shark hunters have rediscovered a population of fish that predates dinosaurs that many believed to be extinct. The “four-legged fossil fish” known as the coelacanth, has been…
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600-year-old Medieval Lingerie Set Unearthed in Austrian Castle It is hardly racy by today’s standards but this skimpy lingerie has certainly shocked historians. The lace and linen undergarments date back hundreds of years before women’s underwear was thought to exist.…
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Unveiling Yokai Kijo: From Cannibalistic Demons to Moral Warnings in Japanese Folklore The narratives surrounding the mythical female demons, known as ‘kijo’, carry a profound moral lesson: women who engage in unethical or immoral conduct risk transforming into malevolent entities…
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Ancient City Dating Back 4,000 Years Unearthed in Iraq: The Discovery of Kunara In Iraqi Kurdistan, a team of French archaeologists discovered the ruins of a long-lost ancient city. The ancient city of Kunara, in the Zagros mountains, was discovered by…
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Archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed the remnants of a lost “Sun Temple” dating back to the 25th century BCE. Experts believe it to be one of just six such temples erected as a shrine to the sun god Ra during…
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Unlocking the Ancient Ingenuity: How Andenes Powered the Inca Empire In the 15th and early 16th Centuries, a small island in Lake Titicaca was one of South America’s most important religious sites. Revered as the birthplace of the Sun, the Moon and…
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Large discovery of Native American artifacts in Willamette Valley Volunteer archaeologist Megan Wonderly discovers an obsidian Native American tool during the excavation. The tool, known as a biface, is an estimated 1,000 to 4,000 years old and could help researchers…
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The World’s Smallest Elephants Led Unusually Long Lives: Insights from Ancient Mediterranean Miniatures Ancient elephants that would have been born the size of a puppy lived for decades more than previously thought. Researchers studying an ancient miniature elephant that lived…
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