2000-Year-Old Children’s Shoe Unearthed in Austrian Iron Age Site An “extremely well-preserved” Iron Age Children’s Shoe was discovered in Austria during excavations at Dürrnberg, near the historic town of Hallein. Since 2001, the German Mining Museum Bochum, Leibniz Research Museum…
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Ancient DNA Reveals A Diverse Community Lived At Machu Picchu, The ‘Lost City Of The Incas’ Who lived at Machu Picchu at its height? A new study used ancient DNA to find out for the first time where workers buried more…
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31,000-Year-Old Skeleton Missing Foot May Show Oldest Amputation Archaeologists have uncovered a skeleton of a person who lived 31,000 years ago. According to a new study, the individual is missing his left foot, and part of their left leg revealing…
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Cleveland’s Prehistoric Sea Monster Had A Mouth Twice As Large As A Great White Shark About 360 million years ago, in the shallow subtropical waters above what is now the city of Cleveland, an armor-plated fish many believed to be…
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Ancient Roman Women Wore Bikini In 1400 B.C. We tend to think the bikini is a modern fashion invention. Still, there is evidence ancient Roman women were familiar with two-piece garments already in 1,400 B.C., if not even earlier. The…
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A 1000-Year-Old Viking Silver Treasure Found in Sweden A 1000-year-old silver hoard containing several beautiful torque-style neck rings, arm rings, and coins has been discovered in Viggbyholm, Täby, outside Stockholm. “This is something you probably only experience once in a…
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3,400-Year-Old Mittani Empire-Era City Emerges From The Tigris River In Iraq A team of German and Kurdish archaeologists has uncovered a 3,400-year-old Mittani Empire-era city once located on the Tigris River. The settlement emerged from the waters of the Mosul…
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Rare Ancient Stamps Found in Falster Could Shed Light on Unknown King’s Home A metal detectorist in Denmark has made an intriguing archaeological find. While being out on a rainy day and searching for anything of historical value, he suddenly…
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Evidence Oldest Bone Spear Point In The Americas Is 13,900 Years Old A team of researchers led by a Texas A&M University professor has identified the Manis bone projectile point as the oldest weapon made of bone found in the…
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Extremely Rare Roman Cavalry Parade Mask Discovered In Romania An amateur archaeologist in Romania has discovered a unique ancient Roman parade mask. Roman-era iron masks are rare, making this a unique find. So far, only bronze Roman masks have been…
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