1,900-Year-Old Roman ‘Battle Spoils’ Recovered from Robbers in Jerusalem Police in Jerusalem seized a hoard of stolen antiquities that date to a 1,900-year-old Jewish rebellion against the Romans. The cache had been dug up by tomb robbers from a tunnel…
The Enigma of the 7,000-Year-Old Elongated Skull Mummies in Chile The Chinchorro culture existed on the coast of present-day northern Chile and southern Peru as much as 9,000 years ago, and interestingly they purposefully mummified their dead. Mummification first arose…
Ancient Hidden City Discovered Under Lake Titicaca Five minutes away from the town of Tiquina, on the shores of Lake Titicaca, archaeologists found the remains of an ancient civilization under the lake’s waters. The find was made 10 years ago,…
Cats and Babies: Ancient Mummies Unearthed in Aksaray, Turkey Cat, baby and adult mummies in Aksaray, the gateway to Cappadocia with its historical cultural riches and known as the first settlement of Central Anatolia, have been enchanting visitors at a museum…
8,000-Year-Old Neolithic Temple Unearthed at Saudi Port Town Al-Faw The Saudi Heritage Commission has unveiled the archaeological discoveries made by a Saudi-international scientific team at the site of Al-Faw, located on the edge of Al-Rub’ Al-Khali (the Empty Quarter), southwest…
2,200-Year-Old Fruit Baskets Found in the Underwater City of Heracleion Fruit baskets — with fruit still inside — that are more than 2,200 years old were discovered recently in the ruins of Thonis-Heracleion, the ancient lost city near Alexandria, Egypt.…
California Gold Mine Reveals 40 Million-Year-Old Tools Were Found At Table Mountain and other locations in the gold mining region around the middle of the nineteenth century, miners discovered hundreds of stone artifacts and human bones buried deep inside their…
Tarkhan Dress – Unveiling the World’s Oldest Woven Garment The Tarkhan Dress, a V-neck linen shirt, has been confirmed as the world’s oldest woven garment, with radiocarbon testing dating the garment to the late fourth millennium B.C. Tarkhan is one of the…
Unveiling Ancient Huastec Civilization: Discoveries at El Naranjo in Tamaulipas, Mexico Recent excavations at a site in the state of Tamaulipas included analysis of large earthen mounds that were used for burials and everyday activities. Archaeologists in the northeastern state…
2,000 Years of Genetic History in Scandinavia: Unraveling the Viking Age to Modern Times A new study published in the journal Cell on January 5 captures a genetic history across Scandinavia over 2,000 years, from the Iron Age to the…
