Mysterious 9,000-Year-Old Shaman Burial In Bad Dürrenberg – One Of Central Europe’s Most Spectacular Archaeological Discoveries About 9,000 years ago, an influential and respected woman was put to rest in a burial in Bad Dürrenberg, Germany. She was buried in…
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2,000-Year-Old Statues of Greek Gods Uncovered in the Ancient City of Aizanoi in Turkey In excavations carried out in the ancient city of Aizanoi in western Kütahya province, the heads of statues of Aphrodite, the mythological goddess of love and beauty, and Dionysus, the…
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Ancient Shells: The Evolution of Personal Identity Over 100,000 Years Ago Scientists have found evidence suggesting the ancient use of ochre in Africa and Europe indicates that body painting, clothing decoration, and tattooing may date back to more than 300,00…
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Ancient Human Sacrifice Victim’s Last Meal Revealed Shortly before his violent death in 400 B.C., a man — whose remains are known as Denmark’s famous bog body “Tollund Man” — ate a meal of porridge and fish, a new study…
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Ancient Egyptian Head Cones Were Real, Grave Excavations Suggest Researchers have revealed details of mysterious cone-shaped headgear discovered in the ancient Egyptian city of Amarna. “Ancient Egyptian art frequently depicted people wearing cone-shaped headgear, but none had ever been found,” the…
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Rock-Cut Chambers In “House of Muses” Of Zeugma, Home To Numerous Mosaics Anatolia’s ancient city of Zeugma still surprises with new mosaics. Today, the most beautiful mosaics are gathered in the Zeugma Mosaic Museum in the town of Gaziantep, Turkey.…
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Face of Norwegian Stone Age Boy Reconstructed: Unveiling the Vistegutten’s Fascinating Story Using DNA analysis and modern forensic techniques, scientists have reconstructed the face of a Stone Age boy who lived in Norway. The Vistegutten – the boy from Viste…
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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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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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