Ancient Alutiiq Weavings: Uncovering 3,000-Year-Old Artifacts in Alaska During excavations of an ancestral sod house on the shore of Karluk Lake, Kodiak Island, Alaska, archaeologists uncovered rare fragments of woven grass artifacts estimated to be 3,000 years old. The fragments,…
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Perfectly Preserved 10,500-Year-Old Basket Found In Muraba’at Cave This large woven basket is still in perfect condition despite being 10,500 years old! It is now the world’s oldest woven basket and it was discovered in Muraba‘at Cave in Israel. According…
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Geologist Urges Swift Repatriation of Mungo Man, a 40,000-Year-Old Discovery Forty years after Mungo Man was unearthed in the dunes of western New South Wales, the geologist who made the discovery is urging the NSW government to speed up repatriation…
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2400-Year-Old Ancient Bunkers and Nuclear War Shelters Found in India In recent times, India has strengthened its reputation through some phenomenal finds made in several caves in the Bihar region. India is one of the oldest cultures in the world.…
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Exploring the Mysteries of Sigiriya: Sri Lanka’s Hidden Ancient City Sigiriya (The Lion Mountain) is often considered to be the eighth wonder of the world and an ancient stone fortress used by a king of Sri Lanka as a site…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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This 400-year-old Cat Flap in Exeter Cathedral Door is Thought to Be The World’s Oldest A hole in a door at a cathedral is thought to be the world’s oldest cat flap. The door at Exeter Cathedral dates back more…
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The Ancient Mystery of the Dolmens of the North Caucasus Scattered around in some previously inaccessible parts of Russia are some mysterious stone structures built by an ancient megalithic civilization that have endured centuries of both veneration and plunder. If…
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