2,700-Year-Old Sculpture of Assyrian Deity Unearthed in Iraq Since its first excavation in 1992, the remarkably well-preserved lamassu sculpture has survived multiple attacks on cultural heritage in the region. A team of French and Iraqi archaeologists has uncovered a remarkably…
A Knights Templar’s Secret Tunnel has been Hidden for 700 years Crusaders from the Latin West left an unmistakable imprint on the cities of the Near East throughout the Middle Ages, building castles and fortresses that could resist waves of…
Gigantic Hand of Hercules could be From the Tallest Marble Statue Ever Made One glance at the giant hand is enough to recognize it was once part of a true masterpiece created by ancient builders. The hand belonged most likely…
This Ancient Underground City Was Big Enough to House 20,000 People Chicago, like a lot of other modern cities, has a hidden secret: It’s home to miles of passageways deep underground that allow commuters to get from one place to…
Byzantine Gold Coins Hidden in a Wall in the 7th Century Were Uncovered by Israeli Archaeologists Archaeologists in Israel say 44 pure gold coins dating to the 7th Century have been found hidden in a wall at a nature reserve.…
Newly Discovered Human-Sized Dinosaur Footprint Is The Largest Ever Found Scientists claim they have found “Australia’s Jurassic Park” along the rocky shores of Western Australia’s remote area of Kimberly. Palaeontologists have found a diverse collection of dinosaur footprints in the…
Archaeologists Reveal the Face of Peru’s ‘Ice Maiden’ Mummy In a remarkable unveiling, the potential true appearance of “Juanita,” Peru’s iconic mummy, a teenage Inca girl sacrificed over half a millennium ago on the lofty Andean peaks, has been revealed.…
Amazing Ancient Underwater Treasures And Temples Discovered At Thonis-Heracleion A marvelous submerged ancient world can be found in the ancient port city of Thonis-Heracleion in the Bay of Aboukir off Egypt’s Mediterranean coast. Beneath the waters lies the legendary lost…
GSI Scientists Stumble Upon 100-million-year-old Dinosaur Bones in India Researchers have identified fossil bone fragments of long-necked dinosaurs called sauropods, dating back to about 100 million years from an area around West Khasi Hills District in Meghalaya. The yet-to-be-published findings were…
World’s Oldest Pet Cemetery Unearthed in Ancient Egypt A dig near the famous ancient Egyptian port city of Berenice has turned up a mysterious animal cemetery dating to the 1st century AD. It emerged in the dunes to the northwest of the…
