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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
