Secret Behind Ancient Ammonoids Elaborate Shells With Fractal Ammonoids are a group of extinct marine mollusk animals that are now an iconic fossil group often collected by amateurs. Over 350 million years of evolution, ammonoids developed increasingly Elaborate shells with…
Ancient ‘Magical Mirror’ Discovered by Youth Leader in Northern Israel Earlier this week, seventeen-year-old Aviv Weizman from Kiryat Motskin, near Haifa, took part in an Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) archaeological excavation at the ancient site of Usha as part of…
1,500-year-old Teotihuacan Village Found in Mexico City Archaeologists have uncovered a 1,500-year-old Teotihuacan village in Mexico City, complete with large concentrations of ceramics and three human burials, Mexico’s National Institute of History and Anthropology has announced. Excavations between March and June unearthed several remnants of…
Amazing 4,500-Year-Old Egyptian Bead-Net Dress Found In Giza Tomb Restored In 1927, a team of archaeologists led by George A. Reisner excavated at Giza, Egypt, where they unearthed a remarkable ancient treasure. The scientists discovered the only complete ancient Egyptian…
Ancient Skull Found in China Is Unlike Any Human Seen Before A team of paleontologists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, working in collaboration with Xi’an Jiaotong University, the University of York, the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, and…
Roman-Era Cemetery With Over 100 Tombs Unearthed in Gaza Archaeologists have unearthed two rare lead sarcophagi and at least 125 tombs at a Roman-era cemetery in Gaza. The series of finds is “unprecedented,” says Jamal Abu Reida, general director of…
Archaeologists Uncover Remains Of Rich Man And His Slave That Got Killed During The Vesuvius Eruption Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of a rich man and his slave after they were killed during the Vesuvius eruption. Their bodies are around…
Ancient Greek Pyramids: A Unique Phenomenon and an Archaeological Mystery The so-called Greek Pyramids, also called the Pyramids of Argolis, are several frusta or truncated pyramidal-shaped structures and “blockhouses”, located on the eastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula in present-day…
1,800-year-old Headless Greek Statue Found at Turkey’s Metropolis Site Archaeologists in western Turkey have unearthed a 1,800-year-old marble statue from the ancient ruins of Metropolis, known as the ‘City of the Mother Goddess’ during the Roman period. Earlier this month,…
Scientists Discover Evidence of 2,000-year-old Curry in Vietnam Curry, the popular and flavorful dish known for its aromatic blend of spices, has a history in Southeast Asia that dates back at least 2,000 years. Traces of spices found on stone…
