Ancient World

Mysterious mummies found in Chinese desert have an unexpected origin linked to Siberia and the Americas

Since the late 1990s, the discovery of hundreds of naturally mummified human remains dating to circa 2,000 BCE to 200 CE in the region of Tarim Basin has enthralled researchers with their intriguing combination of Western features and vibrant cultural artifacts.

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⬝ Dec21,2023 7:39pm

Fossilized fish discovered on the high-altitude Himalayas!

Scientists that are studying the peak of Mount Everest, the tallest mountain on Earth, have found fossilized fish and other marine creatures that have been embedded in the rock. How did so many fossils of marine creatures end up in the high-altitude sediments of the Himalayas?

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⬝ Dec18,2023 7:18pm

The Windover bog bodies, among the strangest archaeological finds ever unearthed in North America

The discovery of 167 bodies in a pond in Windover, Florida initially sparked interest among archaeologists after it was determined that the bones were very old and not the result of a mass murder.

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⬝ Dec16,2023 5:03am

What lies under the Faces of Bélmez?

The appearance of strange human faces in Bélmez began in August 1971, when María Gómez Cámara ― wife of Juan Pereira and a housemaker ― complained that a human face…

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⬝ Dec15,2023 12:30pm

Four-legged prehistoric whale fossil with webbed feet found in Peru

Paleontologists discovered the fossilized bones of a four-legged prehistoric whale with webbed feet, off Peru's western coast in 2011. Even stranger, its fingers and toes had little hooves on them. It possessed razor-sharp teeth that it used to catch fish.

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⬝ Dec12,2023 12:06pm