Archaeology

Scientists claim that there is another world under Antarctica’s ice

In January 2013, The Whillans Ice Stream Subglacial Access Research Drilling (WISSARD) Project had made a strange discovery that revealed the existence of enormous wetlands beneath the ice of western…

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⬝ Jan25,2024 9:15am

Moluccan boats from Indonesia identified in Australian rock art

The rock art offers new evidence of elusive and previously unrecorded encounters between Indigenous people from Awunbarna, Arnhem Land and visitors from the Moluccas to the north of Australia.

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⬝ Jan25,2024 12:20am

The accidental mummy: The discovery of an impeccably preserved woman from the Ming Dynasty

When the archaeologists opened the main coffin, they discovered layers of silk and linens coated in a dark liquid.

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⬝ Jan24,2024 5:35pm

The Rock Wall of Texas: Is it really older than any known human civilization on Earth?

Estimated to be some 200,000 to 400,000 years old, some say it’s a natural formation while others say it’s clearly man-made.

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⬝ Jan24,2024 4:21pm

Researchers identify oldest bone spear point In the Americas

A team of researchers led by a Texas A&M University professor has determined that the Manis bone projectile point is the oldest bone weapon ever discovered in the Americas, dating…

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⬝ Jan24,2024 9:43am

Using bone scans, paleoartist John Gurche spent around 700 hours making a reconstruction of Homo naledi's head.

Extinct human relative buried their dead 100,000 years before modern humans did, study claims

Homo naledi, an extinct human relative with one-third the brain size of ours, buried and may have memorialized their dead, controversial research suggests.

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⬝ Jan24,2024 2:03am

Seahenge: 4,000-year-old monument discovered in Norfolk

Preserved in the sand were the remains of a unique timber circle dating back over 4000 years, to the Early Bronze Age.

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⬝ Jan23,2024 11:43pm

The lost treasure of the Copper Scroll of Qumran

While most of the Dead Sea Scrolls were found by Bedouins, the Copper Scroll was discovered by an archaeologist. The scroll, on two rolls of copper, was found on March 14, 1952 at the back of Cave 3 at Qumran. It was the last of 15 scrolls discovered in the cave, and is thus referred to as 3Q15.

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⬝ Jan22,2024 4:22pm

The Siberian charioteer was discovered with a long metal rod with curved hooks on each end laying across the body’s waist area. Archaeologists believe this was once attached to a belt to help the charioteer tie the reins and free up their hands.

3,000-year-old untouched burial of ‘charioteer’ discovered in Siberia

The discovery implies horse-drawn chariots were once used in the region, but none have been found.

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⬝ Jan22,2024 5:37am

New huge Viking ship discovered by radar in Øyesletta, Norway – what is hidden beneath the ground?

Recent research using ground-penetrating radar (GPR) in western Norway uncovered a Viking-era ship that had been buried beneath the ground in Øyesletta, in Kvinesdal. Along with many weapons, loot, and…

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⬝ Jan20,2024 10:25pm

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