The 99-million-year-old preserved fossil reveals a baby bird of mysterious origin
The specimen provides the first unequivocal evidence of immature feathers in the Mesozoic fossil record.
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A 230-million-year-old creature similar to ‘Edward Scissorhands’ found in Brazil
The ancient predator, which scientists have named Venetorapter gassenae, also had a large beak and likely used its claws for climbing trees and picking prey apart.
Incredible Viking treasures accidently discovered in Norway – hidden or sacrificed?
Pawel Bednarski made a momentous discovery using a metal detector on December 21, 2021. It was rather fortuitous that he headed out that day. The weather had been horrible for…
3600-year-old pits full of giant hands discovered in Egypt
An astonishing discovery took place in the fall of 2011 when a team of archaeologists working in the palace of ancient Avaris, Egypt, found the remains of 16 human hands…
Mysterious unknown script by Newton Stone
Every once in a while, interesting things come across my desk beyond our understanding. The mysterious Newton Stone is one of these artifacts. This ancient monolith has a carved message…
The incredible story behind the world’s oldest dress from Egypt that’s more than 5,000 years old
Experts discovered the Tarkhan robe in 1977 within a collection of trash at the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology in London.
Exploring Tomb KV35: The home of the enigmatic Younger Lady in the Valley of the Kings
Perhaps one of the most surprising mysteries still surrounding the family of King Tutankhamun is the identity of his mother. She is never mentioned in an inscription and, even though the pharaoh’s tomb is filled with thousands upon thousands of personal objects, not a single artifact states her name.
El Tajín: The lost city of the “Thunder” and a mysterious people
In approximately 800 BC, before the rise of the Aztec empire, a society in southern Mexico built this wondrous city. Who they were, however, still remains a mystery. The city remained lost for centuries, hidden by the tropical jungle, until it was quite literally stumbled upon by a government official.
The mysterious Dropa Tribe of the high altitude Himalayas
This unusual tribe was believed to have been extraterrestrial because they had strange blue eyes, almond-shaped with double lids; they spoke an unknown language, and their DNA did not match any other known tribe.
Mind-blowing discovery of an ancient Mayan city thanks to laser reconnaissance!
Archaeologists were able to find new structures in this ancient Mayan city with using a laser surveying technique. This method helped them spot buildings that had gone unnoticed until now.
