Mysterious rituals revealed by the ancient Arabian desert structures
The mysterious, rectangular enclosures were used by Neolithic people for unknown rituals.
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The Shroud of Turin: Some interesting things you should know
According to legend, the shroud was secretly carried from Judea in AD 30 or 33, and was housed in Edessa, Turkey, and Constantinople (the name for Istanbul before the Ottomans took over) for centuries. After crusaders sacked Constantinople in AD 1204, the cloth was smuggled to safety in Athens, Greece, where it stayed until AD 1225.
Mpuluzi Batholith: A 200-million-year-old ‘giant’ footprint discovered in South Africa
Did a giant alien race come down to live on Earth hundreds of millions of years ago? The evidence around the world says yes, giants existed. This footprint is massive in scale, about a meter and a half. And according to many, thats not human, that could be an extraterrestrial species.
Archaeologists locate earliest known North American settlement
The earliest known settlement in North America has been discovered. The Paisley Five Mile Point Caves in southern Oregon, near the Fremont-Winema National Forest, have been officially added to the…
Ancient DNA unlocks secrets of marriage rules in Minoan Crete!
With the help of new archaeogenetic data, scientists have obtained exciting insights into the social order of the Aegean Bronze Age. Ancient DNA reveals completely unexpected marriage rules in Minoan Crete, scientists say.
Uncovering a Bronze Age barrow cemetery in Salisbury, England
A new residential housing development in Salisbury has revealed the remains of a major round barrow cemetery and its landscape setting.
Auckland wastewater pipe dig reveals astonishing “fossil treasure trove”
Through over 300,000 fossils and the identification of 266 species, including ten never-before-seen variations, scientists and experts have revealed a world that existed between 3 and 3.7 million years ago.
How did a Swiss ring watch end up in a 400-year-old sealed Ming Dynasty tomb?
The Empire of the Great Ming ruled in China from 1368 to 1644, and at that time, such watches were not there in China or anywhere else on Earth.
The whispered stories of the Tocharian Female – the ancient Tarim Basin mummy
The Tocharian Female is a Tarim Basin mummy who lived around 1,000 BC. She was tall, with a high nose and long flaxen blond hair, perfectly preserved in ponytails. The weave of her clothing appears similar to Celtic cloth. She was around 40-year-old when she died.
The forgotten Catacombs of Lima
Within the basement of the Catacombs of Lima, lie the remains of affluent residents of the city who held the belief that they would be the final ones to find eternal rest in their expensive burial sites.
