Author: Gavin

Archaeologists Unearth Ancient Roman Wine Barrels in Champagne Archaeologists have been able to further study how these vessels were built, what they were made from and the part they played in the ancient wine trade by studying several perfectly preserved Roman-era wine barrels found in Reims. The three barrels were found as part of an archaeological dig in 2008, along […]

A Victorian Bath House has been dug up from under a Manchester Car Park A bathhouse used by textile factory workers more than 150 years ago was unearthed by archaeologists in Manchester, England, before the building of a new public park. We knew what we were going to dig, but we didn’t expect the tiles to be in such good […]

Researchers Make Extraordinary Discovery Of Fossilized Dinosaur Sitting On Egg-Filled Nest A multinational team of researchers has revealed a first for the world of palaeontology: a dinosaur preserved sitting atop a nest of its own eggs that have fossilised babies inside. There are rare dinosaurs preserved in their nests, and so are fossil embryos. This is the first time that […]

Stone tool unearthed in Oregon may date back 15,800 years or more A colourful hand tool discovered in Oregon, identified as a “ancient Swiss Army knife,” may be the oldest artefact yet to be found in western North America, archaeologists say. The simple stone artifact, hewn from a piece of bright orange agate, was discovered near a shallow cave that […]

THE 500-YEAR-OLD MAP THAT SHATTERS THE OFFICIAL HISTORY OF THE HUMAN RACE How many times on planet Earth have the rise and collapse of human civilization actually occurred? It has been said that the traditional wisdom that has been passed down for centuries is not old enough, or there was some disconnection somewhere (at least that’s where we believe the […]

A Man Renovating His Home Discovered A Tunnel… To A Massive Underground City A man in Turkey’s Nevşehir Province knocked down the wall of his home in 1963. He noticed a mysterious room behind it and soon discovered a complex tunnel system with extra cave-like rooms. What he had found was an ancient underground city in Turkey called Derinkuyu. Discrete […]

Of Masts & Mastadons: Another “Stonehenge” found in Lake Michigan As researchers have discovered a rock carving of a Mastodon at the underwater Stonehenge of Lake Michigan, another remarkable discovery has been made.  In 2007, at a depth of twelve metres, Researchers discovered a strange group of aligned stones that are thought to be over 10,000 years old Archeologists from […]

First Ever? Discovery of Philistine Cemetery Draws Criticism The first known cemetery of the Philistines in southern Israel was discovered by a team of researchers, which may reveal the origins of the famous Hebrew Biblical villains that made up one of the tribes of the Sea Peoples. Because of the finding, many answers about these mysterious people have finally been […]

Stunning bead-net dresses: The zenith of ancient Egyptian fashion Fashion trends are not just new construction. In ancient Egypt, fashionable looks were an important part of everyday life, particularly for the elite members of society. One of the most popular fashions was a bead-net dress. While historians were aware of artistic representations of women wearing bead-net dresses, real examples were […]

Two-Million-Year-Old Stone Tools Found in East Africa Oldowan, the oldest-known stone tool industry, belongs to the newly-discovered stone tools. The Oldowan tools were probably manufactured by Homo habilis, dating as far back as 2.6 million years ago, and are a significant landmark in human evolutionary history. “Our study sheds further light on our distant origins and evolutionary history,” said co-author […]