Category: ARCHAEOLOGY

This Ancient Spear Is Rewriting the History of Humans in North America The spear points were unearthed at a site in Texas and are around 15,500 years old, which pre-dates the earliest known settlers on the continent. A group of Texas researchers have just discovered the oldest weapons ever found in North America, and archaeologists have been questioning the history […]

Extinct Squash Revived from Seeds Stored for 800 Years in a Clay Pot Some Native Americans discovered squash seeds in a pot about 800 years old and revived the plant in centuries for the first time. The seeds from the large orange squash have been distributed to native peoples and others, including some college students in Canada who grew a big, […]

Medieval skeletons reveal an ancient and unusual form of bone disease that caused people to die as young as 35 Uncovered at Nottingham, England The Skeletons excavated at Norton Priory in England, according to a recent archaeological report, contain a rare and unusually aggressive form of a bone disease similar to Paget’s disease. Paget ‘s bone disease is a chronic […]

A CASTLE BUILT BY THE MOORS, TAKEN BY THE VIKINGS, AND CONQUERED BY THE KING OF PORTUGAL Sintra is known for its fairytale palaces and beautiful gardens, the charming Portuguese town. While the highlights of the hilly region are the Pena Palace and Quinta da Regaleira, the Moorish castle has recently gained the attention it deserves. The other two palaces do […]