Category: ARCHAEOLOGY

2,700 Year Old Yogi in Samadhi Found in Indus Valley Civilization Archaeological Site An Indus Valley civilization archaeological site in Rajasthan has uncovered the 2,700-year-old skeletal remains of an ancient yogi seated in samadhi. Many seals from the Indus Valley represent yogis in the lotus position. Here are two examples of ancient yogis sitting in meditation with their hands on […]

Massive, 12,000-Year-Old Underground Tunnels Stretch From Scotland To Turkey Is it possible that thousands of years ago, ancient cultures were linked? The response is a big yes, according to thousands of underwater tunnels stretching from North Scotland to the Mediterranean. Although the purpose of these complex tunnels is unknown, many experts assume that this massive 12,000-year-old network was designed to […]

2,800-year-old Urartu storage jars discovered in eastern Turkey These archaeologists are painstakingly investigating to uncover the mysteries of an ancient kingdom using only a small hand trowel. In Van, eastern Turkey, historians say they have discovered tombs dating back over 2,800 years. The pithos burial chambers, which resemble large ceramic pots, are thought to date from the Kingdom of Urartu, […]

A new discovery suggests that ancient Rome was bigger than many believed A house found in ancient Rome’s central district may show that the city was much larger than previously thought. The rectangular residence was discovered on the Quirinal Hill, between the modern Via Veneto and the Termini train station, and is believed to date from the sixth century BC. […]

Archaeologists Discover “Unique” Ceremonial Bronze Age Sword In the village of Hre on the Danish island of Funen, archaeologists found a rare Bronze Age ceremonial sword. The sword dates from Phase IV of the Bronze Age, about 3,000 years ago, making it an incredibly rare discovery. What makes it even more remarkable is that it is totally intact, from bronze […]

Roman cemetery found at North Lincolnshire building site Ancient pottery, skulls, and “grave goods” for the dead were found in a 2,000-year-old Roman cemetery in Lincolnshire, England. The cemetery was discovered when the University of Lincoln was constructing a new building. According to the BBC, initial findings revealed the remains of two babies and a partial skeleton of an adult, […]

The discovery of a WW1 death tunnel that had been hidden in France for a century There hasn’t been a significant discovery from the Great War in France since the 1970s. More than 270 German soldiers’ bodies have lain in woods on a hill not far from Reims for more than a century after they died the most agonizing deaths […]

Palaeontologists Find Remains of Oviraptorid Dinosaur and Embryo-Bearing Egg Clutch Palaeontologists believe a pair of fossilized dinosaur nests provide some of the best evidence yet that certain dinosaurs brooded their eggs, reused their nests, and probably protected their breeding territories in the same way that some modern birds do. The two nests are half a world apart and have been […]

First images of bodies found in Anglesey 1,500-year-old graves Experts have been excavating a 1,500-year-old cemetery on the site of Anglesey’s new Llangefni link road and have discovered 48 graves so far. A small bronze brooch from the Roman period, pieces of Samian pottery believed to have been brought over from Gaul, France, a brooch clasp, and a piece of […]

Faces of ‘Siberian Tutankhamun’ and his sacrificed concubine were reconstructed The modern world will never know ‘Siberian Tutankhamun’ and his concubine, who died 2,600 years ago, but thanks to modern science, we can see what they once looked like. Scientists used laser scanning and photogrammetry to create 3D models from the royal couple’s decaying skulls, but the project took months […]