Category: ARCHAEOLOGY

Desert Diver Discovers Submerged Treasure Beneath 2,300-Year-Old Kushite Pyramid An underwater archaeologist has told the BBC of the incredible lengths he went through to enter a pharaoh’s tomb beneath a pyramid. Pearce Paul Creasman and his team were the first to reach the tomb for 100 years, and because of the increasing water levels, it became harder to access. Mr […]

Worst River Nile Flooding in Over a Century Threatens Sudanese Pyramids The ancient Sudan pyramids, which stood for centuries, are now threatened with floods. The Nile River burst its banks and in the African country several people have already been killed. Increasing waters are also threatening to some of the most important historic sites in all sub-Saharan Africa, the famed Sudanese pyramids. Sudan’s farmers […]

Excavations Launched at the Tomb of Duke Jing of Qi and his 600 Sacrificial Horses In 1964 there was a surprising discovery in China, a tomb with hundreds of horses in line, arranged neatly in rows. Such a complex burial and large sacrifice demonstrated clearly that the tomb belonged to someone who held a powerful role in society.In 1964 there was a […]

The Last of the Siberian Unicorns: What Happened to the Mammoth-Sized One-Horned Beasts of Legend? Elasmotherium is a species of extinct rhino also known as the Giant Rhinoceros and Giant Siberian Unicorn. which has been living in the Late Pliocene and Pleistocene eras in the Eurasian region. They were documented 2.6 million years ago, but the new fossils were documented around […]

Kahin Tepe Excavation Uncovers Neolithic Temple in Turkey Archaeologists at Kahin Tepe site in Turkey have uncovered an ancient temple from the Stone Age, 7,000 to 12,000 years ago. This may have particularly important implications for understanding Anatolian prehistory. In addition, it seems that the connections between Kahin Tepe and the popular Göbekli Tepe have changed our perception of the evolution […]

Man crushed to death by elephant after whipping it to sit down during a bath An elephant trainer and wrangler, also known as a “mahout” in India, died after losing its balance and fell beneath the torso of the animal as it lowered itself to sit. The accident was reported by the Daily Mail. It was occurred in Karappuzha, Kerala district […]

Mummified cat found in wall of late grandmother’s home in Transylvania A MUMMIFIED cat that has been buried in a house in Bram Stoker’s Dracula in a Transylvanian city is set to sell up to £ 1,200 at auction. The fossilised feline was found in the cellar of a house in Bistrita, the first stopover in the Gothic horror novel of 1897 […]

Over a dozen 2,500-year-old untouched mummies discovered in Egypt In the desert necropolis of Saqqara in Egypt, a remarkable cache of at least 13 wooden coffins from 2,500 years ago was found. What makes these coffins so unique among the thousands interred in the tomb complex is the fact that they are intact and fully sealed for centuries — hundreds of […]

Deformed ‘alien’ skulls offer clues about life during the Roman Empire’s collapse  Researchers discover deformed skulls from an ancient cemetery in Hungary tell of a multicultural change between the local people and the migrant Romans. Established around 430 AD and abandoned about 470 AD. Mözs-Icsei dülő cemetery in the settlement of Mözs near Szekszárd in Pannonia region of present-day Hungary, was established in […]

A massive wall at Cal Orcko in southern Bolivia reveals more than 5,000 dinosaur footsteps Some ancient rock art shows that our ancestors intentionally leave handprints that give a lasting impression of their existence. The surprising prints on a rock face in Bolivia were a totally involuntary mark left by unwitting artists. Sometimes a fortunate series of events leaves a […]