Mysterious Footprints in Spain Were Made 300,000 Years Ago Who exactly was living in Andalusia almost 300,000 years ago? Human-type fossil footprints found two years ago in southern Spain were thought to be 106,000 years old and to have been made by Neanderthals. But they’re three times older – about 295,000 years old – according to new research. Dating them […]
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Martyr Skeletons Dressed in Jewels “Catacomb Saints” The story of the saints in the catacombs of Northern Europe is a peculiar story. It is rooted in the crisis of faith after the Reformation, prompting people to dramatically return to decorative materialism in the practice of worship. The jewelled skeletons were discovered in catacombs under Rome in 1578 and given as […]
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Neanderthal Hand Axe Leads to Steppe Mammoth Graveyard A fossil hunter says she still gets “goosebumps” when recalling unearthing a mammoth graveyard. Sally Hollingworth and her husband Neville were hunting for marine fossils in Wiltshire when they came across the remains. Their find will be discussed on a BBC programme featuring Sir David Attenborough. Mrs Hollingworth said the couple used […]
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16,000-yr-old Ice Age Horse Found During Utah Family’s Backyard Renovation The skeletal remains of a “wild” female horse found buried in a big ancient lake in Utah and thought to date back 16,000 years to the last ice age are actually no older than 340 years old, a new study finds. The bones, unearthed by landscapers in a Lehi, Utah […]
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The mysterious Dropa Tribe of the high-altitude Himalayas In the early 20th century, a strange story emerged from the isolated peaks of the Himalayas. The story was that in 1938, a group of amateur archaeologists discovered remains of an ancient culture with insights into astronomy and timekeeping that were far beyond any other known human culture at that time. But […]
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5000-year-old Pyramid Structure Leads to Grisly Finds In Peru In Peru, archaeologists have uncovered a mysterious pyramid structure in a massive archaeological complex. The pyramid may have been used for ceremonial purposes and could even have been the site of human sacrifices. It is hoped that this discovery will help researchers to better understand one of the first Andean civilizations. […]
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Five-meter sea creature found off the California coast A California marine instructor’s leisurely weekend snorkel turned into the discovery of a lifetime when she found the carcass of a massive, eel-like creature of a species thought to have inspired legends of giant sea serpents. Catalina Island Marine Institute instructor Jasmine Santana spotted the 18-foot (5.5-meter) oarfish, which is as thick […]
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“Oldest Gold of Humankind” Found in Varna Necropolis Was Buried 6,500 Years Ago The oldest known gold artefacts were found in the Varna Necropolis, a burial site dating back to 4,560-4,450 BC, on the Bulgarian coast of the Black Sea. Internationally considered to be one of the key prehistoric archaeological sites in the world, the Varna Necropolis (also known as […]
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The Sumerian King List Spans For Over 241,000 Years Before A Great Flood Out of the many incredible artefacts that have been recovered from sites in Iraq where flourishing Sumerian cities once stood, few have been more intriguing than the Sumerian King List, an ancient manuscript originally recorded in the Sumerian language, listing kings of Sumer (ancient southern Iraq) from […]
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Graham Hancock: A Mysterious Ancient Pyramid In Indonesia Is Rewriting History The archaeological establishment is scrambling to find some reason to reject and pour scorn on the extraordinary consequences of the excavations now taking place at Gunung Padang in Indonesia. Since its first exploration by archaeologists in 1914 the site was thought to be a natural hill with 2500-year-old megalithic […]
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