The World’s Largest Pyramid Is Hidden Within a Hill in Mexico The largest and tallest pyramids in the world are incredible feats of design, engineering, and construction. The Great Pyramid of Giza often gets the crown when talking about pyramids. However, the temple at Cholula dwarfs the Great Pyramid at Giza. Hiding under the grass, trees and soil sits the Great […]
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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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Egyptian Tomb Dating To 4,400 Years Ago Has Hidden Shafts Which Might Hold The Treasures Of The ‘Divine Inspector’ A 4,400-year-old tomb constructed for a “divine inspector” named “Wahtye” and holding at least 55 statues has been discovered at Saqqara in Egypt, the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities announced this morning. The tomb is “exceptionally well preserved and [colourful] with sculptures […]
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Amazing Prehistoric Forest Submerged Under Water Thousands Of Years Ago Re-Emerges On Welsh Beach A unique forest submerged under water 6,000 – 8,000 years ago has re-emerged along the Welsh coast. Dozens of tree stumps, trunks, and root systems become visible at low tide at Trearddur Bay. “Beaches along the Welsh coast have remnants of ancient woodlands, a legacy of […]
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A crystal mountain in Egypt near an Oasis dates to 33 million years ago “Crystal Mountain”. Located within the white desert, 120 km from the Farafra Oasis and 160 km from the Bahariya Oases is one of the rarest mountains in the world, it is a mountain full of different crystals, where there are more than 12 types of Crystal, […]
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The Windover Bog Bodies, Among the Greatest Archeological Discoveries Ever Unearthed in the United States It was only after the bones were declared very old and not the product of mass murder that the 167 bodies found in a pond in Windover, Florida began to stir up excitement in the archaeological world. Researchers from Florida State University came to the […]
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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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Surprising Stone Age Knowledge Revealed on a Mammoth Bone Bracelet In Sivershchina, close to the village of Mizyn in Ukraine is one of the oldest and most unique settlements of humans – and it was discovered in a parking lot. The now well-known archaeological site, known plainly as the Mizyn parking lot, dates back 18-20 thousand years. In this spot, […]
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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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