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Egyptian dog mummy infested with blood-sucking parasites The first archaeological evidence of bloodsucking parasites plaguing the ancestors of Fido in Egypt during the classical period of Roman rule has been uncovered by a dog mummy. The preserved parasites found in the right ear and coat of the mummified young dog include the common brown tick and louse fly tiny nuisances that […]

Mystery of 2,000-year-old Roman concrete solved by scientists Researchers have unlocked the Roman concrete chemistry that has been resisted the elements for thousands of years. Ancient sea walls constructed by the Romans used lime and volcanic ash concrete to bind to the rocks. Scientists have now discovered that elements within the volcanic material reacted to strengthen the construct with sea water. […]

Mystery of the two-ton, 1,000 year old giant stone ‘jars of the dead’ deepens The discovery of 137 new stone jars of the dead, dating back more than a thousand years ago, deepened Laos’ enduring archaeological enigma. The cup-like carved stones vary in size, reaching a height of up to ten feet (3 metres) and a weight of two tonnes. […]

Bulgarian archaeologists are uncovering more ‘luxury’ Ancient Roman road station in fresh excavations More of what appears to have been a “luxury” ancient Roman road station near the Roman fortress Sostra, located near the present town of Troyan on the road of Via Trajana, the main road used by Emperor Trajan (r. 98-117 AD), has been discovered by archaeologists from […]

5000-Year-Old Prehistoric Temple Discovered On Scottish Island On the Scottish Isle of Arran, a huge ‘cursus’ monument, a site for ancient ceremonies, constructed about the same time as Stonehenge, has been discovered. Cursus monuments built during the Neolithic period (4000 B.C. to 2500 B.C.) are long rectangular earthwork enclosures, which means that by modifying the land they are created. Long […]

Naupa Huaca: The Enigmatic Stone Temple In A Cave In Peru Peru is a land of mythology, history, mysterious, fascinating monuments created long before the Inca and other dominant cultures, and a place filled with amazing mysteries that remain unanswered to this day. We find a strange cavern with an unusual V-shaped entrance if we travel not far from one […]

Roman house found in Israel covered in phallic amulets Archaeologists working at the Omrit site in northern Israel have unearthed a Roman house dating back about 1,900 years. The elaborate house was decorated with plant and animal images and probably belonged to a Roman official stationed in the area. Bizarrely, the archaeologists also found on top of the house a […]

Alexandria catacombs of ancient Egypt saved from flooding thanks to £4.3million restoration The catacombs of Kom El-Shoqafa are masterpieces of rock-cut funeral architecture, one of the most impressive examples of Greco-Roman and Egyptian and religious synchretism. In the second half of the 1st century A.D, they were built. Throughout the 4th century, it was first used by a single wealthy […]

Perfect 215-million-year-old dinosaur print found by girl, 4, on Welsh beach A girl from Wales discovered a well-preserved 215 million-year-old dinosaur print, described as the ‘finest’ of its type found in 10 years. After making the discovery on a beach at Bendricks Bay near Barry, four-year-old Lily Wilder has been hailed by researchers. The girl, from Llandough, near Cardiff, found […]

Secret passage beneath Curtain Theatre is revealed after nearly 400 years William Shakespeare’s dramatic productions were produced at the Curtain Theatre in East London before the famous Globe Theatre was built in 1599. In the ruins of the playhouse, archaeologists spent three months revealing just how unique the layout was. Notably, they found a hidden passage under the stage that […]