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Ancient Artwork Found Under 2,000-Year-Old Volcanic Ash In an ancient Pompeii bedroom, archaeologists have found a fresco depicting a sensual scene between a sensual woman and a swan. The watercolour scene has retained its brilliant detail and colour despite being buried under the ash of the infamous Vesuvius eruption for almost 2,000 years. The Swan is an embodiment of the Roman […]

‘The day the dinosaurs died’: Fossilized snapshot of mass death found on North Dakota ranch A fossilised snapshot of the day about 66 million years ago when an asteroid hit Earth, fire rained from the sky and the ground shook far worse than any current earthquake, is captured in new studies. It was the day that almost all life on […]

Headless skeleton discovered in a well in a Roman Cemetery A headless and legless skeleton at the bottom of a well in the centre of a Roman cemetery was found by archaeologists. The well dates from the first or second century, so it slightly predates the nearby Roman cemetery. We presume, with the facts on display, that the man died […]

Scenes of 4th century chariot racing revealed in Cyprus mosaic A 36-foot mosaic floor displaying scenes of ancient chariot races in the Roman hippodrome has been discovered by archaeologists. This magnificent artefact was found in the Akaki village outside the capital, Nicosia, dating back to the 4th century, making it the only one of its kind in Cyprus and one […]

Archaeologists Unearth Ancient Roman Wine Barrels in Champagne Archaeologists have been able to further study how these vessels were built, what they were made from and the part they played in the ancient wine trade by studying several perfectly preserved Roman-era wine barrels found in Reims. The three barrels were found as part of an archaeological dig in 2008, along […]

A Victorian Bath House has been dug up from under a Manchester Car Park A bathhouse used by textile factory workers more than 150 years ago was unearthed by archaeologists in Manchester, England, before the building of a new public park. We knew what we were going to dig, but we didn’t expect the tiles to be in such good […]

Researchers Make Extraordinary Discovery Of Fossilized Dinosaur Sitting On Egg-Filled Nest A multinational team of researchers has revealed a first for the world of palaeontology: a dinosaur preserved sitting atop a nest of its own eggs that have fossilised babies inside. There are rare dinosaurs preserved in their nests, and so are fossil embryos. This is the first time that […]

Stone tool unearthed in Oregon may date back 15,800 years or more A colourful hand tool discovered in Oregon, identified as a “ancient Swiss Army knife,” may be the oldest artefact yet to be found in western North America, archaeologists say. The simple stone artifact, hewn from a piece of bright orange agate, was discovered near a shallow cave that […]

THE 500-YEAR-OLD MAP THAT SHATTERS THE OFFICIAL HISTORY OF THE HUMAN RACE How many times on planet Earth have the rise and collapse of human civilization actually occurred? It has been said that the traditional wisdom that has been passed down for centuries is not old enough, or there was some disconnection somewhere (at least that’s where we believe the […]

A Man Renovating His Home Discovered A Tunnel… To A Massive Underground City A man in Turkey’s Nevşehir Province knocked down the wall of his home in 1963. He noticed a mysterious room behind it and soon discovered a complex tunnel system with extra cave-like rooms. What he had found was an ancient underground city in Turkey called Derinkuyu. Discrete […]