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17th-century HMS London gun carriage lifted from Southend seabed A gun carriage has been recovered from the wreck of a warship which exploded and sank in the Thames estuary in 1665. The London went down off Southend-on-Sea in Essex, killing 300 crew. It is the first complete carriage to be raised from the ship, which is lying about 65ft (20m) […]

2700-year-old Cannabis found in an Asian grave is still totally smokeable. Cannabis is as old as fossils. It has been used for thousands of years by diverse minority groups around the world with distinct positions in various cultures. A hemp rope dated back to 26,900 BC was found in Czechoslovakia a decade ago and was linked to the commercial practises […]

Stonehenge mystery solved? Prehistoric French may have inspired it and other European megaliths Human beings must leave behind us a legacy when we pass on. For some, this might motivate a whole region to create huge rock formations such as Stonehenge. New research indicates that the megaliths of ancient Europe were not individually conceived, but that all were inspired by […]

Ancient Germanic lord unearthed in a 1,500-year-old tomb with a circle of six women around cauldron In Germany, a spectacular, ancient tomb has been discovered. Archaeologists discovered what they believed to be the ancient German tomb of a 1500-year-old German lord. Six female skeletons grouped in a circle were found in the same rare ancient German tomb. Researchers have proposed that the […]

Archaeologists discover ancient Rome may have been much larger than previously believed A house found in the central district of Ancient Rome can prove that the city was considerably larger than previously thought. The rectangular house was found on the Quirinal Hill between modern via Veneto and Termini train stations and may date back to the sixth century BC. It […]

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 […]