Ruins of a 3000-year-old Armenian castle found in Lake Van – Turkey

Ruins of a 3000-year-old Armenian castle found in Lake Van – Turkey

Ruins of a 3000-year-old Armenian castle found in Lake Van – Turkey The remains of an ancient fortification, 3,000 years old, have been discovered at the bottom of Turkey ‘s largest lake. Divers exploring Lake Van have uncovered the tremendously well-preserved wall of a castle, which the Urartu civilization thought to have been built. Experts had been studying the water body for a decade before revealing that the fortress was lost deep under its surface. The discovery was made by a […]

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Orichalcum, the lost metal of Atlantis, may have been found on a shipwreck off Sicily

Orichalcum, the lost metal of Atlantis, may have been found on a shipwreck off Sicily

Orichalcum, the lost metal of Atlantis, may have been found on a shipwreck off Sicily A marine archeologist team has discovered a dozen ingots scattered across the sandy seabed, almost a 2,600-year-old shipwreck off the Sicily coast. The ingots were made of orichalcum, a rare cast metal which ancient Greek philosopher Plato wrote was from the legendary city of Atlantis. A […]

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1,600-Year-Old Elongated Skull with Stone-Encrusted Teeth Found in Mexico Ruins

1,600-Year-Old Elongated Skull with Stone-Encrusted Teeth Found in Mexico Ruins

1,600-Year-Old Elongated Skull with Stone-Encrusted Teeth Found in Mexico Ruins Archaeologists in Mexico recently discovered a 1600-year-old woman’s skeleton with her teeth encrusted with minerals and a deliberately elongated skull-evidence that suggests she was a part of the upper classes of her society. While deformed remains are not common to archaeologists, the new skeleton is one of the most “extreme” remains ever recorded. […]

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ANCIENT ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY: 2,400-YEAR-OLD YAKHCHALS KEPT ICE IN THE DESERT

ANCIENT ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY: 2,400-YEAR-OLD YAKHCHALS KEPT ICE IN THE DESERT

The Yakhchāl was an ancient Persian “the refrigerator” that stored food and even ice long before electricity was invented In case somebody ever tries to argue that ancient human civilizations have been less advanced than modern humans, we have collected a few examples in favor of the ancients. Many times, they were ingenious in the technology they developed and employed […]

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Mass Sacrifice Of Children And Llamas In Ancient Peru Reflects Trauma Over Climate Change

Mass Sacrifice Of Children And Llamas In Ancient Peru Reflects Trauma Over Climate Change

What Prompted the Mass Sacrifice of Hundreds of Children and Llamas in Ancient Peru? The Peruvian archaeologist, in the midway of a dig on the outskirt of his hometown of Huanchaco, had contacted him with alarming news from a local business owner: his two children had trudged home from a long day of play carrying a cache of what looked like […]

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