A 15-year-old boy discovers a lost ancient Mayan city

A 15-year-old boy discovers a lost ancient Mayan city What was your biggest achievement at the age of 15? Well, a Canadian teenager may have outshone the experts after discovering a lost Mayan city. William Gadoury, from Saint-Jean-de-Matha, Quebec, made the discovery by comparing star charts with satellite images. The new city, discovered in a …

Discovery of 5,700-year-old houses unearthed in Horton, England

Discovery of 5,700-year-old houses unearthed in Horton, England Archaeologists have unearthed four Neolithic houses at a quarry in Horton thought to make up one of the oldest settlements ever found in England. The 5,700-year-old foundations of homes have been discovered at Kingsmead Quarry in Stanwell Road by excavators from Wessex Archaeology. The site dates back …

The Mystery of Lake Nyos: How Were 1,800 People “Obliterated” Overnight?

The Mystery of Lake Nyos: How Were 1,800 People “Obliterated” Overnight? When Camerooп’s Lakes Moпoυп and Nyos exploded, they released cloυds of carboп dioxide that sυffocated everything in its wake. On the shores of Lake Nyos, a crater lake from a dormaпt volcaпo close to Camerooп’s westerп border, something horrific occurred in 1986. Iпvestigators arrived …

A 700-Year-Old Mummy Perfectly Preserved In Brown Liquid Appears To Be Only A Few Months Old

A 700-Year-Old Mummy Perfectly Preserved In Brown Liquid Appears To Be Only A Few Months Old The skin of a mummy discovered by accident had been perfectly preserved for over 700 years. Road workers stumbled upon a jaw-dropping corpse belonging to a high-ranking woman from China’s Ming Dynasty. News of the remarkable archaeological breakthrough on in the …

Roman ghost city in Africa- The city buried in the sand for a millennium

Roman ghost city in Africa- The city buried in the sand for a millennium Few ancient remains around the world have remained in such good condition as the Roman city of Timgad. Lost in the Algerian desert, the ancient outpost of the Roman Empire, Timgad is one of the most impressive abandoned cities in the world. Little known …

Mystery of a 300-year-old mummified ‘mermaid’ with ‘human face’ and tail has baffled scientists

Mystery of a 300-year-old mummified ‘mermaid’ with ‘human face’ and tail has baffled scientists A mummified “mermaid” said to grant immortality to whoever tastes its flesh will be probed by scientists in order to reveal its true nature. The mysterious 12-inch creature was allegedly caught in the Pacific Ocean, off the Japanese island of Shikoku, …

Skeletal Remains Of Half-Cat / Half-Human Now On Display In Cairo Museum

Skeletal Remains Of Half-Cat / Half-Human Now On Display In Cairo Museum The remaiпs of what seems to be a half-hυmaп / half-cat have been taken from the secret chamber of the great pyramid, receпtly υпcovered, aпd are пow exhibited iп the Natioпal Mυseυm iп Cairo. Researchers from all around the world have come to …

Cats and babies: Thousand-year-old mummies in Turkey’s Aksaray

Cats and babies: Thousand-year-old mummies in Turkey’s Aksaray The museum at Aksaray, the gateway of Turkey’s Cappadocia region to the West, holds a very special mummy section that displays as many as 13 local mummies to interested visitors. Astonishingly, apart from adult humans, the mummies include babies and even a cat, and are believed to …

The mysterious Fawn Hoof Mummy: Ancient Egyptian Presence in North America

The mysterious Fawn Hoof Mummy: Ancient Egyptian Presence in North America This fascinating mummy was found over 200 years ago in one of the largest cave systems in America: The Mammoth Cave. There, miners discovered an extremely well-preserved mummy with red hair prepared and embalmed in an eerily similar way as the ancient Egyptians. After …

1,290 fourth-century Roman coins discovered in Switzerland by an amateur metal detectorist

1,290 fourth-century Roman coins discovered in Switzerland by an amateur metal detectorist An amateur treasure hunter in Switzerland has discovered a buried clay pot filled to the brim with 1,290 Roman coins that date to the fourth century A.D. However, an odd divider found within the pot — a piece of cowhide — has stumped …