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An archaeological report on findings from the Roman fort at Hadrian’s Wall Segedunum Roman Fort and Museum—A new archaeological report hailed as the definitive full account of the excavations of Hadrian’s Wall at its eastern end has just been published. Hadrian’s Wall at Wallsend is written by Paul Bidwell OBE, former Head of Archaeology at …
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Divers found a perfectly preserved ancient Chinese underwater city A maze of white temples, memorial arches, paved roads, and houses… hidden 130 feet underwater: this is China’s real-life Atlantis. Incredible images show an incredible sunken city hidden in the depths of Qiandao Lake in China. Divers discovered a jaw-dropping labyrinth of adorned temples, memorial arches, …
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An ancient skeleton with a prosthetic eye was discovered 15 years ago Believe it or not, fake eyes have existed for thousands of years. Besides improving the physical appearance of the patient needing the artificial eye, fake eyes also prevent tissues in the eye socket from overgrowing and prevent foreign debris from entering the eye …
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A 3,700-year-old burial site suggests female rule in Bronze Age Spain Archaeologists in Spain have determined that the 3,700-year-old remains of a woman found beneath a Bronze Age-era ruin may well be the first case of an ancient female ruling elite in Western Europe. The discovery at the La Almoloya site in Murcia, Spain, dates to around …
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Archaeologists have discovered a large burial mound in the Siberian “Valley of the Kings” dating to more than 2,500 years ago. Valley of the Kings archaeologists unearth treasures in Siberia dating back 2,500 years. Archaeologists have discovered a large burial mound in the Siberian “Valley of the Kings” dating to more than 2,500 years ago. …
Unusual Find – Headless Skeletons Discovered In A 7000-Year-Old Mass Grave In Slovakia Archaeologists excavating in Slovakia have made an unusual find. The remains of 38 individuals were found in a ditch surrounding the settlement of Vráble. Their well-preserved skeletons were jumbled together and all of them were missing their heads, with the exception of …
7,000-Year-Old Ibex Remains Found Under The Ice In Italy Are 1,700 Years Older Than Ötzi! This summer, a group of climbers made an interesting discovery, but only now have experts confirmed their incredible findings. In July, four mountaineers, Stefan Pirpamer, Tobias Brunner, Arno Ebnicher, and Luca Mercuri , last July found the remains of at …
Three Thousand-Year-Old Statue Found in Cappadocia, Turkey On April 26, 2021, a Facebook user posted a picture of a “three-thousand-year-old statue unearthed in Cappadocia.” The post had a picture and some words, but no other information. If a Facebook account was set to English by default, it would show two captions, one in Portuguese and …
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Mini Golden Coffin Found in Crypt May Hold Skull Bone of Buddha In 2008, when archaeologists were digging at the Grand Bao’en Temple in Nanjing, China, they found something important: a relic that was connected to Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama. The artifact was a piece of a skull bone that was found in an underground shrine. …
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Archaeologists unearth hidden tunnels under the 3,000-year-old temple complex Archaeologists have discovered a system of hidden tunnels beneath the 3,000-year-old Chavn de Huántar temple complex in the Ancash Region of Peru. The tunnels contain unique architectural features never seen before, made by the Indigenous Chavín people. The Chavín de Huántar temple complex has been a …
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