Category: GEOLOGY

GSI scientists stumble upon 100-million-year-old dinosaur bones in India

GEOLOGY

GSI scientists stumble upon 100-million-year-old dinosaur bones in India Researchers have identified fossil bone fragments of long-necked dinosaurs called sauropods, dating back to about 100-million-years from an area around West Khasi Hills District in Meghalaya. The yet-to-be-published findings were made during a recent field trip by researchers from the Geological Survey of India’s Palaeontology division in …

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Beautifully Complete 150-Million-Year-Old Turtle Fossil Discovered In Germany

GEOLOGY, PALEONTOLOGY

Beautifully Complete 150-Million-Year-Old Turtle Fossil Discovered In Germany An incredibly well-preserved fossil of an ancient Jurassic sea turtle has been uncovered in Germany, the first to have a complete skull, shell, and all four limbs. The marine turtle had a massive head and would have swum through the shallows of a tropical sea that once …

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Mount Kailash and its connection to pyramids, nuclear power plants, and extraterrestrials

ARCHAEOLOGY, GEOLOGY

Mount Kailash and its connection to pyramids, nuclear power plants, and extraterrestrials Shrouded in lore and mysticism of the unknown, Mount Kailash remains an unexplained phenomenon with several layers adding to its mystery. Located in Western Tibet, Mount Kailash, over the centuries, has garnered interest from several parts of the world and many different disciplines. …

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Ancient Secrets Of The Theopetra Cave: World’s Oldest Man-Made Structure And Home To Humans 130,000 Years Ago

ARCHAEOLOGY, GEOLOGY

Ancient Secrets Of The Theopetra Cave: World’s Oldest Man-Made Structure And Home To Humans 130,000 Years Ago In the vicinity of Meteora, a beautiful and strange rock formation in ancient Greece there are a number of intriguing ancient caves. One of them is the Theopetra Cave. It’s a unique archaeological site. The Theopetra Cave is …

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An archaeological report on findings from the Roman fort at Hadrian’s Wall

ARCHAEOLOGY, GEOLOGY

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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3.5 billion-year-old rock structures are one of the oldest signs of life on Earth

GEOLOGY

3.5 billion-year-old rock structures are one of the oldest signs of life on Earth A new study says that some of the oldest life on Earth was found in layered rocks in Western Australia. The fossils in question are stromatolites, which are layered rocks made by the waste of microbes that make food from sunlight. …

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Near Prague, a Mysterious 7,000-Year-Old Circular Structure

ARCHAEOLOGY, GEOLOGY

Near Prague, a Mysterious 7,000-Year-Old Circular Structure Archaeologists are investigating a 7,000-year-old so-called roundel (known as ‘rondely’ in Czech), and monumental structure located in the Vinoř district on the outskirts of Prague, Czech Republic. The ancient Neolithic structures’ function is still unknown, but scientists are hopeful that more research will clarify why the monumental structures …

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Incredible sophistication of 5,000-year-old temple complex on Orkney Island

GEOLOGY

Incredible sophistication of 5,000-year-old temple complex on Orkney Island In 2014, a groundbreaking excavation of a prehistoric temple complex on the Scottish island of Orkney revealed that the Neolithic inhabitants of the island were far more advanced than initially realised. As well as a large collection of ancient artifacts that reflect a complex and culturally-rich …

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