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4,000-Year-Old Dutch Stonehenge Reveals Ties to Ancient Mesopotamia The Netherlands’ archaeological scene buzzes with the revelation of a 4,000-year-old sacred site. The local media has dubbed it the “Stonehenge of the Netherlands” due to its intriguing solar calendar encased in a burial mound. While not as complex as the original Stonehenge, the site offers important …
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Mystery Of Pyramids Submerged On Cuba Coast More Than 50,000 Years Ago In 2001, a Cuban-Canadian research team discovered what could be the ruins of an ancient city that sank more than 50,000 years ago between Yucatan and the western coast of Cuba. The team worked on “Project Exploramar,” which discovered the well-preserved USS Maine, …
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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 …
Mummified Crocodiles Sacrificed to the Gods Uncovered in Egypt While performing excavations at a site known as Qubbat al-Hawā in southern Egypt in 2019, archaeologists from the University of Jaén in Spain made a strange and startling discovery. They unearthed a tomb that contained the remains of 10 mummified crocodiles, which once swam the waters …
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Hidden 2,000-Year-Old Roman Road Uncovered In Worcestershire Could Be Of ‘Global Importance’ Trent workmen have uncovered a 2,000-year-old Roman road in a field near Evesham, in Worcestershire, UK. Aidan Smyth, archaeology advisor for Wychavon District Council says the ancient Roman road is the only one of its kind discovered in Britain and could be of …
Incredible 700-Year-Old Tombs With Beautiful Decorations And Carved Bricks Found In Shandong, China Archaeologists excavating in the province of Shandong, China, have unearthed 12 incredible tombs estimated to be around 700 years old. It is one of the most important finds ever made in the eastern Chinese province. According to experts, the tombs date back …
This Is Not A Huge Carpet, It’s Actually The World’s Largest Ancient Mosaic Discoʋered In Turkey The world’s largest intact мosaic opened to the puƄlic in 2019 in Antakya, Turkey, as part of the newly Ƅuilt Antakya Museuм Hotel. The 1,300-year-old, 9,000-square-foot мosaic was discoʋered in 2010. Archaeologists Ƅelieʋe this ʋast мosaic with intricate geoмetries …
Discover the Dazzlingly Bedecked Skeletons of Catholic Saints That Will Leave You in Awe The story of the saints interred in the catacombs of Northern Europe is peculiar, arising from the crisis of faith triggered by the Protestant Reformation, which led to a significant revival of ornamental materialism in the act of worship. In 1578, …
The oldest house in Britain was found to be 11,500 years old, predating Stonehenge by 6,000 years It’s small, bulky, and unlikely to win architecture awards. But according to archaeologists, this wooden hut is one of Britain’s most important buildings ever designed. As our artist impressed, the newly-discovered circular structure is the country’s oldest known home. …
A woman in Norway found Viking-age 1000-year-old hoard in a basement A woman in Norway cleaned her parents’ home, she found 32 iron ingots dating to the Viking or early Middle Ages. Grete Margot Sørum was cleaning her parents’ Valdres home. She discovered dozens of Viking-age artifacts while sorting through items in the basement, according …
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