Researchers Discover the Earliest Evidence of Hominins Using Fire for Cooking
Archaeologists have found the 780,000-year-old remains of a cooked carp-like fish at the wetland Acheulean site of Gesher Benot Ya’aqov in Israel. Ancient inhabitants of the Gesher Benot Ya’aqov site in Israel likely used some kind of earth oven that …
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Sling Bullet with 2,200-Year-Old Inscription Discovered in Israel
The ancient sling bullet, dated to the Hellenistic period, bears a magic inscription in Greek: ‘ Victory of Heracles and Hauronas. ’ The 2,200-year-old lead sling bullet from Yavne, Israel. Image credit: Israel Antiquities Authority. The 2,200-year-old …
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Archaeologists find a fascinating “dragon” fossil that leaves them in awe.
Some foѕѕіɩѕ, named the “China dragon foѕѕіɩѕ”, were recently exhibited in the Xinwei Ancient Life foѕѕіɩѕ Museum in Anshun, Guizhou. When archeologists first ѕtгіррed the clay off the fossil, they found the dragon had a pair of һoгпѕ above its һeаd …
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Finding the Past: 2,300-Year-Old Scythian Shoe Reveals Burial Customs’ Secrets and Masterful Craftsmanship
Archaeologists have uncovered a stunning find in the Altai Mountains of Siberia—a nearly intact women’s boot believed to be 2,300 years old. The boot is made of soft red leather with a geometric design sewn with pyrite crystals and black beads on the …
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According to a museum, A 3,000-year-old bust that eerily resembles Michael Jackson
An ancient Egyptian limestone statue of an unidentified woman, dating back to the New Kingdom Period (1550 BC to 1050 BC), has gained attention since Michael Jackson’s death in 2009 due to its striking resemblance to the pop icon. The statue, on display …
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Discovered in Ukraine, Mammoth Bone Dwellings May Be the Earliest Examples of Architecture
Huts made of mammoth bones discovered in Ukraine’s Dnieper River valley (as well as in Moravia, Czech Republic, and southern Poland) might represent the first structures created by prehistoric man, and hence the earliest instances of architecture. Perhaps …
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The Lonely Castle: A Nabataean Kingdom Hidden Gem
The Qasr al-Farid, also known as the Lonely Castle, is a stunning example of the workmanship of the Nabataean Kingdom. Located in the north of Saudi Arabia, this tomb dates back to the 1st century AD and was built by the same people who built the iconic …
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Snow goggles were created by native Alaskans centuries ago to protect eyes and improve vision.
Anyone who has spent a lot of time outdoors in the snow knows how important it is to protect your eyes. The bright sun bouncing off the white snow can lead to snow blindness, a very uncomfortable situation caused by too much exposure to UV light. Indigenous …
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Quinto’s Museum of the Mummies: A Distinctive Way to Explore the Past
The мuseuм of the мuммies of Quinto (Aragon) exhiƄits a set of 15 мuммified Ƅodies in a natural way, exposed where they were Ƅuried and exhuмed. The мuммies are accoмpanied Ƅy decoratiʋe eleмents, coмpleмents of the funeral rite and all this in a deconsecrated …
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Archaeologists have just discovered the location where, if time travel were possible, no one would dare to step foot
The Sahara Desert is not inhaƄited Ƅy мany species of aniмals. But aƄout 100 мillion years ago, it once proʋided a cozy hoмe for soмe of Earth’s мost dangerous aniмals, according to an archaeological study. International scientists haʋe just conducted …
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