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LIDAR Reveals 2,000-Year-Old Dwellings of Earliest Occupants of an Iron Age Hill Fort
A team of archaeologists has detected a conurbation of houses at a hill fort that once hosted some of the earliest occupants of a New Forest town, an …
East African Invasions in South America: Tracing Cultural Clues and Artifacts Left by Early Travelers
Archaeologists have found many artifacts that suggest Blacks lived in Pre-Columbian America in locations including Tiahuanaco and Valdivia. …
Race to Recover Elaborate Ancient Roman Mosaics Unearthed in France
A team of archaeologists has recently discovered the ruins of an opulent 5th-century Roman palace in Auch, a commune in southwestern France. The team …
The Enigmatic and Undeciphered Voynich Manuscript Unlikely to be a Hoax
The Voynich manuscript is among the most perplexing texts ever discovered as it has never been decoded despite over 25 analyses conducted in an …
Bermuda Triangle of the Pacific: Devil’s Sea Connected with Missing Ships and Other Strange Phenomena
The Devil’s Sea, otherwise known as the Dragon’s Triangle, is a region in the Pacific Ocean that has come to be associated with numerous accounts of …
Weird Ruins of Submerged Basilica to Become a Unique Underwater Museum
Archaeologists were surprised to discover that “weird ruins” in a Turkish lake are actually a nearly 1,600-year-old basilica. Moreover, the city …
The Sacred Ghost Town of Ani, City of 1001 Churches: Deserted By Man, Destroyed By Nature
First mentioned in the 5th century by Armenian chroniclers, the “Ghost City” of Ani was described as a strong fortress on a hilltop that was a …
Tomb Could Be That of Tutankhamun’s Wife and Egyptian Leading Lady Ankhesenamun
Egyptologists believe they may be on the verge of a major discovery related to a leading lady of ancient Egypt. A new tomb found in the Valley of the …
A King’s Seal? Was Pharaoh Apophis Originally King of the Mythical Kushites?
“A race divided, whom the sloping rays; the rising and the setting sun surveys…” Most researchers assume that the ancient assertion of Kushites …
Tutankhamun’s Scarab Brooch Was Born of a 28-Million-Year Old Comet Strike
When Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon first discovered the chambers of treasures of the 18th Dynasty pharaoh Tutankhamun in 1922, it was a phenomenal …
Millennia-Old Quarry Site for Stonehenge Stones Damaged and Looted
BBC reports that archaeologists and conservationists have been extremely concerned lately and keep reminding visitors to the Preseli Hills located in …
Mathematical Genius or Mesmerizing Magician? The Psychomagic of Scotland's Ancient Lost Wizard
"Scotland's First Scientist", "The Lost Genius", "The Scottish Wizard", "The White Wizard", or "The Wizard of the North" are some of the terms used …
Do you have the Second Sight? Finding Fairies & The Secret Commonwealth of Robert Kirk
The tale of the Rev. Robert Kirk and his <i>Secret Commonwealth of Elves, Fauns and Faeries</i> is very peculiar. When read carefully, the text of his 1691 …
Sacred Roads, Spirit Animals or Water Sources? The Perplexing Purpose of the Nazca Lines
The Nazca civilization thrived from 200 BC to about 600 AD in the arid plains of southern Peru. The Nazca practiced extensive irrigation at their …
Will The Lost Fleet of Hernán Cortés And Its Treasures of the Aztec Finally be Found?
The search for the lost fleet of Hernán Cortés – the man who invaded and conquered Central America – is about to launch soon. Archaeologists suggest …
1,200-Year-Old Mummies of Adult and Baby Found Cocooned in Copper, Fur and Bark in Siberian Permafrost
<b>By The Siberian Times reporter</b><p>Mummified members of an unknown bygone civilization have been dug up from a permafrost necropolis on the edge of the …
Dozens of Shipwrecks Dating Back Thousands of Years Found in the Aegean Sea
A cluster of Greek islands in the Aegean Sea is giving up some of its deep secrets, as diving archaeologists have now found eight shipwrecks dating …
Millennial Bashing: Like Today, Medieval Aristo Blamed Youth for Ruining Society
As a millennial and a teacher of millennials, I’m growing weary of think pieces blaming my generation for messing everything up. The idea that young …
Neolithic Burial Mound Uncovered Near Stonehenge
A Neolithic burial mound near Stonehenge that experts refer to as the “House of the Dead” has been discovered in Wiltshire, England. According to …
Deadly Female Ninja Assassins Used Deception and Disguise to Strike Their Target
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles got a lot of <i>ninja</i> qualities right: their preference for sticking to the shadows, the emphasis on reconnaissance and …
Could the Ark Described at Edessa Be the Biblical Ark of the Covenant?
The year was 165 AD, and the location was the Edessan necropolis at Sogmatar, in what was then northern Syria. In this year King Wa'el of Edessa had …
The Solution to the 5,500-year-old Mesopotamian Clay Ball Enigma
In late 2013, interesting fresh evidence dating back five and a half millennia was found, giving insights into the enigma of the Mesopotamian clay …
Hundreds of Tombs Found in Jordan Suggest Unexplained Cycle of Abandonment and Re-Habitation
Hundreds of ancient tombs lay in the Jebel Qurma desert region of Jordan close to the border with Saudi Arabia. There are simple graves from the …
The Braided Rapunzels of Namibia: Every Stage of Life is Reflected in Their Hair
Not everyone desires floor-length hair, but if you do, you can take some lessons from the Mbalantu women of Namibia in Africa, who are renowned for …
Was Tutankhamun’s Coronation Delayed? Making sense of the Ascendance of Pharaoh Aye
One of ancient Egypt’s best-kept secrets is the identity of the mysterious Amarna Period royal, Smenkhkare. Who, after all, was he or she? Scholars …
Hippocratic Medical Recipe Lost in a Famous Egyptian Monastery Finally Comes to Light
The library at St. Catherine's Monastery is considered one of the most important for ancient texts. New research examining a manuscript from the 6th …
Ancient City of Mohenjo Daro Has Survived 5 Millennia but May Disappear in 2 Decades
The ancient city of Mohenjo Daro in Pakistan is considered to be the most important site connected with the great Indus Valley Civilization, also …
Archaeologists Discover Ancient British Stones Have Secret Markings Visible Only at Night
A new study suggests that Stonehenge and other ancient stone memorials could have been used for sacred moonlit ceremonies which took place late at …
Megalithic Origins: Göbekli Tepe and Ancient Peru - The Same Architects?
At 6,500 years older than Stonehenge, and 7,000 years before the pyramids were constructed, a cult megalithic complex sat atop the hills near current …
Why We Can’t Resist the Lure of Mermaids
Mermaids are everywhere. In the past month alone they have surfaced in New Brighton, caused controversy in Asda, reinvigorated toast, partied with …