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…
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…
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…
3.5 billion-year-old rock structures are one of the oldest signs of life on Earth
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,…
Preserved by Nature: Studying the Spectacular Salt Mummies of Iran
In 1993, miners at the Chehrabad Salt Mine in the Zanjan province of Iran discovered a body. Clearly a man, the body had flowing white hair and a beard, and was sporting a single gold earring. Though he didn’t initially…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…