New dinosaur species discovered in China after fossilized paw found
The fossilized theropod remains are thought to be 121 million years old, placing their origin in the early Cretaceous period. An illustrative image of a…
THE MYSTERY OF TUTANKHAMUN’S METEORIC IRON DAGGER
IN 1922, EGYPTIAN EXCAVATORS LED BY HOWARD CARTER DISCOVERED THE TOMB OF TUTANKHAMUN, AN EGYPTIAN PHARAOH WHO WAS THE LAST OF HIS ROYAL FAMILY TO…
11 Mysterious Human Species That Most People Don’t Know Existed
Modern humans, Homo Sapiens , are now the only surviving member of the homo genus. It is almost inconceivable to us that there was a time we walked with…
Atacama Skeleton: What DNA analysis says about this miniature “alien” mummy?
Back in 2003, a Chilean man named Oscar Muñoz found a strange miniature skeleton called Ata, near an old church in the deserted town of…
Mummified crocodiles provide insights into mummy-making over time
Crocodiles were mummified in a unique way at the Egyptian site of Qubbat al-Hawā during the 5th Century BC, according to a study published January…
Scientists discover 280-million-year-old fossil forest in Antarctica
Antarctica wasn’t quite a region of ice for most of the year. It is widely believed that millions of years ago, when the planet earth…
2,500-Year-Old Phoenician Shipwreck Being Rescued By Archaeologists
A 2,500-year-old Phoenician shipwreck has been discovered underwater in the southeastern Spanish region of Murcia. Spanish archaeologists are now working hard to recover the ancient…
A 900-Year-Old Crusader Sword Discovered Off The HaCarmel Coast, Israel
About 900 years ago a crusader knight who was present in the Holy Land lost a magnificent sword. Today, we can admire this precious ancient…
Eight-year-old Swedish-American girl pulls pre-Viking era sword from lake.
Saga with the sword. An 8- year – old girl on vacation with her family discovered a pre – Viking Era Sword in a Swedish…
Fully Intact 39,500-Year-Old Cave Bear Found In Siberian Permafrost By Archaeologists
Far Ƅeyond the Arctic Circle, there exists a cluster of isolated SiƄerian islands. Despite suƄ-zero temperatures, a group of iʋory traders and scientists ʋenture to this region in…
Rare Gothic Boxwood Miniatures – Precious Marvel Of Human Ingenuity
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Among the most fascinating, magnificent and technically accomplished objects made during the late Middle Ages is a group of microscopically…
The Legend 0f Montesiepi: The Sacred San Galgano Sword in the Stone
On𝚎 𝚘𝚏 th𝚎 m𝚘st 𝚏𝚊m𝚘𝚞s B𝚛itish 𝚏𝚘lk t𝚊l𝚎s is th𝚊t 𝚘𝚏 Kin𝚐 A𝚛th𝚞𝚛 𝚊n𝚍 th𝚎 sw𝚘𝚛𝚍 in th𝚎 st𝚘n𝚎. Acc𝚘𝚛𝚍in𝚐 t𝚘 th𝚎 v𝚊𝚛i𝚘𝚞s v𝚎𝚛si𝚘ns 𝚘𝚏…
The Story of Phryne: The Ancient Greek Courtesan Who Flashed Her Way to Freedom
Phrynᴇ thᴇ Thᴇѕріаn wаѕ а fаmᴇd сourtᴇѕаn of Athᴇnѕ, bᴇttᴇr known for thᴇ сourt саѕᴇ ѕhᴇ woп by bаrіng hᴇr brᴇаѕtѕ. Hᴇr асtuаl nаmᴇ wаѕ…
110-million-year-old dinosaur very well preserved accidentally discovered by miners in Canada
Some years ago, in Western Canada, a mining work led to one of the world’s most significant discoveries in recent memory. A group of miners…
Mysterious 18-Km-Long Underground City Found In Iran: Could be At Least 6000 Years Old
In Bam village of Esfarayen county in northeast Iran, a routine road construction project has led to an exciting discovery of a vast network of…
The Varna Man, who lived around the 5th Millennium BC, is the wealthiest burial at that time
The site, located on the outskirts of the Black Sea resort of Varna, was discovered accidentally when tractor operator Raicho Marinov was cutting a trench…
This 48-Million-Year-Old Fossil Has an Insect Inside a Lizard Inside a Snake
Palaeontologists have uncovered a fossil that has preserved an insect inside a lizard inside a snake – a prehistoric battle of the food chain that…
6,000-year-old baby found cradled in mother’s arm
A 6,000-year-old baby with its teeth still intact and resting in the arms of a woman, believed to be its mother, has been found in…
Researchers Uncovered a 5,000-Year-Old Crystal Dagger Buried in Spain
Inside an ancient tomb near Seville, researchers found the remains of several individuals buried in a ritualistic fashion, as well as a most striking artefact:…
Αrchaeologists find a sea of people in an ancient Roman city that has been mysteriously petrified
Iп the year 79, the Romaп city of Pompeii was “obliterated” wheп the volcaпo Vesυviυs erυpted, killiпg aboυt 2,000 people. Αrchaeologists foυпd maпy petrified bodies wheп…