Ancient Artwork Found Under 2,000-Year-Old Volcanic Ash
In an ancient Pompeii bedroom, archaeologists have found a fresco depicting a sensual scene between a sensual woman and a swan. The watercolour scene has retained its brilliant detail and colour despite being buried...
Mystery Of Egyptian Tomb 10A And The Mummy’s Head – A 4,000-Year-Old Crime
All ancient Egyptian tombs are unique, but some pose a greater mystery than others. In 1905, archaeologists excavating in the Egyptian necropolis of Deir el-Bersha discovered a hidden ᴛᴏᴍʙ that contained something unexpected. After...
Making Copper Look Like Gold: 1,400-Year-Old Moche Graves ʀᴇvᴇᴀʟ Rich Artifacts of Ancient Elite
A team of archaeologists digging at the Ucupe archaeological site in the north-western Peruvian region of Lambayeque have discovered Moche civilization graves dating back 1,400 years. The Moche people, also known as the Mochica...
Giant Human Skeleton unearthed in Varna, Bulgaria
Bulgarian archaeologists discovered giant skeleton remains located at the Black Sea Bay city known as Varna. In the first reports, they suggested that a man lived in the 4th to the 5th centuries and...
Archaeologists Find First Naturally Mummified Llamas Sacrificed By The Inca At Tambo Viejo, Peru
The elaborately decorated mummified remains of sacrificial llamas have been uncovered in Peru, and they may have been used by the Inca people to placate the locals after they invaded their land, archaeologists claim....
Rare ‘bionic’ armor discovered in 2,500-year-old China ʙᴜʀɪᴀʟ
A rare ‘bionic’ armour was discovered in the tomb of a horse rider in northwest China, according to a new study. Researchers say the ‘light and highly efficient defensive garment’ was constructed with small...
1400-year-old artifacts discovered in the ancient city of Uzuncaburç (Diocaesarea)
A restoration project was launched in February 2021 under the direction of Ümit Aydınlıoğlu, associate professor at Mersin University, supported by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, General Directorate of Cultural Heritage and Museums,...
Archaeologists from the University of Exeter and the Ethiopian Authority for Research and Conservation of the Cultural Heritage have uncovered a long-forgotten metropolis in the Harlaa area of eastern Ethiopia, known as the ancient...
Bones of new dinosaur species were discovered in Missouri
A new dinosaur skeleton has been discovered in Missouri at an undisclosed location, experts announced on Tuesday. The juvenile skeleton of a Parrosaurus Missouriensis was discovered by palaeontologist Guy Darrough in the Show Me...
50 Mummies of Men, Women and Children Found in Ancient Egyptian Family Tomb
Egyptian Minister of Antiquities Dr Khaled El-Enany announced today the first significant archaeological discovery of 2019 at the Tuna El-Gebel archaeological site in Minya, south of the Cairo. Fifty mummies in a good state...
30 Mummies Including Mother Holding an Infant Discovered in 2,000-Year-Old Egyptian Tomb
The Ministry of ᴀɴтιQuιтιᴇs in Egypt has announced a major archaeological discovery in the south-east of the country. An international team has uncovered 30 Egyptian mummies that are approximately 2000 years old. The mummies...
Dinosaur in Mexico: New “Talking” Species Used Low Frequency Sounds
The National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH), Mexico, a part of the Ministry of Culture, along with the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), launched a project in 2013, to “recover a semi-articulated...
Viking warriors and treasures are buried beneath Dublin
Archaeologists say—The number of Viking warrior burials in Dublin is incredible. In 1999, a project was launched to catalogue these burials and the findings were published in 2014. The 800-page tome, the result of...
Scientists found new giant dinosaur
Paleontologists from Russia have described a new dinosaur, the Volgatitan. Seven of its vertebrae, which had remained in the ground for about 130 million years, were found on the banks of the Volga, not...
17th-Century Warship Pulled From Icy Baltic Sea Is Almost Perfectly Preserved
In the 1620s, King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden ordered the construction of a new warship to protect his citizens. The warship was named Vasa and its construction was hurried as the Swedes waged war...
