Archaeologists in Peru working on a site in the outskirts of the capital Lima have unearthed a mummy believed to be between 800 and 1,200 years old – and, surprisingly, bound with rope. The remains are thought to be of a man aged 18-22 at the time of his death, […]
Archeological Discovery# History
An Egyptian mummy embalmed with advanced techniques is believed to be much older than first thought. The discovery implies such mummification skills were used 1,000 years earlier than formerly thought. Experts say the discovery could upend the “understanding of the evolution of mummification.” A new analysis of an ancient Egyptian […]
The Theopetra Cave, are just 5 km from Meteora, is one of the most important prehistoric archaeological sites in Greece! Over the past decades, it has made many prehistoric discoveries in various prehistoric times. Porcelain stoneware, burials, animal remains, ancient man-made structures and much more! This unique cave has a […]
This post examines the chemistry of vitrificationto determine if there is a link between the vitrified stones that are found in Iron Age Scottish hillforts and in the ancient megalithicstone work of South America.The vitrified stones in the walls of the hillfortsin Scotland appear haphazard and look likethey were the […]
Derinkuyu is an underground hive village in the Derinkuyu region of Turkey, one of 36 proposed underground urban complexes for the entire Cappadocia region. According to the Turkish Ministry of Culture, the soft volcanic rock was first excavated by Prigian (Indo-European culture 8-7 centuries BC), who built primitive houses, while […]
A Magnificent Salt mine located outside of Cankiri city in northern Turkey, which is nearly 5000 year old still produces 500 tones of salt every year. Not just that it was first mined by ancient race called Hittites in 3000BC. All pictures were taken for national geographic contest. At first […]
It’s more than just a legend. The city of Thonis-Heracleion, featured in several rare inscriptions and ancient texts, has been hidden and submerged deep under the sea for thousands of years. After years of searching the vast area of Abu Qir Bay off the coast of Egypt, French archaeologist Frank […]
A group of archeologists exhuming or excavating a palace in the old city of Avaris, in Egypt, made a gruesome and grisly revelation. The archeologists have uncovered the skeletons of 16 human hands covered in four pits. Two of the pits, situated before what is believed to be a royal […]
Rocks or the stone structures found in Lake Michigan resemble like a miniature Stonehenge. In 2007, while looking for remains of a ship wreak, researchers found a stone structure at a profundity of 12 meters in Lake Michigan (USA). The disclosure was made by Marc Holly, teacher of under water […]
The stunning remains of an Iron Age ‘loch village’ have been recently discovered in south west Scotland. During a limited scale unearthing a crannog in the now-infilled Black Loch of Myrton, archeologists found remains of settlement of seven houses. Multiple structures were found that are believed to form a village. […]