Israeli hiker makes a chance discovery of a 2,000-year old ancient Roman coin
A few days ago we talked about how a 7-year old boy discovered by chance a 3,400 years old female figure in Israel. Well it…
Archaeology
Researchers discover 7,000-year old cemetery in Khuzestan, Iran
According to a recent press release (to IRNA) from Khuzestan Cultural Heritage Lovers Society, researchers have come across what seems to be a 7,000-year-old cemetery…
Archaeologists unearth treasure-filled tomb of Etruscan princess, unintentionally aided by robbers
The Etruscan civilization is still mired in mystery with numerous theories being concocted when it comes to their origins. To that end, latest mitochondrial DNA…
Huge 4,000-year old necropolis found near the ancient town of Bethlehem
A few days ago we talked about a mysterious religious icon (crafted from valuable materials) being discovered inside Church of the Nativity, in Bethlehem –…
Archaeologists have identified an entire Anglo-Saxon ‘island’ near Lincolnshire
A few days ago we talked about how the English people are estimated to be of one-third Anglo-Saxon ancestry – with the aid of a…
7-year old boy discovers a 3,400-year old figurine during his hiking trip
Almost espousing a metaphorical connection between humanity’s future and the past, a 7-year old boy named Ori Greenhut discovered an ancient artifact in Israel. The…
Theatrical mask from the period of early Roman Empire found in Aydin, Turkey
Set in the picturesque Turkey’s southwestern Aegean Region, the city of Aydin has witnessed organized human habitations for over 7,000 years. In fact, the very…
Researchers find a 3,000-year old intact wheel from the British ‘Pompeii’
Back in January we talked about a remarkably well preserved settlement in Cambridgeshire that had been touted as the British Pompeii. This surprising state of…
Experts create an exact 3D replica of Ötzi the Iceman’s mummy for precise future research projects
Discovered quite accidentally by a group of hikers in 1991 in the Oetztal Alps (in modern-day north Italy), Ötzi the Iceman had been entombed underneath…
Humans probably bred with Neanderthals more than thousands of years earlier than previously thought
Back in 2010, genome sequencing of Neanderthals had already established that there were occurrences of interbreeding between the Neanderthals and humans. In terms of date,…
