Turkish Archaeologists Discover 1,800 year old Statue of Water Nymph
Archaeologists conducting excavations in Amasra, Turkey, have uncovered an ornate statue dating back to the 2nd century CE during the Roman period. The statue, found at a depth of 3 meters below the ground, measures approximately 1.5 meters in height …
Unearthing the mummy of a 3,000 year old woman preserved in a coffin in Egypt
The mummy of a 3,000-year-old woman has been found almost perfectly preserved in a coffin in Egypt. The sarcophagus was one of two found in an ancient tomb in El-Asasif, Luxor, on the bank of the River Nile near the Valley of the Kings. The first one …
20,000 Year Old Woolly Rhino Found in Russian Permafrost
Scientists uncoʋer 20,000-year-old Ice Age woolly rhino in Russia During a search in Russia’s perмafrost, an aniмal dating Ƅack at least 20,000 years was discoʋered and it is oʋer 80% preserʋed and straight-up wild to see. The woolly rhinoceros (Coelodonta …
Scientists digitally reconstruct the face of a 4,500 year old Peruvian mummy
Last year, archaeologists came across a 4,500-year-old mummy of a woman at Aspero, in Peru – and she was given the moniker of the ‘Lady with the Four Brooches’. Now to put things into perspective, this ‘new world’ discovery is almost as old as the Great …
Ancient Greek Marble Sarcophagi Crafted for Phoenician Elite
N 1887, A MALE SARCOPHAGUS was discovered in an archaeological site called the Necropolis of Punta de la Vaca. The discovery of this Phoenician object was so profound that it prompted the creation of a new museum. Additional findings proved the importance …
Uncover the mysteries of the mummification process in ancient civilizations
Pacaras Mummy- NecropolisPreserved by nature. It is located in the National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology and History of Peru , Lima. It is currently known that what Peruvian archaeologist Julio C. Tello called “Paracas-Necropolis” belong to a cultural …
Enormous 5.5kg Gold Nugget Discovered in Ballarat
The nugget, weighing slightly more than five kilograms (177 ounces), was discovered by a local prospector on Wednesday morning, who rushed it to the Ballarat Mining Exchange Gold Shop The exact location and the identity of the lucky prospector remain …
NYC’s Surprising Historical Bond with Egypt’s Mummies
“Mummies,” a new exhibition at the American Museum of Natural History, presents mostly intact artifacts alongside detailed CT scans of their interiors. Photograph by John Weinstein / The Field Museum. CT scan by The Field Museum. “When is a mummy not …
Discover the world’s first dinosaur egg fossils
World-First Fossil Shows Dinosaur Sitting On Clutch Of Eggs Like A Bird The approximately 70-million-year-old fossil in question depicts an adult oviraptorid theropod dinosaur perched atop a nest of its fossilized eggs. Multiple eggs, including at least …
Tomb mural from 500 BC depicting Princess Polyxena’s fate after the Trojan War
The story of Polyxena, the beautiful daughter of the Trojan king Priam. Polyxena is the beautiful daughter of the Trojan king Priam. The sister of Hector, the brave son of Anatolia, and of Paris, who could not protect her vain… Polyxena means the end …