Trier’s Golden Treasure The “Golden Treasure Of Trier” Is The Largest Ever Discovered Roman Gold Treasure
The largest Roman gold hoard ever discovered was the “Trier Gold Hoard.” The discovery, which included 2,500 gold pieces totaling 18.5 kg, was uncovered in 1993 during…
Farmer unearths bizarre 2,000-year-old skeleton of ‘laughing’ man with deformed skull and perfect teeth alongside hoard of ancient jewellery
Archaeologists believe the burial belongs to a leader of a Sarmatian nomadic tribe A RUSSIAN farmer has unearthed a bizarre 2,000-year-old skeleton of a “laughing” man with…
The Remains of the Convento do Carmo
One of the oldest structures in Lisbon, the Convento do Carmo was completely destroyed by the earthquake of 1755. Well… almost completely destroyed. The roof collapsed, but a handful…
Body of 6,500-year-old baby goes on show in world’s biggest mummy exhibition
More than 6,500 years ago in Peru, this tiny baby’s brief battle for life finally came to an end. The child, no more than 10 months old,…
The Strange Merman of Banff: Legendary Lake Monster or Just a Trading Post Treasure?
As a researcher of unusual historical phenomena, I investigate strange stories, but I had no intention of doing so in Alberta, Canada. Nevertheless, I came across something that…
Peruvian Mummy Taken to Children’s Hospital for Revealing X-rays
A 2,000-year-old mummy kept at Corpus Christi Museum of Natural History in Texas, has been transferred to Driscoll Children’s Hospital for X-rays. The museum is currently working…
Mummies Found in Chile Did Not Let Harsh Life Conditions Get Them Down
Despite apparent episodes of food shortage, disease, violence, and severe weather conditions, it seems that, at least for some people, life in Chile between 500-1500 years ago…
Loved to Death? Autopsy Reveals Shocking Cause of Death for Mummified Child
As reported in the journal Frontiers of Medicine, a team of German scientists from the Academic Clinic Munich-Bogenhausen used medical procedures and historical research to identify a 17th…
Where the West Actually Meets the East—The Tarim Mummies
Ancient Rome and China were on opposite sides of the world as far as both civilizations were concerned. Although both cultures were aware of each other’s existence…
Earthquake in Ecuador Reveals Bizarre Burial of a Mummy in a Jar with a Little Mouse
On August 5, 1949, an earthquake struck the small town of Guano in Ecuador, causing buildings to crack open and crumble. The disaster led to the strange…