MANE ATTRACTION World famous 3-ton statue ‘The Lion of Venice’ is actually 1,000-years-old & from 6,000-miles away in CHINA, study finds
THE famed “Lion of Venice” has stood in St Mark’s Square for hundreds of years – and now scientists have made a baffling discovery about its origins….
SEA BACK IN TIME 3D scans show Shackleton’s doomed Antarctica expedition shipwreck in new detail 107 years after it sank
The expeditions of Ernest Shackleton pushed the limits of human endurance to their peak. 3D scans and underwater pH๏τographs reveal contents of the ship that have survived…
Eerie medieval ‘witch mark’ carvings found under ruined church
Medieval graffiti that people once carved to try and ‘ward off evil spirits’ has been discovered by archaeologists. Two stones from the remains of a church in…
Two bodies — master and slave — unearthed in ruins of Pompeii villa
Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of two men — a master and his slave — in the ancient Italian city of Pompeii, apparently fleeing from the eruption…
Faithful 8,400-year-old dog found buried with his master in Sweden
The remains of a Stone Age-era dog and his master were found buried together at an excavation site in Sweden, with clear pH๏τos now showing the ancient…
Fallen soldiers from Napoleon’s 1812 retreat to be buried in Russia
A ceremony at a small Russian church this week honored fallen soldiers from Napoleon’s 1812 retreat — among about 100 troops unearthed during a 2019 archeological dig and now…
Mᴀss brewery uncovered in Egypt may be oldest in the world
Before there was the King of Beers, there was the Pharaoh of Beers. A team of archaeologists in southern Egypt has uncovered what’s believed to be the…
2,000-year-old pregnant mummy discovery ‘shocked’ scientists
Egypt is known for its elaborate ancient relics and mummified tombs, but even thousands of years later, scientists still marvel over new findings. “Shocked” scientists found the…
Race to decipher symbols on ancient tablet that’d redefine understanding of our ancestors
A tantalizing, but badly damaged tablet dating back to, at least, 5079 BC could predate the earliest known human writing by millennia. That’s if researchers can decode…
Unbelievable trove of fossils dating back 9million years are found underneath a high school – and they’re rewriting US history
Hundreds of fossils have been discovered under a California high school – in a find that is rewriting the state’s history. San Pedro High School in Los Angeles County was under…