The couple were just extending their house: Found a grave from the Viking Age in their garden
Oddbjørn Holum Heiland was spending his Friday night getting started with the digging behind the Setesdalshouse from 1740 that he and his wife Anne are planning to…
Recently Unearthed Head Collectors in Ancient Peru Might Not Be So Unique
Head-hunting, as a way of establishing power and veneration of the head as the throne of the soul and the body’s spiritual engine, began in Europe as…
Mummy À La Mode: Elaborate Treatment of the Square-Faced Mummy with Intricate Décor
Everybody knows the traditional wrappings of a mummy; long strips of fabric are wrapped around the body from head to toe. But this mummy from the Louvre…
Egyptian ‘Sun Temple’ built for pharaohs and buried in desert for 4,500 years unearthed
The ancient remains were discovered in Abu Gorab, south of Cairo, and is believed to be one of six sun temples built some 4,500 years ago Archaeologists…
The Mysterious Dolmens of the Caucasus
The Western Caucasus, extending over 275,000 ha of the extreme western end of the Caucasus mountains and located 50 km north-east of the Black Sea, is one…
4,800 year old fossil of a mother cradling and looking lovingly down at her baby found in Taiwan
It is a fitting discovery as Mother’s Day approaches. Archaeologists have uncovered the ancient remains of a young mother and an infant child locked in a 4,800-year-old…
“Extraordinary” 2,000-Year-Old Roman Mosaic Found Near Colosseum
Studded with precious glᴀss, shells, minerals, and blue Egyptian tesserae, the mosaic was unearthed by archaeologists in what was once a wealthy townhome. Researchers working at the…
Sunken city gives up its treasure: Ancient Egyptian metropolis lost for 1,200 years below Mediterranean sea set to go on display
The ‘lost city of Atlantis has eluded explorers for centuries and is almost certainly the stuff of myth. Staggeringly, though, an ancient city that is Atlantis in…
3,300-Year-Old Ancient Tomb Related To Queen Neferтιтi Recently Discovered And Explored In Turkey.
This strange new ancient tomb was recently uncovered in Turkey which already makes this quite rare already, but what really stood out to the experts here is…
This incredibly preserved 4,000 year old wagon made of just oakwood, unearthed in Armenia
Made of oak, they are the oldest known wagons in the world. Now on display at the History Museum of Armenia Incredibly Preserved 4,000-Year-Old Oakwood Wagons Unearthed…