Hidden gems: Mind-blowing Mayan civilization discovered just under our feet!
Using LiDAR technology, researchers located a new Maya site in northern Guatemala. There, causeways connect multiple settlements dated from roughly 1000 BC to 150 AD.
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A mysterious grapefruit-sized fur ball turned out to be a ‘perfectly preserved’ 30,000-year-old squirrel
Gold miners unearthed a mangled lump of mummified flesh, which upon further inspection turned out to be a balled-up Arctic ground squirrel.
Mysterious ancient manuscript with human skin cover resurfaces in Kazakhstan after years of silence!
An ancient Latin manuscript in Kazakhstan, with a cover made of human skin is shrouded in mystery.
240-million-year-old fossil of a new species of extinct giant amphibian found in retaining wall
Arenaerpeton supinatus was discovered in rocks cut from a nearby quarry that were intended for the building of a garden wall.
Mysterious skeleton revealed to be that of unusual lady anchoress of York Barbican
The rare and unusual life of an anchoress, a woman who devoted her life to prayer while living in seclusion, has been unearthed by the University of Sheffield and Oxford…
Ancient ‘unknown Kushan script’ finally deciphered
The writing system of the Kushans, which is still unknown, was in use within Central Asia between the years 200 BCE and 700 CE.
Mosaics of biblical Samson uncovered in Galilee archaeological dig
Over the course of the decade-long Huqoq excavation project, the team made a series of discoveries including depictions of Noah’s Ark, the parting of the Red Sea, a Helios-zodiac cycle, and more
Archaeologists found controversial 65,000-year-old cave art really was painted by Neanderthals
Prehistoric cave paintings in Spain show Neanderthals were artists about 65,000 years ago. They were more human-like.
The giant ‘gravity hole’ in the Indian Ocean reveals an extinct ancient sea
For years, scientists have been perplexed by the origins of a gravitational hole in the Indian Ocean. Researchers now believe the explanation could be the submerged floor of an extinct ocean.
Octopuses were around before dinosaurs: The oldest known octopus fossil is 330 million-year-old
Scientists unearthed 330 million-year-old octopus fossil in Montana, which means octopuses have been around since before the dinosaurs.
