Archaeologists found more than a hundred mysterious giant figures in the Nazca desert
The 168 new geoglyphs represent humans, camelids, birds, orcas, felines and snakes.
News
Discover here the comprehensive, latest news on Space & Astronomy, Archaeology, Biology, and all new strange and bizarre things.
Scientists accidentally discovered life under 3,000 feet of ice in Antarctica
Animal life was not what scientists were expecting to find in the pitch-black seawater beneath almost half a mile of floating Antarctic ice, but it seems to have found a…
The Mayans of Tikal used a highly advanced water purification system
A new study from the University of Cincinnati suggests that the inhabitants of the ancient Mayan city of Tikal located in the jungles of Guatemala used minerals to purify the…
Mummies with golden tongues discovered in ancient Egyptian necropolis
An Egyptian archaeological mission has discovered several burials containing mummies with golden tongues in the ancient necropolis of Quesna, an archaeological site belonging to the Governorate of Menufia, north of…
Ornate marble head found in Rome’s Piazza Augusto Imperatore
Archaeologists have uncovered the head from a marble statue during excavations in Rome’s Piazza Augusto Imperatore near the corner of Via di Ripetta along the Tiber.
3,000-year-old gold mask found in China sheds light on mysterious civilization
Historians know little about the ancient state of Shu, though findings indicate it could have been around during the 12th and 11th centuries BCE. Chinese archaeologists have made major discoveries…
Have scientists finally solved the mystery of Europe’s bog body phenomenon?
Examining all three kinds of bog body reveals that they are part of a millennia-long, deep-rooted tradition.
Recent skeletal DNA analysis proves German, Danish & Dutch origins of the English people
New skeletal DNA analysis proves that who first called themselves English had origins in Germany, Denmark, and the Netherlands.
Roman marble head found in Lake Nemi could be from Caligula’s legendary ships
A stone head discovered at the bottom of Lake Nemi in Italy's Lazio area may have belonged to one of Caligula's Nemi ships.
Oldest sea reptile from age of dinosaurs found on Arctic island
The fossilized remains of an ichthyosaur dating back to shortly after the Permian mass extinction suggest that the ancient sea monsters emerged before the catastrophic event.
