Could an intelligent aquatic civilization exist?
Over the past couple of years, gigantic humanoid underwater creatures have been spotted in the deep icy waters of Antarctica.
Tools that predate the first humans – a mysterious archaeological discovery
Approximately 3.3 million years ago someone began chipping away at a rock by the side of a river. Eventually, this chipping formed the rock into a tool, perhaps, used to prepare meat or crack nuts. And this technological feat occurred before humans even showed up on the evolutionary scene.
Skeleton lake: Ancient remains frozen in time in the Himalayas
A frozen lake at the high altitude Himalayas which, upon melting each year, reveals the unnerving sight of the remains of more than 300 people ― a queer history from the ancient time.
The mystery of the musical sands
According to the researchers, musical sand is the desert or beach silica that has the right abrasive qualities to make a variety of sounds when it moves over itself. At…
Enki and Enlil: The forbidden history of the origin of mankind
Ancient Sumerian texts refer to the Anunnaki as “those who descended from heaven”, a powerful race of extraterrestrial beings who projected humanity hundreds of thousands of years ago. The Anunnakis,…
Oldest stone tools ever found were not made by human hands, study suggests
Archaeologists have discovered what they believe to be the earliest stone tools ever discovered, and they believe they were made by someone other than our closest Homo ancestors. The ancient…
Early American humans used to hunt giant armadillos and live inside their shells
Glyptodons were large, armored mammals that grew to the size of a Volkswagen Beetle, and natives took shelter inside their gigantic shells.
Time capsule: Ancient plant DNA extracted from 2,900-year-old Assyrian brick
Researchers have extracted ancient DNA from a 2,900-year-old clay brick from the palace of Neo-Assyrian king Ashurnasirpal II, revealing the diversity of plant species cultivated then.
The riddle of the Roman holey jar – why would a vessel be full of holes?
An ancient clay vessel reconstructed from pieces discovered at a Canadian museum is riddled with tiny holes, leaving archaeologists baffled over what it was used for.
What caused the mysterious ‘sleeping sickness’ in Kazakhstan villages?
Victims of the disease would sometimes act as if they were drunk, would experience memory loss about what they had done and experienced, and would often experience hallucinations like a "snail walking over their face".
