Unusual 7,000-year-old prehistoric clay figurine unearthed at Battifratta Cave, Lazio
The figurine dates to the Neolithic period, when ancient people first started to develop farming communities in Italy.
Ancient World
1,100-year-old breastplate to ward off evil may contain the oldest Cyrillic writing ever found
Researchers claim an inscription on a 1,100-year-old breastplate discovered in a ruined fortress in Bulgaria is one of the earliest known examples of Cyrillic text.
Archaeologists shed light on the lives of Stone Age hunter-gatherers in Britain
A team of archaeologists from the Universities of Chester and Manchester has made discoveries which shed new light on the communities who inhabited Britain after the end of the last Ice Age.
Xibalba: The mysterious Mayan underworld where the souls of the dead traveled
The Mayan underworld known as the Xibalba is similar to the Christian hell. The Mayans believed that every man and woman who died traveled to Xibalba.
Ancient star-shaped holes found in Volda: Evidence of extremely advanced precision machine?
Although areas like Puma Punku and the Giza basalt plateau have precise holes drilled several feet into the extremely hard stones, these particular holes were strangely produced in the shape of stars.
2,300-year-old scissors and a ‘folded’ sword discovered in a Celtic cremation tomb in Germany
Archaeologists discovered a folded sword, scissors, and other relics at a Celtic cremation burial in Germany.
Oannes: The advanced amphibian beings in ancient Iraq??
Among the stories of giant airships that are part of Sumerian culture, none compare to the Epic of Gilgamesh, son of the "gods", or god-amphibian legend of Oannes.
The legend of Si-Te-Cah: “Red-haired” giants in Lovelock, Nevada
These "giants" have been described as vicious, unfriendly, and cannibalistic. Despite their modest numbers, the Si-Te-Cah constituted a grave threat to the Paiutes, who were just beginning to establish themselves in the area.
Dunkleosteus: One of the largest and fiercest sharks 380 million years ago
The name Dunkleosteus is a combination of two words: ‘osteon’ is a Greek word for bone, and Dunkle is named after David Dunkle. A well-known American paleontologist whose study mostly…
The Dispilio Tablet – the oldest known written text could rewrite the history!
According to conventional archaeology, writing wasn't invented until 3,000 to 4,000 BC in Sumeria. However, a 7,000-year-old tablet found in Greece over a decade ago challenges this position.
