An unseen industry: When Neanderthals turned bone into tools
Like modern humans, Neanderthal made and used bone tools for their daily needs.
Ancient World
The origins of ancient Aryan mummies and the mysterious pyramids of China
Archaeologists using genetic testing have proven that Caucasians roamed China's Tarim Basin thousands of years before East Asian people arrived.
Orichalcum, the lost metal of Atlantis recovered from 2,600-year-old shipwreck!
While it isn’t proof that legendary Atlantis ever existed, the discovery of a large quantity of metal bars in an ancient shipwreck is a figurative gold mine for archaeologists.
Bronze age ice skates made of bones found in China
Ice skates made of bone have been unearthed from a Bronze Age tomb in western China, suggesting an ancient technological exchange between the east and west of Eurasia.
Mystery of the 30,000-year-old Venus of Willendorf finally solved?
Believed to have been crafted by nomadic hunter-gatherers during the Upper Paleolithic period, the Venus of Willendorf is unique in terms of its design and material; as it is made of a type of rock not found in the area of Willendorf, Austria. It likely originated from northern Italy, suggesting the mobility of early humans in the Alps.
The ancient round city of Darabgard
Located at the core of the expansive and lush Darab plain, the ancient town was dominated by the salt dome of Darabgard. Encircled by a circular fortification, this prominent feature held a central position within the town.
Could the 5,000-year-old mysterious Vinča figurines actually be evidence of extraterrestrial influence?
The Vinča was a mysterious European culture that left in legacy an unknown, never successfully deciphered script.
The Jade Discs – ancient artifacts of mysterious origin
The mystery surrounding the Jade Discs has led many archaeologists and theorists to speculate various fascinating theories.
Archaeologists unearthed 5,000-year-old ‘grave of giants’ in China
In 2016, During an excavation of a late Neolithic settlement in Jiaojia – a village in China’s Shandong province, the remains of an unusually tall group of people were found…
‘Giant’ ant fossil raises questions about ancient Arctic migrations
Simon Fraser University scientists say their research on the latest fossil find near Princeton, BC is raising questions about how the dispersal of animals and plants occurred across the Northern…
