Sacred jade ring found on young sacrificed Mayan buried in a jar
Archaeologists unearth ancient secrets: Sacrificed Mayan skeleton with sacred jade ring found in Mexico.
Discovery
An ancient tunnel built by the Knights Templar lost for 700 years, was discovered unexpectedly
The Templar Tunnel is an underground corridor in the modern-day Israeli city of Acre. When the town was under the sovereignty of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, the Knights Templar built…
The ancient city of Ipiutak was built by a fair-haired race with blue eyes and not by us, the Inuits say
Located at Point Hope, Alaska, the ruins of Ipiutak offer a glimpse into the past when the city was alive and bustling. Though only ancient artifacts remain, the archaeological and historical value of the site remains immense. The most fascinating part of this site is the unknown origin of the city's builders.
Final voyage: A woman buried in a canoe for 1000 years found in Northwestern Patagonia
An 1000-year-old woman skeleton found buried in a canoe in southern Argentina, has revealed the first evidence of a prehistoric burial there. The study, which was published in the open-access…
Footprints on the wall: Were dinosaurs actually climbing the cliffs in Bolivia?
Some ancient rock art depicts our ancestors’ purposeful leaving of handprints, providing a permanent mark of their existence. The startling prints discovered on a rock face in Bolivia were unintended…
407-million-year-old fossil challenges long-held theory on Fibonacci spirals found in nature
Scientists have long believed that Fibonacci spirals are an ancient and highly conserved feature in plants. But, a new study challenges this belief.
Rare and incredibly preserved Roman swords found in a hidden desert cave in Judea!
Archaeologists have discovered a cache of Roman swords deposited in a cave in the Judean Desert.
Mysterious square structure discovered on a dwarf planet near Mars
In addition, the space probe identified at least eight "strange brilliant spots" in a 55-mile-wide crater, which are considered to be made of a highly reflecting substance.
Siberian permafrost reveals perfectly preserved ice-age baby horse
Melting permafrost in Siberia revealed the near-perfectly preserved body of a foal who died 30000 to 40000 years ago.
The Plain of Jars: A megalithic archaeological mystery in Laos
Since their discovery in the 1930s, the mysterious collections of giant stone jars scattered throughout central Laos have remained one of the great prehistoric puzzles of south-east Asia. It is thought that the jars represent the mortuary remains of an extensive and powerful Iron Age culture.
