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  • Current Event
    6 years ago
    by hxxp
    +12 +1

    Mass Grave from Thirty Years' War Battle Reveals Soldiers' Fatal Wounds

    In November of 1632, the townspeople of Lützen, Germany, were stuck with a grim task: They had to bury some 9,000 soldiers who were left dead on a battlefield after a bloody fight during the Thirty Years' War. Archaeologists recently undid some of that work. A few years ago, researchers uncovered a mass grave at the site of the Battle of Lützen.By analyzing the bones, they have now learned more about the violent lives and deaths of soldiers from this era. [See Images of the War Grave and Battle Injuries]

  • Analysis
    6 years ago
    by wildcard
    +14 +1

    In Neanderthal DNA, Signs of a Mysterious Human Migration

    A new genetic analysis finds that ancient Africans walked into Europe 270,000 years ago, much earlier than previously known, and interbred with Neanderthals.

  • Current Event
    6 years ago
    by distant
    +12 +1

    A rare 2,700-year-old water reservoir with ancient engravings was unearthed in Israel

    A well-preserved 2,700-year-old reservoir from the Assyrian period was recently unearthed near Rosh Ha’ayin by archaeologists from the Antiquities Authority, the authority announced on Thursday. The excavation was carried out with the aid of archaeology students prior to the groundbreaking of a new residential neighborhood adjacent to the site, initiated by the Construction Ministry.

  • Current Event
    6 years ago
    by wetwilly87
    +21 +1

    Lost crew of 18th Century Dutch treasure ship found off coast of Kent 

    The lost crew of an 18th century Dutch merchant ship has been found by marine archaeologists who were racing against time to preserve the wreck before it is destroyed forever by an invasive sea worm. The Rooswijk sank in bad weather off the coast of Ramsgate in Kent in January 1740, on her second voyage, and was first discovered by a diver in 2005. But after preliminary excavations it was covered up.

  • Current Event
    6 years ago
    by sauce
    +14 +1

    2,000-year-old tombs from Roman period found in Egypt

    A series of tombs dating back about 2,000 years, to the time when the Romans controlled Egypt, has been discovered, the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities announced Aug. 23. Excavations at Bir esh-Shaghala in the Dakhla Oasis have uncovered tombs made of mudbrick and some are quite large containing multiple burial chambers. Some of the tombs have vaulted roofs and one tomb has a roof built in the shape of a pyramid.

  • Current Event
    6 years ago
    by TNY
    +32 +1

    Fossil footprints challenge established theories of human evolution

    Newly discovered human-like footprints from Crete may put the established narrative of early human evolution to the test. The footprints are approximately 5.7 million years old and were made at a time when previous research puts our ancestors in Africa – with ape-like feet.

  • Current Event
    6 years ago
    by geoleo
    +20 +1

    Major Roman ruins discovered underwater in Tunisia

    Roman ruins stretching over 20 hectares have been discovered off the coast of northeastern Tunisia, confirming "with certainty" a theory that the city of Neapolis was partly submerged by a tsunami in the 4th century AD. "It's a major discovery," Mounir Fantar, the head of a Tunisian-Italian archaeological mission which made the find off the coast of Nabeul, told AFP news agency on Thursday.

  • Analysis
    6 years ago
    by Nelson
    +1 +1

    Ancient tomb with mummies unearthed in Egypt

    Luxor, Egypt (CNN)Egyptian authorities unveiled a previously undiscovered ancient tomb belonging to a goldsmith and his wife near Luxor in southern Egypt on Saturday. The tomb, at the Draa Abul Nagaa necropolis, contains "mummies, sarcophagi, statuettes, pots and other artifacts," according to Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities.

  • Current Event
    6 years ago
    by socialiguana
    +15 +1

    Viking sword discovery: Hunter finds 1,100-year-old weapon on Norwegian mountain

    The incredibly well-preserved Viking sword was found by a reindeer hunter on a remote mountain in Southern Norway. The Glacier Archaeology Program at Oppland County Council was recently notified about the sword, which was found in late August in the high mountains of the Lesja area. “It is a common type of Viking sword - what makes it special is the context and the preservation: It was found at 1640 m [5381 feet] above sea level,” explained Lars Pilø, an archaeologist at Oppland County Council, in an email to Fox News. “To my knowledge, a Viking sword has never been found at such a high altitude before.”

  • Current Event
    6 years ago
    by TentativePrince
    0 +1

    Mystery of Great Pyramid may be solved, researchers say

    New evidence proves that the ancient Egyptians constructed the Great Pyramid at Giza by transporting 170,000 tons of limestone in boats. It has long been known that the rock was extracted eight miles away in Tura and that granite used in the monumental structure was quarried 533 miles away in Aswan.

  • Current Event
    6 years ago
    by cone
    +22 +1

    Archaeologists Find Lost Ancient Greek Temple Of Goddess Artemis

    It took more than 100 years of searching but archaeologists have finally found a lost temple to the ancient Greek goddess Artemis. The Greek Ministry of Culture reported that a team has found the remains of the sanctuary near Amarynthos, a coastal town a couple of dozen miles northeast of Athens on the large Greek island of Euboea. Scientists and historians have spent more than a century looking for what is left of the temple, but an ancient text with inaccurate directions threw them off the trail.

  • Current Event
    6 years ago
    by Chubros
    +24 +1

    Archaeologists find 4,000-year-old obelisk near Cairo

    Egypt says archaeologists have discovered the upper part of royal obelisk dating back more than 4,000 years. The Antiquities Ministry said Wednesday the unearthed part of the obelisk is made of pink granite and is about 2.5 meters (yards) high. The entire obelisk is believed to have been at least twice as high.

  • Current Event
    6 years ago
    by spacepopper
    +50 +1

    Scientists discover hidden chamber in Egypt's Great Pyramid

    Scientists have found a hidden chamber in Egypt's Great Pyramid of Giza, the first such discovery in the structure since the 19th century and one likely to spark a new surge of interest in the pharaohs. In an article published in the journal Nature on Thursday, an international team said the 30-meter (yard) void deep within the pyramid is situated above the structure's Grand Gallery, and has a similar cross-section. The purpose of the chamber is unclear, and it's not yet known whether it was built with a function in mind.

  • Current Event
    6 years ago
    by dynamite
    +3 +1

    Ancient workout: Archaeologists in Egypt discover 2,300-year-old gymnasium

    Archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed an ancient gymnasium that dates back to the third century B.C. The site is the first ever gym found in Egypt dating back to the ancient Hellenistic, or Greek, period. A joint team of German and Egyptian archaeologists made the discovery at Watfa in Fayoum province, about 50 miles southwest of Cairo.

  • Current Event
    6 years ago
    by tukka
    +8 +1

    These may be the world’s first images of dogs—and they’re wearing leashes

    Carved into a sandstone cliff on the edge of a bygone river in the Arabian Desert, a hunter draws his bow for the kill. He is accompanied by 13 dogs, each with its own coat markings; two animals have lines running from their necks to the man’s waist. The engravings likely date back more than 8000 years, making them the earliest depictions of dogs, a new study reveals. And those lines are probably leashes, suggesting that humans mastered the art of training and controlling dogs thousands of years earlier than previously thought.

  • Current Event
    6 years ago
    by geoleo
    +32 +1

    Archaeologists discover 2 ancient tombs in Egypt's Luxor

    Egypt on Saturday announced the discovery of two small ancient tombs in the southern city Luxor dating back some 3,500 years and hoped it will help the country's efforts to revive its ailing tourism sector. The tombs, located on the west bank of the river Nile in a cemetery for noblemen and top officials, are the latest discovery in the city famed for its temples and tombs spanning different dynasties of ancient Egyptian history.

  • Current Event
    6 years ago
    by Apolatia
    +15 +1

    Ancient penguin was as big as a (human) Pittsburgh Penguin

    Fossils from New Zealand have revealed a giant penguin that was as big as a grown man, roughly the size of the captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins. The creature was slightly shorter in length and about 20 pounds (9 kilograms) heavier than the official stats for hockey star Sidney Crosby. It measured nearly 5 feet, 10 inches (1.77 meters) long when swimming and weighed in at 223 pounds (101 kilograms).

  • Current Event
    6 years ago
    by TNY
    +9 +1

    Tomb of ancient priestess found in Egypt

    Archaeologists in Egypt have unveiled the newly discovered tomb of an ancient priestess that dates back 4,400 years. The tomb found near Cairo is adorned with well-preserved and rare wall paintings depicting the priestess, Hetpet, in a variety of scenes. Hetpet was a priestess to the goddess of fertility Hathor, who assisted women in childbirth.

  • Current Event
    6 years ago
    by socialiguana
    +18 +1

    Rare find: Mass grave may belong to Viking Great Army

    The Viking Great Army may have finally been found. A mass grave discovered in England in the 1980s was initially thought to be associated with the Vikings, but radiocarbon dating suggested that the skeletons belonged to different time periods. A new study says that an unlikely culprit confused the radiocarbon dating: fish consumed by the Vikings. Eating fish and other marine life results in older carbon in our bones than land-based food sources, throwing off carbon dating.

  • Analysis
    6 years ago
    by zobo
    +12 +1

    Mystery of 8,000-Year-Old Impaled Human Heads Has Researchers Stumped

    Archaeologists have never before encountered this grisly phenomenon in Mesolithic Scandinavia, and they're hard-pressed to explain it.