Category: "History"

How Earth looked at various stages in its history

Researchers have now discovered how earth looked at various stages in its history – from the age of the dinosaurs to more recent times- and what would come into focus for alien astronomers. Researchers from the Astrophysical Institute of the Canary Islands and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology used cloud models to piece together Earth’s [...]

Original offering found at Teotihuacan pyramid

Archaeologists announced Tuesday that they dug to the very core of Mexico’s tallest pyramid and found what may be the original ceremonial offering placed on the site of the Pyramid of the Sun before construction began. The offerings found at the base of the pyramid in the Teotihuacan ruin site just north of Mexico City [...]

How Maya lowlands supported dense population

The scientists have revealed how Maya lowlands, which were one of the most densely populated areas in the world during ancient Maya Classic period (250 – 900 AD), sustained its population. The archaeologists have estimated that, even in places such as the southern Maya Mountains area of Belize where geographic and other environmental conditions could [...]

Ancient human remains found in Sardinia

A group of speleologists in western Sardinia have discovered human and animal remains believed to date back 250,000-300,000 years in a mountain gorge. The remains, uncovered in the Nurighe cave near the western Sardinian city of Sassari have been preserved thanks to lava flows from the ancient Monte Cuccuruddu volcano, which covered entire valleys and [...]

Unique Roman gladiator ruins unveiled in Austria

They lived in cells barely big enough to turn around in and usually fought until they died. This was the lot of those at a sensational scientific discovery unveiled Monday: The well-preserved ruins of a gladiator school in Austria. The Carnuntum ruins are part of a city of 50,000 people 28 miles (45 kilometers) east [...]

Old Stone Age axe find could re-write Scottish history by 100,000 years

An ancient axe, possibly 450,000 years old, has been discovered on the shore at St Ola in Orkney that may change the understanding of Scottish history. Alan Price, who has a keen interest in archeology, found the axe that has been described as ‘incredibly exciting’ by Caroline Wickham-Jones, a lecturer in archaeology in the University [...]

2,000-year-old Roman ship emerges near ancient port

Measuring 36 feet in length, the ship is the largest ever excavated near the ruins of Ostia Antica, a port city near the mouth of the Tiber River. Only the right side of the ship, to date is visible. “The bow and stern are still missing. From the way the ship is built, we can [...]

Final Freddie Mercury performance discovered

Freddie Mercury’s final poignant screen appearance will be shown tonight in a documentary which has uncovered unseen footage from Queen’s most famous videos. The BBC Two film, Queen: Days Of Our Lives, includes footage of the flamboyant singer, painfully thin from the effects of the HIV virus which would kill him just months later, determined [...]

Jesus Christ’s Crucifixion Nails Discovered In Jerusalem

Could two of the nails used to crucify Jesus have been discovered in a 2,000-year-old tomb in Jerusalem? And could they have mysteriously disappeared for 20 years, only to turn up by chance in a Tel Aviv laboratory? That is the premise of the new documentary film “The Nails of the Cross” by veteran investigator [...]

World War II German bunker discovered in Warsaw

Workers in Warsaw laying a new tram line have uncovered a German bunker dating back to World War II. Officials said Thursday that the bunker was discovered in recent days at Plac Zbawiciela, or Savior’s Square, a major traffic hub in the Polish capital. City archaeologist Barbara Piotrowska said the concrete and metal structure will [...]