Archaeologists Find Remarkable Marble Statue of Greek God Hermes in Ancient Sewer
The excavators believe it was placed there to protect it from either earthquakes or Christian Romans who disproved of paganism.
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Derinkuyu, Turkey's Underground City of 20,000 People
Below the renowned fairy chimneys of Cappadocia, there exists a vast underground city, extending more than 85 meters deep, which has been continuously utilized for thousands of years.
In Time for Tax Day: 10,000 Ancient Bamboo Slats Reveal Meticulous Details of Governance from Famous Period
Known as Jiandu in Chinese, bamboo were the primary instrument for writing in the region for thousands of years before the invention of paper
Photos Showing Victorians Painstakingly Rebuilding Stonehenge in 1901 Are Rewriting the Guidebooks
Photos are shedding light on the 1901 rebuilding of Stonehenge when engineers moved the tallest stones back into prehistoric positions.
2,000-Year-Old Roman Road Uncovered in British Field is Like No Other-And of 'Global Importance'
The owners of the property contacted Wychavon District Council and a team from Historic England is now expected to analyze the excavations.
This Lost Roman Era 'Miracle Plant' May Have Been Rediscovered
A Turkish botanist is learning how to cultivate what some believe to be the closest living relative to a Classical-era kitchen staple written about by Romans and Greeks. The golden-flowered "Silphium" was reported by Pliney the Elder as growing in modern-day Libya, and has been translated as being a prescription for everything from "stomach pain […]
Couple Finds 400-Year-Old Coins Worth $250,000 Stashed Under Their Floor
Originally believing it to be the ruins of electrical wiring, they called a London-based auctioneer, Spink & Son for help appraising.
Archeological Dig Starts at 5,000-Year-Old Tomb Linked to King Arthur
The Stone Age wedge tomb in Herefordshire is of course far older than the King Arthur legend, but archeologists are still excited.
World's Oldest Brain Has Been Found in Remains of a 3-Eyed Giant Prawn From Half-Billion Years Ago
Astoundingly, a 500 million year-old prawn from the Cambrian Period was fossilized with his brain and nerves intact.
7,000-year-old Road Uncovered in Croatia is Paved in Stone-A 'Sensational Find'
The road was four meters broad, or about 12 feet. The date 7,000 BCE was determined via radiocarbon dating of preserved wood.
2,000-Year-old Buddha Statue Turns Up at Ancient Egyptian Port-What Was it Doing There?
A 28-inch long (71-centimeter) statue of Gautama Buddha was found in excavations of the Egyptian port of Berenice on the Red Sea.
Evidence of Cheese-Making to Circumvent Lactose Intolerance 6,000 Years Ago Found in Poland
This shows the Poles overcame their own genetic lactose intolerance to add a sustainable and protein-rich food source to their diets.
Hidden Corridor Discovered Inside Great Pyramid of Giza by Non-invasive Imaging Tech
It's the second recently-discovered hidden passageway in Khufu's pyramid, with an even longer 98-feet-long corridor being discovered in 2017.
5,000 Year-Old Tavern Found in Iraq
The site included an open-air sitting area, and a kitchen complete with a clay oven, clay chiller, and ancient crockery.
'Sensational' Runestone Discovered in Norway With Mysterious Inscription-May Be World's Oldest
A runestone was discovered in Norway recently that jumps back the origin date of runic writing by hundreds of years to a time before the fall of Rome. Based on carbon-dated organic remains, the reddish-brown sandstone block may have been carved as far back as 250 to 1 CE-making it the oldest ever found. Most […]
Archaeologists May Have Discovered the Oldest And Most Complete Egyptian Mummy
How old was this Heka-shepas? During Tutenkhamon's reign, Heka-shepas had already been slumbering under the sands for more than 1,000 years.
Huge Meteorite Found in Antarctica-One of the Biggest Ever Recovered
A meteorite containing the oldest material in the solar system has been found in Antarctica by an international team.
Ancient Cave Markings Finally Decoded By Amateur Scientist-A Calendar of When Animals Mated 20,000 Years Ago
An amateur scientist has decoded the meaning of cave markings used in Ice Age drawings-notations that recorded birth and mating of species.
Over 100 New Nazca Lines Discovered in Peru Designed by Ancient People
The Nazca Lines are known to be enormous, but it has only recently been discovered they had around 360 smaller neighbors on the black plain.
Secret to Durability of Roman Concrete that Has Stood Test of Time for Over 2,000 Years Finally Discovered
The team mixed their own Roman concrete and it took only 2 weeks for a deliberately inflicted crack to close.
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