13,900-Year-Old Projectile Point Found in Washington
Scientists have found fragments a human-made projectile point in a rib of an American mastodon (Mammut americanum) from the Manis site, Washington, the United States. The projectile point is about…
1,800-Year-Old Sanctuary to Mithras discovered in Spain
Archaeologists excavating at Villa del Mitra in Cabra, Spain, have uncovered a sanctuary dedicated to the god Mithras, along with the remains of ritual banquets. Mithraism rose to prominence as a…
ORNATELY FASHIONED GOLD BEAD FOUND IN JERUSALEM PARK
AN ORNATELY FASHIONED GOLD BEAD HAS BEEN FOUND DURING EXCAVATIONS IN THE EMEK TZURIM NATIONAL PARK, LOCATED IN EAST JERUSALEM, ISRAEL. The bead dates from 1,600-years-ago and was…
10 of the Most Dangerous Extinct Animals To Have Roamed The Earth
The Earth has been home to countless species of animals throughout its history, and while many have gone extinct, some of them still hold a place in our…
New AI Tool ‘Fragmentarium’ Brings Ancient Babylonian Texts Together
Artificial intelligence has now officially seeped into ancient history. Linguists at the Institute for Assyriology at Ludwig Maximilian University in Germany have created an artificial intelligence (AI) bot…
Egyptian Pyramids
Built during a time when Egypt was one of the richest and most powerful civilizations in the world, the pyramids—especially the Great Pyramids of Giza—are some of…
THE EYE OF THE SAHARA
THE EYE OF THE SAHARA, ALSO KNOWN AS THE RICHAT STRUCTURE AND THE EYE OF AFRICA, IS A GEOLOGICAL FEATURE IN THE SAHARA DESERT’S ADRAR PLATEAU, LOCATED IN…
A list of the most famous herbivorous dinosaurs
Herbivorous dinosaurs were some of the most diverse animals on Earth. They ranged in size from small two-legged forms to large, long-necked four-legged giants. The most well known herbivore…
Historical Gaziantep Castle is destroyed in Turkey by deadly 7.7 earthquakes.
A deadly 7.7 magnitude earthquake that rocked the southern province of Kahramanmaraş, with tremors felt in the neighboring provinces, has damaged the historical Gaziantep Castle. While some bastions…
The location of the wreck of legendary explorer Ernest Shackleton’s ship Endurance at the bottom of the Weddell Sea off the coast of Antarctica is one of ARCHAEOLOGY’s Top 10 Discoveries of 2022.
The wreck of legendary explorer Ernest Shackleton’s ship Endurance has been discovered nearly 10,000 feet underwater, at the bottom of the Weddell Sea off the coast of Antarctica, where it…
One of ARCHAEOLOGY’s Top 10 Discoveries of 2022 is the location of the wreck of renowned explorer Ernest Shackleton’s ship Endurance at the bottom of the Weddell Sea off the coast of Antarctica.
The wreck of legendary explorer Ernest Shackleton’s ship Endurance has been discovered nearly 10,000 feet underwater, at the bottom of the Weddell Sea off the coast of Antarctica, where it…