In 1942, physicist Enrico Fermi and a team of workers built what they thought was the first nuclear reactor in a Chicago racket ball court. Unfortunately, nature had beaten them to the punch — by eons. Truth be told, self-sustaining nuclear power reactor was actually invented in Africa – around 2 billion years ago! It … Read more
Resurrecting the Ice Age Giants: Woolly Mammoth Hybrids Set to Grace the Arctic Landscape in Just Five Years! Over four billion species are estimated to have walked this planet over the last 3.5 billion years. Ninety-nine percent of them are now gone. But today’s researchers are hoping to reintroduce these lost species—or at least something … Read more
‘First English Slave Fort In Africa’ Discovered On Ghana’s Coast The exact location of what is thought to be the first English slave fort in Africa may have been found – the BBC has been hearing about the significance of the discovery in Ghana. Taking care, archaeologist Christopher DeCorse spreads the rare artefacts out on … Read more
Archaeologists Find Original Foundation of England’s Famed Exeter Cathedral Archaeological excavations at Exeter Cathedral have uncovered hidden features from the building’s Norman past, project leaders have said. Experts said they were now certain they had found the foundations of the cathedral’s original high altar from the early 12th Century. An area thought to be a … Read more
Ancient 2,000-year-old Roman shipwreck found off coast of Italy The discovery of a 2000-year-old Roman shipwreck carrying hundreds of amphorae stunned archaeologists in the historic Italian city of Civitavecchia this week. The ship, dated to the 2nd century B.C., was found lying about 160 meters deep on the sandy seabed off the city of Rome. … Read more
Possible 19th-Century Jailhouse Found in Australia A team of staff and students from the University of Notre Dame Australia believe they have uncovered the underground remains of an 187-year-old jail at a historic site in Albany, in Western Australia’s south. Led by Archaeology and History Senior Lecturer Shane Burke, a group of 14 students recently spent three … Read more
Archaeologists Unearth Exquisite Roman Mosaic Featuring Medusa’s Enigmatic Visage in Spain’s Mérida Archaeologists in Spain recently made an “excepcional” — which translates to exceptional— discovery: an ancient Roman mosaic floor that includes a depiction of Medusa’s head. The intricate mosaic was unearthed during excavations at the La Huerta de Otero archaeological zone, the Mérida City … Read more
DNA Analysis Enables Lifelike Reconstruction of Woman Who Died in the Famed Vasa Warship Wreck At first, researchers thought a 17th-century shipwreck skeleton was male. But a new reconstruction reveals her as female, based on results from a genetic analysis done earlier this year. When researchers raised the Vasa — a 17th-century Swedish warship that … Read more
2,000-year-old curry: scientists discover evidence of ancient recipe in south-east Asia Traces of spices detected on a grinding slab and other stone tools unearthed in Vietnam reveal that curry was eaten in the region at least 2,000 years ago — and what was in the dish. The sandstone slab, buried 2 meters (6.5 feet) below the surface, was … Read more
300,000-year-old double-pointed stick among oldest record of human-made wooden tools A finely crafted hunting weapon produced by an ancient hominid species sheds new light on the surprising woodworking abilities of our extinct ancestors. Analyzing the killing tool using a series of imaging techniques, researchers have revealed how the manufacturer of the 300,000-year-old object selected and … Read more