Hoard of Roman Coins Found After Hiker Stumbles Across Lost Ancient Site A trekking enthusiast stumbled upon an ancient Roman coin buried in rubble in a remote area high in the Alps in the Swiss Canton of Bern. After reporting…
Archaeologists Discover Fascinating Murals of Two-Faced Men in Coastal Peru Two murals of two-faced men holding unusual treasures — including a goblet that hummingbirds are drinking from, a detail that may allude to sacrifice and “cosmic realms” — were recently…
1,300-Year-Old Rice Identified in Tibet Chinese researchers have found traces of indica rice at an archaeological site in southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, suggesting that the subspecies of rice had spread to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau around 1,300 years ago. The…
1,000-year-old Medieval Treasure Trove Discovered in Netherlands: Golden Ear Pendants, Silver Coins, and More A Dutch historian found a unique 1,000-year-old medieval golden treasure, consisting of four golden ear pendants, two strips of gold leaf and 39 silver coins, the…
“Newly Discovered Prehistoric Rock Paintings in Latmos Mountains Shed Light on Ancient Times” New paintings believed to be from the prehistoric era have come to light during the ongoing studies on Mount Latmos (Beşparmak), home to significant rock paintings from…
12,000 Years Ago, Mysterious Egg-Headed People Inhabited China Archaeologists excavated 25 human skeletons with elongated skulls dating back perhaps as long as 12,000 years ago from Houtaomuga archaeological site in northeast China. The strange shape of the skulls symbolizes a part of…
Face Of Norwegian Boy Who Lived 8,000 Years Ago Reconstructed A ‘lonely’ cave boy who died 8,300 years ago in Norway stares at us through the millennia after his features were reconstructed by scientists. Vistegutten – Norwegian for ‘the boy…
French aristocrat’s golden dental secret revealed 400 years on Archaeologists have discovered the bizarre dental “hack” of a 17th-century French aristocrat — she was using gold wire to keep her teeth from falling out. Anne d’Alègre, the Countess of Laval, died of illness in the…
Anglo-Saxon Harpole Treasure Reveals More Secrets – Unique Medieval Silver Cross Found A large garnet has been found at the centre of a “unique” silver cross uncovered by archaeologists at an ancient burial site. It is the latest discovery at…
17th-century Frenchwoman’s gold dental work was likely torturous to her teeth Scientists have discovered the long-buried secret of a 17th-century French aristocrat 400 years after her death: She was using gold wire to keep her teeth from falling out. The…