Archeology
A farmer discovered a 3,300-year-old gold bracelet
While plowing his fields, a farmer stumbled upon a unique 3,300-year-old ancient bracelet from the Hittite era. The farmer, who lives in the village of Chitli, near the town of…
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Archeology
The most valuable coin in the world, minted by the assassin of Julius Caesar, for sale
Some define it as the Holy Grail in numismatics, for others it is just an investment, for others it is the bloody steam cut in praise of the most dramatic…
Archeology
A museum of Islamic civilizations has opened in Turkey’s largest mosque
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has opened the Museum of Islamic Civilizations at the Grand Mosque of Chamlaca. It is the largest mosque in the country, which was recently built…
Archeology
The Vikings were 1,000 years ahead of Columbus
Wood from an ancient settlement on the Canadian island of Newfoundland testifies that long before Christopher Columbus crossed the Atlantic Ocean, the Vikings were the first to reach the New…
Archeology
Genetic history of the Europeans studied
Modern Europeans owe their blue eyes to hunter-gatherers, their height to Asian nomads and their blond hair to Anatolian Neolithic farmers, Maylonline reported. Estonian and Italian researchers have looked at…
Archeology
1,200-year-old artificial island found
A team of British archaeologists led by Professor Robert Carter has found that Bahrain's Al Sayyah Island was made by man about 1,200 years ago, reported The Daily Tribune from…
Archeology
German archaeologists froze a medieval children’s burial with a dog with liquid nitrogen
German archaeologists discovered in Bavaria a rich burial of a boy of the 7th century AD, at whose feet lay the remains of a dog. Inside the tomb were perfectly…
America
Scientists have verified the authenticity of the headdress of the last ruler of the Aztecs
It turned out that this is not a headdress at all. The feather object, which has long been mistaken by scholars for the headdress of Cuautemoc (the last Aztec ruler…
Archeology
The oldest herd of dinosaurs found
Excavations in Argentina reveal that dinosaurs lived in herds as early as 193 million years ago Researchers from Argentina, the United States and South Africa have found evidence of herding…
Archeology
Large treasure of Roman silver found in Germany
In Germany, the archaeologists of the city of Augsburg have discovered end of last year the largest hoard of Roman coins ever discovered in Bavaria. It consists of coins about…