Known as the Nazareth Inscription and the Nazareth Decree, this carved marble slab preserves an edict issued by a Roman emperor identified as “Caesar.” A stern warning carved in Greek on an ancient marble slab declared that a Roman emperor…
Different sides of a prehistoric stone crafted ball found at Qesem Cave in Israel. For nearly 2 million years, ancient humans crafted stones into hand-size balls, but archaeologists were unsure why. Now they know: Ancient people used them as tools…
A lidar map showing the geography and location of Mount Key on Florida’s Gulf Coast. Laser and radar technology has revealed the 454-year-old remains of a Spanish fort on an island off the Gulf Coast of Florida, a new study…
Potter’s field on Hart Island in the Bronx, New York, has experienced an influx of burials during the coronavirus pandemic. (Shown here on April 9, 2020.) The coronavirus is not only controlling how we live, but increasingly what happens after…
A team of scientists has found an alignment that occurs between the rising sun and a major street in Turin that was constructed around 28 B.C. Scientists in Turin, Italy, have discovered that a couple of days each year, the…
Artificially deformed skull of an adult woman. Permanent binding during childhood caused the elongation of the braincase and depressions in the bone. Over decades, dozens of artificially deformed “alien-like” skulls that are more than 1,000 years old have been unearthed…
Mysteries of ancient humans’ love for ostrich eggs unlocked, history of Nazi camp on British soil revealed, remains of prehistoric rainforest in Antarctica discovered.Bronze Age Humans Risked Death To Steal And Decorate Giant Ostrich Eggs British MuseumTwo ancient ostrich eggs…
Explorer George Murray Levick was both excited and shocked to discover the extreme sexual displays he saw among Antarctic penguins. Antarctic Heritage Trust/AFP/Getty ImagesGeorge Murray Levick became obsessed with studying the Adélie penguins during the expedition. In 1910, the daring…
Concealing the saint’s remains likely prevented them from being destroyed during the Reformation. Archaeologists have identified the bones of one England’s earliest saints. The remains were found hidden behind a church wall in the southern part of the country. Her…
The sword was mistakenly thought to be medieval. It is now thought to come from eastern Anatolia and to be about 5000 years-old – one of the oldest swords ever found. A keen-eyed archaeology student made the find of a…