New study reveals what brought down the powerful Assyrian empire
For 1,400 years, the ancient Assyrian empire dominated the Middle East ruling an area stretching from Turkey to Egypt and east to Iran through what is today Northern Saudi Arabia and Iraq. And then it all fell apart because of a megadrought caused by climate change.
The Assyrians were truly...
Ancient warrior woman found buried with rare jewelry created during the Roman Empire
A tomb containing a 2,000-old-year old skeleton was recently unearthed in the Russian republic of Kabardino-Balkaria, and it appears the remains are of an ancient warrior woman who lived during the height of the Roman Empire, according to the Daily Mail:
"She was found in the North Caucasus and is...
Giant mammoth traps uncovered outside of Mexico City with multiple skeletons inside
For the first time, archaeologists in Mexico have found direct evidence that ancient humans actually engineered traps to hunt and kill woolly mammoths to butcher them for their meat and hides.
We already know that humans killed and butchered mammoths to survive during the Ice Age. But the question of...
Study reveals ancient humans migrated to the Levant from Europe 40,000 years ago
A study of ancient teeth belonging to modern humans and Neanderthals of the Aurignacian culture at Manot Cave in Israel is shedding new light on human migration from Europe to the Levant around 40,000 years ago. The Levant includes the historic areas of Lebanon, Palestine, Israel, and Syria with close...
What became of the Siberian unicorns that once walked the Earth?
There are few creatures surrounded by more mystery, wonder, and fascination than unicorns. Some say they existed and then died out. Others insist unicorns are nothing more than a myth; a creation of human imagination.
So, what exactly is the truth? Did unicorns once walk the planet? Well, kind of.
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Researchers find one of the last necklaces made by Neanderthals featuring eagle talons
An excavation in a cave occupied by Neanderthals in Spain has uncovered what is considered to be the last necklace ever made by our distant cousins, which features eagle talons that had symbolic meaning and value.
Around 40,000 years ago, Neanderthals roamed the Iberian peninsula and occupied caves near the...
Mysterious Aztec carvings found in tunnel beneath Mexico City
Mysterious carvings from the time of the Aztecs were recently discovered in Mexico City in a very unlikely place: In a tunnel that dates back to the 17th century, according to IFL Science:
"Archaeologists in Mexico have unearthed an intriguing tunnel that dates back to the 17th century adorned with 11...
Stone circle dating to the Bronze Age found hidden in British forest
A British archaeologist recently made an incredible discovery in a forest: A 4.000-year-old stone circle, the first of its kind found in Gloucestershire, the Daily Mail reports:
"A 'very significant' discovery of a Bronze Age monument has been uncovered after being hidden under foliage in the Forest of Dean.
"Dating back...
Archaeology sheds new light on the bloody battle that changed the course of England...
When it comes to royal mysteries, not much compares to the Battle of Bosworth and the death of King Richard III during the Wars of the Roses in 15th century England. But archaeology is solving these mysteries even though new difficulties continue to be faced today.
Fought between 1455 and...
Was this underwater pyramid in China constructed before the Great Flood?
There is always an ongoing dispute about how old the ancient pyramids really are. Mainstream archaeologists tend to follow an agreed-upon timeline, while others continuously question the dates. Could the Egyptian pyramids really date back hundreds of thousands of years, as some suggest?
One thing is clear: The debate may...
