Researchers Unearth ‘Ancient Mask’ of King Pakal—The So-Called Palenque Astronaut
King Pakal has been referred to as "the astronaut of Palenque", mostly because of the engraving that has been found on the slab of his sarcophagus, which many authors claim is the representation of a man inside of a spaceship.
The mask unearthed in Palenque is believed to be the first...
Archaeologists Unearth A Tomb Dating Back To The Times Of The Minotaur
Researchers have discovered an ancient tomb that has remained untouched for more than 3,500 years in Crete, uncovering the grave of a Minoan man who died around 1,400 BC, when the Island was ruled by a civilization featured in the Minotaur.
In Brief: Archaeologists and archaeology students were called to...
Here’s Who Was Inside The ‘Cursed’ Ancient Egyptian Black Granite Sarcophagus
In brief: Egyptian scientists who analyzed the mummies found inside have managed to establish the stature, sex, and age of the mummies covered in the so-called 'mummy juice'. Curiously, more than 25 thousand people had signed a petition for drinking the juice that remained in the sarcophagus for thousands...
The Magnetic Anomalies At Puma Punku—An Archaeological Mystery
High up the Bolivian altiplano,' south of Lake Titicaca and the ancient complex of Tiahuanaco, we find the ancient ruins of Puma Punku.
Believed to have been erected by the ancient Tiwanaku culture in the bronze age, between 1,000 and 2,000 years ago, the ancient site is home to some...
Ancient Underground City and Pyramid Found near Tiwanaku
A group of archeologists from Bolivia has found an underground city dating back to pre-Inca times outside the ancient archaeological site of Tiwanaku, in the province of Ingavi, in the department of La Paz, as reported by the Bolivian Ministry of Cultures and Tourism.
"With new data obtained with the...
Scientists Find the Great Pyramid of Giza Focuses Electromagnetic Energy
Another fascinating discovery has been made by scientists in the Great Pyramid of Giza.
More evidence has been found that the Great Pyramid of Giza, one of the most astonishing ancient structures on the surface—though to be a tomb—was not a resting place for a pharaoh.
A team of German and...
Angkor: An Ancient Mega City Hidden Deep Withing the Jungle
Angkor, the ancient metropolis hidden deep inside the Cambodian Jungle is a city unlike any other. Covered in thousands of ancient temples, researchers have found that Angkor was the largest pre-industrial city in the world, with an elaborate infrastructure system connecting an urban sprawl of at least 1,000 square...
The Mysterious Pyramids of the Amazon—Spotted by A NASA Satellite In 1976
In 1976, NASA's Landsat Satellite was orbiting Earth when it photographed mysterious dots in southeast Peru, at 71 degrees, 30 minutes west longitude in the Madre de Dios region of the Amazon.
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Archaeologists find Buddha’s ‘remains’ in a Chinese Village
Have archaeologists finally found the remains of Buddha? Experts have discovered cremated bones hidden away in a 1,000-year old chest in China that according to reports, may belong to Siddhartha Gautama, better known as Buddha, the founder of Buddhism.
Over two millennia ago, two Chinese monks buried human remains in...
A ‘Hidden portal’ to another world—a ‘Secret’ underground Cave in Vietnam
This cave is probably beyond anything you've ever come across! It's mesmerizing, it's mysterious, it's beautiful and magical.
Discovered—or better said rediscovered—in 1990 by a man traveling through the jungles of the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, Ho Khanh was searching the area for timber and food in order to...