Archaeology
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Viking Family Members ‘Reunited’ After 1000 Years!
A genetic relationship, either as half-brothers or as an uncle and a nephew, has been established between skeletal remains of…
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Giant Water Tank In Italy Linked to Prehistoric Ritual Practices
Scientists applying a precise form of radiocarbon dating technology have successfully dated an important and mysterious below-ground monument located in…
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Medieval Winklepickers Really Were A Health Hazard, Study Shows
Pointy shoes or winklepickers worn by the upper classes caused a spike in bunions in medieval Britain, a study has…
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Earth’s Largest-Ever Lake Engulfed Europe and Asia 12 Million Years Ago
In-depth research has shed new light on the astonishing and awe-inspiring history of the Paratethys Sea. This 12-milion-year-old megalake was…
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Noah’s Ark Replica Faces Biblical Fines For Return Voyage To Holland!
The UK coastguard has “arrested” a 230-foot (70 meter) Noah’s Ark replica ship in Ipswich, England. Without the correct paperwork and “anti-fouling paint”…
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Strange Hole in 35,000-year-old Russian Bear Skull Stumps Scientists
A Russian Ice Age cave bear skull was found with a small hole at the back of its head. This…
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Concrete Acropolis Paths Pave the Way for Wheelchairs and Criticism
The ancient Greeks built vast public temple complexes, but it has taken up to the 21st century for the nation…
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1000-Year-Old Chicken Egg in Israeli Cesspit Dubbed a “Cracking Find”
As part of a salvage dig in advance of the construction of an urban expansion project in Yavne, a city…
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Fashion for pointy shoes unleashed plague of bunions in medieval Britain
Excavated medieval foot bones showing hallux valgus, with lateral deviation of the great toe. Credit: Jenna Dittmar The British have…
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Well-preserved, Ancient Wooden Road Discovered Beneath Old Polish Town
Jaroslaw, a town in south-east Poland, developed as an important trade center in the 16th and 17th centuries and now…
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