3500 year old ice skates made of animal bone have been found in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. This is clear evidence of communication between China and Europe in the Bronze Age.
Month: February 2023
Ancient objects discovered in Lefkada to be exhibited in a new museum
Ancient artifacts discovered on the western Greek island of Lefkada will be housed in a new local museum, the Culture Ministry has announced.
Nail hole in the skull of a woman buried face down in the 3rd century BC
A woman buried face down with a nail hole in her skull has uncovered signs that she may have died during an epileptic seizure.
Some of the earliest stone tools used by our ancestors were found in Kenya
Some of the earliest stone tools ever used by prehistoric people were found by archaeologists in Kenya, and they date back to 2.9 million years.
A 2000 year old party hall belonging to a Roman Knight discovered in Italy
Archaeologists have excavated a hall in Posillipo, Italy, where Emperors, knights and other dignitaries used to party. The hall once belonged to a Roman Knight and then passed to Emperor Augustus.
Viking boat buried under the parking lot
Archaeologists from the University of Nottingham are investigating an ancient boat buried under a pub parking lot in Wirral, England.
The biggest penguin to ever exist
The biggest penguin to have ever lived, weighing more than 150 kilograms has been discovered in fossil form in New Zealand.
English Civil War find discovered next to the parking lot of Hartlebury Castle
Archaeologists have uncovered crop marks next to the Hartlebury Castle that could be signs of a historic Civil War fortification.
Exclusive residences discovered in Mexico’s Chichen Itza
At Chichen Itza, a group of structures believed to be part of a residential complex in the 5th century AD have been unearthed.
Fossil excavations in Kayseri, Türkiye
After a shepherd discovered the bone in Kayseri province of Türkiye, fossil excavations began in 2018 with the support of the municipality.