At the location of the final Mayan stronghold in Guatemala, human burial grounds and Spanish pistol bullet fragments were discovered.
Author: Elif Duluk
Assyrian reliefs unearthed in Iraq
Archaeologists working to repair ISIS damage in Iraq discover Assyrian reliefs not seen in millennia. The rock carvings in northern Iraq are thought to date back about 2,700 years.
Polish Cave’s 500,000 years old tools
500,000 year old tools found in Polish Cave. The findings indicate that humans entered central Europe earlier than previously assumed.
The oldest known star map discover
The world’s oldest star map, has been discovered inside a medieval manuscript. There is proof that Hipparchus, the “founder of scientific astronomy,” created the map.
As the water level drops, a shipwreck appeared along the Mississippi River bank
As water levels drop, a shipwreck has appeared along the Mississippi River’s banks in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Water levels threaten to drop to record levels in some areas.
“Unique” Roman mosaic found at a former rebel stronghold in Syria
The biggest archaeological find since the start of the nation’s conflict 11 years ago, according to Syria, was a sizable, undamaged mosaic from the Roman Empire.
Ground penetrating radar was used to identify a monument Roman structure
During a ground penetrating radar survey in the village of Danilo, located in the Dalmatia region of Croatia, archaeologists identified a monumental Roman structure.
The skin of a mummified dinosaur displays biting marks and gashes
The discovery of a particularly well-preserved duck-billed hadrosaur in North Dakota raises the possibility that there are more mummified dinosaur than previously thought.
Water droplets contain the necessary components to create life
Chemists found a key to the chemistry of early Earth, which may reveal how to speed up chemical synthesis for drug discovery. This key is inside the water droplets.
Pendant with the figure of St. Nicholas found in the sunken church in Lake İznik, Türkiye
8 years ago, a basilica was found at a depth of 1.5-2 meters off the lake shore in the Iznik district of Bursa. Underwater archaeological excavations have been initiated and new discoveries are being made in research.