A team of archaeologists uncovered a large Roman complex during excavations at a gravel pit near Cham Oberwil in the Swiss canton of Zug.
Evidence of 6500 year old British festival
Archaeologists have discovered evidence at an ancient British festival site that could provide new documentation to the distant origins of British identity.
Pre Inca people worshiped thunder god on a unique dance floor
Nearly a century before the Inca Empire came to power in 1400 AD, people worshipping the god of thunder may have lived high in the Andes.
Oldest known village in Europe, 8,500 years old, found under an Albanian lake
Under one of the oldest lakes in the world, scientists may have discovered one of Europe’s earliest sedentary village.
Genetic research shows that Ötzi the Ice man had dark skin and male pattern baldness
Also known as the naturally mummified Iceman, Ötzi turned out to have dark skin, dark eyes, and a bald head.
Rock crystals were used to make weapons in prehistoric Western Europe
Several prehistoric in Western Europe, was a tradition of using rock crystals to make knives, arrowheads and crosses.
Monkeys may have evolved upright stature in forested habitat for leaf, not fruit
We thought that apes developed an upright stature trunk to gather fruit in the forests, but it may have been to reach the leaves.
A woman’s oldest riding saddle found in northwest China
The study shows how the oldest directly dated riding saddle was designed to make horse and rider feel comfortable.
Excavations start at a possible WWII execution site in France
After the confession that German soldiers were executed during the World War II, excavations began at the executed site.
A 142 year old astronomy building found at the Michigan State University
Workers at Michigan State University have discovered a piece of the university’s history that is more than a century old. An astronomy building.