Climate change has resulted in salty groundwater in Iraq’s ancient Babylon, which is corroding some of humanity’s earliest structures. Now, archaeologists are preserving locations that were previously regarded as one of the world’s wonders using low-salt mudbricks created by a local craftsman.
Ancient artifact shows ancient Greece was football’s original home
The name of the sport in ancient Greece was Episkyros. A football game called episkyros was played in ancient Greece between two teams.
Antarctica sea ice may be hiding the plankton blooms
Researchers looking at sea ice in the Southern Ocean of the region have discovered signs of extensive phytoplankton blooms buried beneath it, which seem to be defying the lack of light to grow in its icy waters.
The oldest text in the Basque language found on hand of Irulegi
The Hand of Irulegi was initially discovered in 2021 by archaeologists from the Aranzadi Science Society who were excavating an ancient hamlet at the foot of Castillo de IRULEGIko gaztelua near Pamplona, Spain.
A 95 million year old crocodile that had a complete dinosaur in its stomach was found
In Australia, researchers discovered a new species of crocodile that lived about 95 million years ago and ate a dinosaur as its final meal.
Ancient bronze statues discover in a stunning trove
In the ruins of an old holy sanctuary in Italy, archaeologists found a rare cache of 24 bronze statues made in the Etruscan and Roman periods.
Analysis of the oldest stromatolites reveals the biological origins of the 3.48 billion years old Dresser Formation
The world’s oldest living organisms are stromatolites, which are living fossils. The term “layered rock” literally refers to stromatolite.
Ancient comb reveals first full Canaanite phrase
Archaeologists have discovered a 3,700 year old comb that contains what is likely the earliest whole phrase in Canaanite alphabetic script.
Ancient Roman Odeon found in Crete
At a remote archaeological site on the Greek island of Crete, archaeologists found an old Roman odeon. Romans and their visitors most likely attended a variety of events in the odeon, including lectures, musical competitions, city council sessions, and theatrical performances.
84th anniversary of the death of Türkiye’s great leader Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
In his 57 years of life, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Republic, went down in world history not only as a commander who successfully led the Turkish nation’s War of Independence, but also as a genius statesman with his revolutions.