Child Sacrifice Victims at Maya ‘Midnight Terror Cave’ Gagged Before Slaughter
History and ArcheoloryArchaeologists studying Belize’s “Midnight Terror Cave” have discovered mysterious blue fibers in the tooth plaque of sacrificed teenagers, which suggests the young sacrifice victims had been gagged. In 2016, Ancient Origins published a story about “The Midnight Terror Cave”, located south of Belmopan city in the Cayo District of Belize, in Central America. First discovered in 2006,…
Newly Discovered 1000 BC Pacopampa Priest’s Tomb in Peru Is Turning Heads
History and ArcheoloryA team of archaeologists have discovered what they believe to be the tomb of a religious leader from ancient Peru at the Pacopampa site, a priestly figure, who was baptized as the “priest of the pututos,” or the priest of the shell trumpets. The Pacopampa priest’s tomb remains have been dated to around 1000 BC.…
Archaeologists find remarkable 2,000-year-old statue of Hercules in Greece
History and ArcheoloryArchaeologists were excavating the 8th-century ruins of public buildings in the ancient Greek city of Philippi when they came across something unexpected and much older than they bargained for. Among the rubble, the researchers unexpectedly unearthed a 2,000-year-old Roman statue depicting the famous hero Hercules. The well-preserved artifact is in excellent condition and has already…
GOLD AND SILVER TREASURES DISCOVERED WITH ‘ELITE CRAFTSPEOPLE’ BURIALS NEAR WARI QUEEN’S TOMB
History and ArcheoloryArchaeologists excavating a necropolis north of Lima have unearthed a 1,300-year-old ornate tomb from the Wari era of Peru. The tomb contains the remains of a high-status man dubbed the “Lord of Huarmey.” The tomb includes the shrouded remains of an elite male, dubbed the “Lord of Huarmey,” and six other people, some of whom…
Prehistoric Cave Man Discovered Frozen In The Himalayas
History and ArcheoloryTwo climbers from Sweden and Norway were passing through the Himalayas Mountains and attempting to reach the mountain’s summit when they unexpectedly entered one of the mountain’s secret tunnels when an avalanche started to fall all around them. Continuing further, deeper into the cave, the two travelers eventually came into something seemed to be the…
Scientists Can’t Explain These Discoveries – It’s Out Of Our Understanding
History and ArcheoloryArcheological findings are discovered daily and that’s a fac. But the reality behind it all is that a lot of these simply put cannot be explained from a scientific point of view. Regardless of how much science likes to bash theorists away and call them loonies and such the truth of the matter is that…
Archaeologists In Derbyshire Have Discovered An Anglo-Saxon House From The 9th Century
History and ArcheoloryA cave home that was originally believed to be an 18th-century folly has been discovered as one of the UK’s oldest preserved household interiors and was likely the home of an exiled Anglo-Saxon king, researchers speculate. Anchor Church cave in south Derbyshire was utilized as a party venue by local gentry in the 18th century,…
The Fantastic Underwater Discovery of Heracleion – Egypt’s “Atlantis”
History and ArcheoloryAncient authors such as the Greek historian Herodotus from the 5th century BC wrote about Heracleion, a great temple city in honor of Amun, the Egyptian god of the sun and the air. Amun was one of the most important gods during the New Kingdom from about 1570 to 1069 BC. The city, Thonis-Heracleion, which…
Examining First Pregnant Egyptian Mummy Make A New Fetal Discovery
History and ArcheoloryHow Did the Baby Carry a 2000-Year-Old Pregnant Mummy Pickle While Her Bones Didn’t Melt? Scientists working on mummified remains in Egypt recently made a major discovery: The mummy they thought was a man was actually a woman, or even a pregnant woman. No one had ever seen a fetus in a mummified body before…
2,000-Year-Old Ancient Egyptian Child Mummy Revealed in Incredible Detail Through 3D Scanning Technology
History and ArcheoloryThe remains of a little child, about 5 years old, was mummified and buried in Egypt about 2,000 years ago. She was dressed in fine linen with circular earrings, a belt, and an amulet, and all of her internal organs were removed. Now, a new technique that merges colorful 3D scans of the mummy’s surface…