‘Amazon woman warrior’ from 14th century found by Siberian archeologists in Mongolia
History and ArcheoloryAnother grave in ancient burial shows ‘expensive jewellery’ brought home to lived ones from Europe. Gold plaque, decorated with filigree and granulation and gems. . Picture here and below: Artur Kharinsky The Mongol ‘woman fighter’ was around 30 to 40 years old and was tall for her time – some 180 centimetres in height, say archeologists…
Facial Reconstruction Shows What This Stone Age Woman May Have Looked Like
Archaeology Mystery of TombResearchers found her skull in 1881, mistakingly believing it belonged to a man A facial reconstruction of a 17-year-old Stone Age woman Cicero Moraes / Jiri Sindelar / Karel Drbal More than 140 years ago, archaeologists discovered a skull in what is now the Czech Republic. It belonged to a man, they hypothesized, and it…
The Roman who towered a foot-and-a-half above his peers: First ancient skeleton of man with gigantism found
History and ArcheoloryAt 6ft 8in tall, he would have been easily eligible to compete amongst those giants of sport in the U.S. basketball leagues today. In third-century AD Rome, where men averaged only about 5ft 6in, he would have been a giant the likes of which most people had never seen. It’s no legend – archaeologists believe…
A Million-Year-Old Human Skull Has Prompted Scientists To Reconsider Early Human Evolution
Archaeology Mystery of TombA whole skull of an old human progenitor was discovered in 2005 at the archaeological site of Dmanisi, a tiny town in southern Georgia, Europe. The skull belonged to a 1.85 million-year-old extinct hominid! The archaeological specimen, known as Skull 5 or D4500, is completely whole and has a long face, huge teeth, and a…
Mummies Scanned to Unravel the Beautiful Mysteries Bound Inside
History and ArcheoloryThanks to modern CT technology, archaeologists have now been able to look deep within three ancient Egyptian mummies discovered back in 1615 AD. Discovered in a rock-cut tomb more than four centuries ago at the ancient Egyptian necropolis of Saqqara, the adult male and female mummies, along with a teen mummy , represent “the only surviving” stucco-shrouded portrait mummies. Rather…
Toraja, The People Of The Walking Dead
Archaeology Mystery of TombA few decades ago a film called “Mondo Cane” was released in Italian cinemas. As the name suggests, the film was a kind of documentary of the strangest and most shocking customs that exist in various human cultures. Surely the Toraja population in Indonesia would have had a place of honor in the aforementioned film,…
The Astonishing mysteries of the Roman catacombs “Unearthed in Egypt”
History and ArcheoloryRoman-era catacomb unearthed in EgyptThe Ministry of Antiquities announced on the discovery of an ancient cemetery in Saqqara. It is the first discovered cemetery from the Roman era in this region. During the last excavation season, a joint Egyptian-Japanese archaeological mission in North Saqqara headed by Nozomu Kawai of Kanazawa University and Waseda University in…
The world’s largest gold-cast coffin that no one dares to open
Archaeology Mystery of TombDuring the past 10 years, experts had hoped to uncover the mystery inside the rare golden coffin with the help of special techniques. However, besides still not being able to find a reasonable way to open it, there is a deeper reason than that… More than ten years ago, a golden coffin was unearthed in…
Archaeologists’ Mysterious Treasure Chests in Egypt Provide Insight into “a Lost Tomb”
History and ArcheoloryArchaeologists working at one of the most famous Egyptian archaeological sites have made an amazing discovery. They have come across a stone chest and a wooden box with unusual contents. Experts believe that these curious finds are very important, as they may indicate the lost tomb of Pharaoh Thutmose II, who died over 3,500 years ago. The…
The discovery of the “golden man” at Kazakhstan’s Saka mound astounded scientists
Archaeology Mystery of TombLast week, Ancient Origins reported on the fascinating discovery of a golden treasure left by the ancient Saka people in a burial mound in Kazakhstan. It was called one of the most significant finds in helping archaeologists unravel the history of the ancient Scythian sub-group. Now, archaeologists have found the missing element of the Saka…