Human skeletons found in ancient port city
History and ArcheolorySkeletons of four humans, one of which is a baby, have been found in an area which is believed to be a colonnaded street, during the excavations in the ancient port city “Anemurium” in the southern province of Mersin. The team was excited by the fact that the baby skeleton was buried in an amphora.…
Archaeology breakthrough as skeleton DNA uncovers first people to call themselves English
Archaeology Mystery of TombThe original Englishmen largely descended from northern Europeans, mainly Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands. Archaeologists have made a spectacular discovery after the analysis of DNA from skeletons from across England has exposed where the first-ever groups of people to define themselves as English originally came from. The researchers found that the first official Englishmen descended…
Archaeology news: ‘Mystery’ pit skeleton discovered among UK Bronze Age burial items
History and ArcheoloryARCHAEOLOGISTS have discovered “mystery” human remains at a dig in Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire. The skeleton was found appearing to lean on the sides of a pit with legs outstretched. Archaeology experts described finding the skeleton “just lying in the bottom” of the two metre-deep pit during an excavation at Whittington Way. Bronze Age and Roman…
A Greek Farmer Stumbled on a 3,400-Year-Old Tomb in His Olive Grove While Parking His Car
Archaeology Mystery of TombThe Crete local was trying to park his vehicle when he accidentally unearthed the ancient Minoan grave The eight-foot deep pit contained two ancient coffins and an array of funerary vases Lassithi Ephorate of Antiquities Sometime between 1400 and 1200 B.C., two Minoan men were laid to rest in an underground enclosure carved out of…
In Croatia, archaeologists discovered remnants of a Roman chariot with horse
Archaeology Mystery of TombArchaeologists in Croatia uncovered the fossilized remains of a Roman chariot buried with two horses as part of a funeral ceremony. The fossilized remains of a Roman chariot buried with 2 horses as part of a burial ritual have recently been uncovered in Croatia. A large burial chamber for an ‘extremely wealthy family’ was discovered…
4 Aztec child burials unearthed in Mexico and dated to the Early Colonial period may be indicators of Aztec resistance
History and ArcheoloryDuring an archaeological rescue effort in Mexico City’s historic central district of La Lagunilla, the remains of an Aztec house and the burial place of four Aztec children from the Early Colonial period (1521-1620) were unearthed. Excavations also uncovered pre-Hispanic objects largely intact centuries later, including clay vases, ceramic pots, and a stone figure of…
Archaeologists unearth the remains of three dozen headless people at a stone age settlement in Vráble, Slovakia
History and ArcheoloryArchaeologists have unearthed a mass grave containing the remains of about three dozen headless bodies of people at a settlement dated 5250-4950 BC in Vráble, western Slovakia. The team of Slovak-German archaeologists investigating one of the largest Central European Stone Age settlements at Vráble thinks these people may have been killed in cult ceremonies. The skeletons were…
Jade Burial Suits of the Han Dynasty
Archaeology Mystery of TombThreaded hand-crafted from thousands of precious stone slabs with silver and gold during the Han Dynasty about 2000 years ago, ancient China’s jade burial suits were built as armor to the afterlife to prevent mortal decay. The Jude Burial Suits of China are maybe the most opulent type of burial in history. Ceremonial suits composed…
Mass graves of Crusaders killed in the 13th century have been discovered in Lebanon
Archaeology Mystery of TombFrom 1096 to 1291, waves of Europeans took up arms and marched into the Middle East. They hope to “take back” the Holy Land. But many of these Christian crusaders never returned home, and a mass grave found in Lebanon provided grisly evidence of their violent deaths. Much of what we know about crusaders’ lives and deaths…
Archaeologists have found an intriguing Iron Age “shrine” in the Yorkshire Wolds
History and ArcheoloryArchaeologists have discovered an interesting ancient Iron Age “shrine” in the Yorkshire Wolds, which was marked out by meticulously placed animal skulls and bones. A team led by Dr. Peter Halkon and James Lyall excavated a fortified settlement with a substantially circular structure in the middle a few hundred yards from the “shrine” over the…