4,500-year-old female mummy discovered in Peru
History and ArcheoloryThe find may unearth information about the most ancient city in south America inhabited between 2,600 BC and 2,000 BC The place and way the ancient woman was buried indicate she was of important social status (Reuters) The remains of a 4,500-year-old mummified woman have been found by archaeologists in northern Peru. The woman is…
Martyr Skeletons Dressed in Jewels “Catacomb Saints”
Archaeology Mystery of TombThe story of the saints in the catacombs of Northern Europe is a peculiar story. It is rooted in the crisis of faith after the Reformation, prompting people to dramatically return to decorative materialism in the practice of worship. The jeweled skeletons were discovered in catacombs under Rome in 1578 and given as replacements to…
2100-year-old women skeleton found lying in bronze ‘Mermaid Bed’
Archaeology Mystery of TombArchaeologists have discovered the 2100-year-old skeleton of a woman lying in a bronze ‘Mermaid Bed’ near the city of Kozani in northern Greece. Dating to the 1st century BC, the skeleton was found on a so-called “Mermaid bed”. The woman – whoever she was – must have been of some importance as she was buried on a…
A Giant Mammoth Graveyard Was Just Discovered Outside Mexico City
History and ArcheoloryArchaeologists in hard hats and face masks carefully remove earth from around enormous bones at the site of Mexico City’s new airport, where construction work has uncovered a huge trove of mammoth skeletons. The remains of dozens of the extinct giants and other prehistoric creatures have been found in Zumpango on the northern edge of…
‘Massive’ Bones of Viking Descendants Found in an Italian Graveyard
Archaeology Mystery of TombThe hulking skeletons are believed to have been the descendants of Vikings who colonized northern France and, later, southern Italy and Sicily. Around 800 years ago, 10 people were laid to rest in a cemetery on the Italian island of Sicily. Three were women, two were children. But it was the male skeletons that caught…
Huge Mayan city with pyramids found hidden under jungle
History and ArcheoloryHigh-tech mapping suggests 10 million people may have lived within the Maya Lowlands Researchers using a high-tech aerial mapping technique have found tens of thousands of previously undetected Mayan houses, buildings, defence works and pyramids in the dense jungle of Guatemala’s Peten region, suggesting that millions more people lived there than previously thought. The discoveries,…
Skeletons of over 40 people including some who died of SYPHILIS are unearthed on the site of a 500-year-old Spanish hospital in Lima
Archaeology Mystery of TombArchaeologists have unearthed the remains of 42 humans in a cemetery next to a Peruvian hospital that dates back to the 16th century, when the country first became part of the Spanish empire. The skeletons were found in the courtyard of Hospital Real de San Andres, a former hospital in the centre of Lima, the capital…
Egyptian Archaeologists Reveal Massive 3500-Year-Olds Tomb Contains Mummies and Thousands of Artifacts
History and ArcheoloryEgyptian Archaeologists Reveal Massive 3500-Year-Olds Tomb Contains Mummies and Thousands of Artifacts Egyptian archaeologists in Luxor have discovered a massive ancient tomb in the city’s west bank area dating back to the 18th Dynasty. The 3,500-year-old tomb contains thousands of valuable artifacts, as well as ten coffins and eight mummies. Valuable Artifacts and Mummies Antiquities…
Smoked Mummies Housed In Mountainside Caves: The Fire Mummies
Archaeology Mystery of TombMummification is a practice that has existed since ancient times. The Egyptian mummies – their heavily bandaged and embalmed corpses- were among the most popular. However, in the Philippines, a different type of mummy has recently come to light – the fire mummies. These carefully preserved bodies of ancient people gave researchers new insight into…
Shen the T. rex to go under the hammer in Asia: ‘Scientifically-important’ 40-foot dinosaur skeleton could fetch up to $25 MILLION at auction
History and ArcheoloryShen the T. rex to go under the hammer in Asia: ‘Scientifically-important’ 40-foot dinosaur skeleton could fetch up to $25 MILLION at auction A 40-foot T. rex skeleton known as Shen could fetch up to $25 million when it goes up for auction in Hong Kong in November. Shen – which was unearthed in the Hell…