Ancient Roman Giant Found – Oldest Complete Skeleton With Gigantism
Archaeology Mystery of TombAncient Roman Giant Found – Oldest Complete Skeleton With Gigantism It’s no tall tale—the first complete ancient skeleton of a person with gigantism has been discovered near Rome, a new study says. At 6 feet, 8 inches (202 centimeters) tall, the man would have been a giant in third-century A.D. Rome, where men averaged about 5 and a…
Enter The ‘Dragon Man’: Giant 146,000-Plus Year-Old Skull Might Belong To New Human Species
History and ArcheoloryA team of international researchers studying an ancient skull determined it belongs to a newly discovered species that’s more closely related to modern humans than Neanderthals, but others in the scientific community say the skull might belong to a mysterious, but already known ancestor. The skull was reportedly found by a farmer in the northern Chinese city…
The discovery of at least 200 mammoth skeletons near Mexico City may help explain why the species became extinct
History and ArcheoloryThe discovery of at least 200 mammoth skeletons near Mexico City may help explain why the species became extinct, archaeologists have said. The elephant-like beast, which had tusks and, in some cases, a covering of long hair, lived from about five million years ago before disappearing in the last 4,000 years. Experts have been discovering…
Scientists Find 6,500-Year-Old Human Skeleton In Museum Basement
History and ArcheoloryScientists at the Penn Museum in Philadelphia, affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania, said on Tuesday that have rediscovered a rare 6,500-year-old human skeleton in one of the museum’s storage rooms. The skeleton, which dates back to about 4500 BC, had been stored in a coffin-like box for 85 years According to scientists, they had…
Mongolia: Archaeologists uneаrtһ tomb Of Genghis Khan
History and ArcheoloryConstruction workers employed in road building near the Onon River in the Khentii province of Mongolia, have discovered a mass ɡгаⱱe containing the remains of many dozens of һᴜmап сoгрѕeѕ ɩуіпɡ upon a large rudimentary stone structure. Forensic experts and archaeologists were called on the site, which was гeⱱeаɩed to be a Mongolian royal…
Archaeologists Discovered a Partially Mummified Skeleton That Proves Greek Theater Was Thriving in Roman Pompeii
History and ArcheoloryThe tomb belonged to a formerly enslaved man named Marcus Venerius Secundio. Archaeologists have discovered a tomb in Pompeii containing one of the site’s best-preserved skeletons to date—and the partially mummified remains offer fascinating insight into the previously unknown role that Greek culture played in the ancient Roman city. An inscription on the dead man’s…
Meet The Inca Ice Maiden, Perhaps The Bєst-Preserved Mummy In Human History
History and ArcheoloryThe must-see attraction for visitors to Museo Santuarios Andinos (Museum of Andean Sanctuaries) in Arequipa, Peru is without a doubt the Mummy Juanita, one of the world’s best-preserved corpses. Her full head of dark hair is still intact and the skin on her hands and arms, discolouration aside, shows almost no decay. The mummy’s discoverer,…
Skeletons found in London archaєology dig reveal noxious environs
Archaeology Mystery of TombThe discoveries were made at a 19th-century ʙuʀιᴀʟ site at New Covent Garden market. News reports and social media anxiety may make us feel that life is tough in Britain today but the extraordinary findings of a new archaeological ᴇxcᴀvᴀтιoɴ have provided a salutary reminder that, a couple of centuries ago, it was so much…
Archaeologists Uncover Rare Human Skeleton at Waterloo
Archaeology Mystery of TombThe bones were discovered in a ditch near a former field hospital At the site of the Battle of Waterloo, archaeologists from the nonprofit Waterloo Uncovered have discovered a complete skeleton. The newly unearthed bones likely belong to a soldier who died there more than 200 years ago, says the team in a statement. The deadly battle, which took…
5,000-year-old Bryde’s whale skeleton unearthed in Thailand
History and ArcheoloryAn unusual, partly fossilized skeleton belonging to a Bryde whale, estimated to be about 5,000 years old, has been discovered by researchers in Thailand at an inland site west of Bangkok. At the beginning of November, a skeleton weighing 12.5 meters (41ft), about the length of a truck, was discovered by a cyclist who saw some…