At the El Brujo archaeological site, researchers found a female Moche mummy that was over 1,200 years old( video)
Archaeology Mystery of TombLady Cao was not just one of many mummies archaeologists have unearthed in various parts of the world. Discoveries of her remains re-wrote ancient history and gave us a much better understanding of the Moche culture. The Moche flourished and ruled the northern coast of Peru before the Incas, between the first and eighth centuries,…
Archaeologists discover 2,700-year-old tomb in Mexico
Archaeology Mystery of TombTomb of dignitary inside pyramid in southern Mexico may be oldest such burial documented in Mesoamerica Archaeologists in southern Mexico have discovered the 2,700-year-old tomb of a dignitary inside a pyramid that may be the oldest such burial documented in Mesoamerica. The tomb held a man aged about 50, who was buried with jade collars,…
This 1,600-Year-Old Elongated Skull with Stone-Encrusted Teeth Was Discovered in Mexico
History and ArcheoloryThis latest discovery is from Mexico, which includes all the places that Teotihuacan’s famous ancient ruins are located. Although the ruins are quite interesting, we are not here for them. We will be discussing the near 1,600-year old skeleton of a woman discovered in the vicinity. The images show that the skull is long, which…
Greek Farmer Stumbled on a 3,400-Year-Old Tomb in His Olive Grove While Parking His Car
History and ArcheoloryThe Crete local was trying to park his vehicle when he accidentally unearthed the ancient Minoan grave. Sometime between 1400 and 1200 B.C., two Minoan men were laid to rest in an underground enclosure carved out of the soft limestone native to southeast Crete. Both were entombed within larnakes—intricately embossed clay coffins popular in Bronze…
Archaeologists find the world’s largest ‘mass child sacrifice’ site
Archaeology Mystery of TombThe centuries-old remains of more than 200 children have been discovered in Peru, according to reports. Experts say that the macabre discovery is likely the world’s largest child sacrifice site. Peruvian press agency Andina reports that archaeologists found the skeletal remains of 250 children and 40 warriors at Huanchaco, 346 miles north of Lima. “This…
Mummified ‘Amazon warrior’ girl, 13, found buried with ax, bow and a ‘wart still visible on face’
Archaeology Mystery of TombAncient remains of a suspected “Amazon warrior” have been identified as a girl no older than 13 years old. The 2,600-year-old teenager is also said to have a visible wart and a range of war-like grave goods. The grave was first discovered in 1988 in Siberia’s modern-day Tuva republic. However, the mummified remains were labeled…
3000-Year-Old Skeletons of Ancient Viol.ence Vic.tims Found in World’s Arid Desert
History and ArcheolorySurviving in the Atacama Desert was not easy, but nature was not the real danger here. No one would have thought that farming here would be easy. And yet, the brutal hardships of living in one of Earth’s driest, harshest environments proved fatal to many, and not all dangers were imposed by the desert. Instead,…
Egyptian Child Mummy Dumped in Garbage in France, Now Restored and Protected
Archaeology Mystery of TombThe mummy of an ancient Egyptian child was saved from a municipal dump and is set to go on display for the first time outside Paris. The 2,000-year-old mummified body and casket are thought to have been in the possession of a Napoleonic general before they were unceremoniously dumped in a rubbish pile in France.…
Evidence Syphilis Did Not Arrive In Europe With Columbus Expedition
History and ArcheoloryMass burials are common remnants of the many plague outbreaks that ravaged medieval Europe . A number of these graveyards are well documented in historical sources, but the locations of most, and the victims they contain, have been lost to the pages of time. In Vilnius, Lithuania, one such cemetery was found in a typical way: accidental discovery during a…
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,…