In 1999, archaeologists made an intriguing discovery on an island off the coast of Britain—a 2,000-year-old grave containing a sword and shield typically associated with men, as well as a brooch and mirror typically associated with women, as reported by the Guardian. Despite DNA testing being inconclusive due to the decomposition of the body, recent …
In an extraordinary discovery, archaeologists have uncovered a previously unknown ancient Mayan city in a vast uninhabited jungle similar in size to Rhode Island. This remarkable find was made during aerial laser mapping conducted in the Balamku ecological reserve on the Yucatan Peninsula. The research, carried out by Mexico’s anthropology institute, spanned from May …
Lucy, the famous human ancestor whose bones were discovered in Ethiopia in 1974, belonged to the hominin species Australopithecus afarensis that walked on two legs more than 3 million years ago. However, the mystery remained about the movement of her long-lost muscles. Archaeologist Ashleigh Wiseman from Cambridge University turned to computational modeling to recreate …
Derek Fawcett, a retired British surgeon who was looking forward to pursuing his new hobby of wood-turning, stumbled upon a remarkable discovery that changed the direction of his life endeavors. In 2019, while having a workshop built, workers unearthed a blackened piece of wood that turned out to be the oldest carved wood ever found …