In Corsica, the “City of Loss,” including 40 bones buried 1,700 years ago in enormous jars, was discovered
Archaeologists in France have uncovered a massive cemetery containing 40 tombs dating from the first half of the first millennium. Bodies were discovered inside of amphorae, or…
A 6,000-year-old tomb has been found in Egypt’s Saqqara Necropolis, and inside are some weird non-human mummies
In Egypt’s Saqqara Necropolis, a 6,000-year-old tomb has been discovered. In additional burial chambers, archaeologists discovered cat and scarab mummies. Egypt’s King Userkaf pyramid complex has archaeologists…
Near the North Pole, an ancient mummy from a “lost medieval culture” has awed researchers
After spending a number of decades frozen in the Siberian tundra, the mummified remains of an adult and a baby, each clad with copper, were discovered. According…
In India, a 16th-century Kerala Temple was surprised to have a new trillion-dollar treasure discovered directly beneath it
The royal chapel of Travancore’s erstwhile kings was the 16th century Kerala temple located within India. It gained notoriety five years ago when one of its six…
A 1,000-year-old couple’s tomb has been discovered in China
A 1,000-year-old tomb for a couple buried together with a window cut through the dividing wall to allow them to continue their romance in the afterlife has…
At the El Brujo archaeological site, researchers found a female Moche mummy that was over 1,200 years old
Lady 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…
The discovery of a 700-year-old, completely preserved woman from the Ming Dynasty shocked scientists
Most people associate mummies with Egyptian culture and complex mummification methods designed to bridge the gap between life and death, resulting in bodily preservation.While most mummies discovered…
Scientists were startled to find a royal mummy with tattoos that was 2,400 years old
In Russia, the intricate patterns of 2,500-year-old tattoos – some from the body of a permafrost-preserved Siberian ‘princess’ – have been discovered. Mythological creatures are included in…
20 medieval skeletons from a mass grave were found in a moat in the Netherlands
A mass grave of 20 ‘possibly medieval’ skeletons has been unearthed in Vianen by city workers excavating a moat. The majority of the remains are said to…
Scientists shivered when they discovered tiger skull with giant serrated teeth
In the animal kingdom, what garners respect is size, ferocity and fangs, and the sabre-toothed tiger was far up the food chain in all three categories. Modern…