Archaeologists Unearth 3,000-Year-Old Giant Statues in Sardinian Necropolis
The seven-foot statues have expressionless faces—and a mysterious history. The faces of the towering sculpted giants of the Sardinian necropolis are eerie—they bear an almost emotionless expression…
Trove of 13,000 Artifacts Sheds Light on Enigmatic Chinese Civilization
The Bronze Age Sanxingdui culture is known for its intricate masks and artworks. For hundreds of years, the Sanxingdui culture flourished in what is now southwest China,…
Egypt’s archaeologists discover a mysterious mummy An important official’s and his wife’s 3,400-year-old coffin
Egyptian Minister of Antiquities Khaled al-Anany witnessed the unpacking process of two ancient sarcophagi ahead of their restoration and display in a new museum. The mummies in…
Archaeologists in Derbyshire have found a 9th-century Anglo-Saxon house
A cave home that was originally believed to be an 18th-century folly has been discovered as one of the UK’s oldest preserved household interiors and was likely…
The Guano Mummy in Ecuador Holds the Secret to Understanding a Disabling Global Illness
An Andean mummy in Ecuador may be the missing link to understanding the expansion of rheumatoid polyarthritis from the Americas to Europe. Its naturally mummified remains are…
2,200-year-old Iron Age Warrior’s Shield hailed as the Most Important Find of This Millennium
Conservation experts have been able to restore a stunning shield that is 2,200 years old. The artifact belonged to a Celtic warrior who was buried in a chariot burial…
In a huge underwater cave, a mysterious giant sloth is interred with artifacts from the Mayan civilization
After 10 months of intensive research, scientists in Mexico discovered the largest flooded cave system in the world, and it is truly a wonderland of the underwater….
The “Greatest Treasure” Hunt Ever of a Shipwreck in Spain has produced some amazing discoveries
Marine archaeologists are renewing their search for a Spanish treasure shipwreck, the Juncal. It is believed that the ship had a cargo of treasure, including precious metals and jewels,…
The mystery of the couple’s mummy discovered in a Swiss glacier vanished 75 years ago
A Swiss couple’s bodies were found frozen in the Alps, 75 years after they went missing. Marcelin and Francine Dumoulin ԀiҽԀ on their way to feed their…
Unsolved mystery surrounding the 300-year-old kid mummies discovered in a church in Mexico
Rumors are swirling about paranormal events surrounding a young Catholic saint in Guadalajara, Mexico. Called Santa Inocencia, the deceased martyr is said to have opened her eyes…