The ruins of Tikal, the Mayan city in Guatemala, were abandoned more than 1,000 years ago and rediscovered by a rubber collector in 1853. Today, scientists may be closer to understanding why its inhabitants abandoned the city, the capital of Read More …
The giant building that the Maya once built in southern Mexico near the border with Guatemala is impressive simply because of its dimensions. More material was moved here than when the great pyramid of Giza was built, more than four Read More …
A „unique“ prehistoric structure, forming a circle more than two kilometers in diameter, has been unearthed near the famous megalithic site of Stonehenge, in the South West of England, announced on Monday June 22, 2020 the Scottish university St Andrews. Read More …
An exceptional 2300-year-old tomb has been unearthed in the Case Rosse area on the outskirts of Rome. Italy and its rich archaeological past never cease to amaze us. And not only in Pompeii, at the foot of the Vesuvius volcano, Read More …
The Thessaloniki metro project, due to be completed by 2020, has brought to light outstanding remains that allow archaeologists to fill gaps in their knowledge of the city’s long history. Armed with shovels and brooms, twenty or so workers evolve Read More …
Toxic carbon dioxide emissions were measured in the Roman temple of Plutonium, god of the underworld, in Hierapolis (Turkey). In ancient times, they had been used to sacrifice animals during mysterious rites. Hell and radiation! At Hierapolis, near Pamukkale in Read More …
Statues depicting Sekhmet, the Lioness deity, were unearthed near the Colossi of Memnon, Luxor, Egypt. A collection of 27 fragmented statues of Egyptian goddess with a female body and lioness head Sekhmet was found near the Colossi of Memnon in Read More …
An ancient city that’s believed to have been founded in the time of Alexander the Great was discovered after being thought to have been lost in the sands of history for more than 2,000 years. Qalatga Darband, who is on Read More …
An exceptional sculpture from the XII-XIII century was unearthed in the complex of the temples of Angkor, Cambodia. The surprise was total. As soon as their second day of work had begun, a team of archaeologists had discovered a very Read More …
This Argentine herbivorous dinosaur weighed between 65 and 77 tons and was more than 36 meters long. Patagotitan mayorum. This is the name of the biggest animal ever trampled on Earth. This „Patagonian Titan“ (an area south of Agentine and Read More …
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