We’ve recently remarked that traditional ideas of human behavior are being revised thanks to new archaeological findings. Example One: rock art discovered in 2015 in three Basque Country caves is now being related to the Gravettian style known across Europe between c. 34,000 and 24,000 BP, proving “the Gravettian culture was more widespread and varied […]
The introduction to this report says it all: “Its name was Observation Post Rock. The outpost is the backdrop for a ghost story, and is known for strange voices, radio static and the creeping fear of being watched.” Turns out this “rock” was a hardened mound of dirt under which countless dead were interred in […]
Jason Colavito has a strong point of view, but his remarks on the headlined discussion seem reasonable, most especially on the alleged contention that 5th-century BC Athenian Bad Boy Alcibiades was attacked for specifically drinking a supposed psychedelic during his profanation of the Eleusinian Mysteries. Ages far more remote are producing discovery and debate, as […]
The shark, named Nukumi by researches, is more than 17 feet long, 3,541 pounds and believed to be about 50-years-old.
A sealed door was also unearthed where it is expected more mummies may lie behind, said Khaled el-Anany the first Minister of Antiquities and Tourism.
Egypt's antiquities ministry announced Sunday the discovery of 14 sarcophagi in the Saqqara necropolis south of Cairo that had lain buried for 2,500 years.
The second-largest pre-European settlement in North America is yielding more of its secrets thanks to drone-based imaging, says Ashley Cowie. Despite some issues, a video presentation about Etzanoa gives more details. Elizabeth Dohms-Harter offers an eye-opening article behind her assertion that Wisconsin’s Effigy Mounds Connected People to Spirits. The amazingly rich prehistory of “a sculpted […]
The record-breaking Nile level could inundate precious relics as the country is hit by heavy rains.
The New Guinea singing dog was said to only exist in captivity, but a DNA analysis found its predecessor, the Highland Wild Dog, is thriving in Indonesia after being believed to be extinct.
Independent archaeologist Warren P. Aston has looked into some odd grass-covered mounds and thinks he’s somewhat figured them out. Here he provides a nutshell summary of an “interim paper” on this peculiar matter. As with so much in archaeology, dating these features is a problem, and there’s a new refinement to this general line detailed […]
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