Discovering the Mysteries of Dutch Mass Graves: “Skeletons Are British Soldiers”
In 2020 construction workers in the Netherlands made a gruesome discovery. While working in the city of Vianen they came across an enigmatic mass burial. Were the…
“Secrets “of South American mummies are revealed by decoding DNA stored in lice glue
Remarkable samples from an ancient culture offer scientists a promising new way to study the past. Anyone who has ever peered through a magnifying glass and struggled…
A 1,300-Year-Old Corn “God Statue” Illustrates the Mayas’ Maize Worship
The deity was linked to renewal and creation in Mesoamerican culture. While excavating a section of the ancient Maya city of Palenque last summer, archaeologists in Mexico…
Icelandic witches – The mystery of the creation of magical pants made of human skin
A museum in Iceland is home to the only known pair of necropants: pants made out of human skin. Legend has it that Icelandic sorcerers would tear…
“Scans” Show Cruelty in the Making of Ancient Egyptian Animal Mummies
Ancient Egypt is famous for its mummies of pharaohs, however, the ancient Egyptians mummified animals as well as people. New non-invasive technology has been used to digitally…
An very well-preserved bone from a 110 million-year-old dinosaur was unintentionally found in Canada by miners
It is said that the best discoveries are made by accident, which is exactly what happened in Western Canada a few years ago. The dinosaur remains are…
Discover the only “fully-solved ” Viking Age wagon mystery and uncover what it was used for
The exceptionally well-preserved wagon was found in a burial mound in Oseberg near the Oslo Fjord in Norway. The artefact that is commonly known as the “Oseberg…
The Mysteries of the Inca Ice Fairy’s Sacrifice in Peru – “Juanita Mummy”
Momia Juanita (‘Mummy Juanita’) is the name given to the mummy of a 15th century Incan girl who was discovered in Peru in 1995. She is known…
The Amazons’ Sarcophagus: An Etruscan Coffin with paintings of Dynamic fighting scenes of Greeks and Amazons
The Sarcophagus of the Amazons is a large Etruscan sarcophagus of an unknown artist, dated back to the third quarter of the 4th century BC and preserved in the National Archaeological Museum of Florence….
Tomb of a 3,500-Year-Old Keeper of ‘Royal Secrets’ Discovered in Egypt
A magnificent tomb has been discovered in Egypt belonging to a ‘keeper of royal secrets.’ This highly-trusted man served two ancient pharaohs of the 6th Dynasty, and…