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Archaeologists Find Evidences of prehistoric cannibalism in Germany
Number of Comments » 0Evidences of mass cannibalism that took place 7,000 years age i.e. during the middle Neolithic Period were found by archaeologists on excavating a prehistoric site in Germany. For few decades, it appears that hundreds of inhabitants were slaughtered and eaten at the site, before having their less-delicious parts discarded into pits. The remains of 500 […]
Israel Exhibited Rare Ancient Coins Excavated From The Jewish Temple Site
Number of Comments » 1Israel exhibited for the first time on Wednesday a collection of rare coins charred and burn from the Roman destruction of the Jewish Temple nearly 2,000 years ago. About 70 coins were found in dig at the foot of a key Jerusalem holy site. They give a rare sight into the period of the Jewish […]
Archaeologists Discover Mummy of A Young Priestess In Peru
Number of Comments » 0An archaeological dig has uncovered the mummy of a young priestess, a member of the elite, with several precious items dating from the period of 300-450 AD in Cahuachi, Peru. According to Giuseppe Orefici, director of the Nasca Project, the girl must have been an important person. She would have been between 12 and 14 […]
Archaeologists Have Unearthed The Youngest Moche noble at Sipán site
Number of Comments » 0Two thousand years ago, a young man was buried in the royal mausoleum next to a huge and brightly festooned Moche pyramid, now known as the Huaca Rajada, at the site of Sipán. Studies have been conducted on this latest discovery that have determined his age at moment of death to be just 21, making […]
A 17th Century Witch Bottle Was Unearthed By Archaeologists In England
Number of Comments » 0Archaeologists digging up a car park in Staffordshire have unearthed 17th-century witch bottle used to fight evil spirits close to a former pub in England. Experts say that previously the so-called cursed people often filled such bottles with bent toenails and fingernails, urine, and hair to keep evil spirits away.However, the x-ray of the newly […]