Rare Ancient Roman Poem Found Scrawled On 2,000-Year-Old Olive Oil Jar
A rare fragment of a poem by Ancient Roman scholar Virgil has been discovered scratched on a shard of a broken olive oil jar dating back nearly 2,000 years. The…
Picture shows Belarussian museum expert and worker of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Belarus near the remains of a mammoth near the Besed river, Gomel Region of Belarus on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023. Rescue divers found the remains of a mammoth in the river. (@mchs.gov.by/Newsflash)
Ancient Animal Pulled From Belarusian River
This is the huge mammoth "skull" pulled by divers from the bed of a Belarusian river. The find comes as thawing permafrost in Siberia reveals a treasure trove of ancient…
Image shows the reconstruction of the habitat of Solnhofia parsonsi in the lagoon world of the Upper Jura 150 million years ago in what is now Lower Bavaria, Germany, undated photo. Researchers found a beautifully preserved turtles considered extinct. (Peter Nickolaus/Newsflash)
Perfect Fossil Found Of Extinct Turtle That Thrived In Tropical Germany 150 Million Years Ago
Archaeologists have discovered a beautifully preserved fossil of an extinct turtle that thrived when the south of Europe was still a tropical paradise 150 million years ago. The so far…
Picture shows a Neanderthal skull used in the research from the Museo de La Plata collection, in La Plata, Argentina, undated. Scientist compared the genetic and morphological information of the face of 6,000 Latin Americans and determined a "significant Neanderthal genetic trace", persistent in the genes responsible for the variation of the face, including the shape of the nose. (CONICET/Newsflash)
Modern Human Noses Came From Neanderthals, Says Study
Modern humans have their Neanderthal ancestors to thank for their tall, narrow nose shape, a new study has revealed. The study - led by researchers from the University College London…
Picture shows the scull of the skeleton, believed to belong to janambre ethnic group the found in a rock shelter in the Huizachal Canyon, in Victoria, Mexico, undated. It is dated between the 17th and 18th centuries, scientists believe it will bring more details about their physic and culture. (INAH/Newsflash)
Archaeologists Find Skeleton Of Pre-Columbian Indigenous Hunter-Gatherer
Archaeologists have discovered a skeleton thought to belong to a pre-Columbian indigenous hunter-gatherer society of which very little is known because they were nomads. The find, which has been described…
Picture shows the stone representation of the god K'awiil, undated. Archaeologists discovered during the excavations of Section 7 of the Mayan Train, in Mexico. (INAH Campeche Center/Newsflash)
God Of Lightning Statue Discovered By Archaeologists Building Mayan Train
Archaeologists working on the Mayan train that is set to link up a number of pre-Hispanic sites in the Yucatan Peninsula have unearthed a statue of the god of lightning…
Photo shows a carving of six sculpted figures in a small funerary chapel discovered in Saqqara, Egypt, undated. It dates back to the Ramesside era. (Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities/Newsflash)
Elaborate Tomb Unearthed At Egyptian Archaeological Site
Archaeologists have unearthed an astonishing tomb and four small shrines dating back to the Ramesside Period 3,000 years ago at an archaeological site in Egypt. The Dutch-Italian team working at…
Picture shows moult remains of feather-feeding beetle larvae intimately associated with downy feather portions from an unidentified theropod dinosaur in Early Cretaceous amber of Spain, undated. Insets show the head with powerful mandibles of one of the larval moults (top) and the pigmentation pattern of feather second order branches (bottom), with the main stem of one feather at the right of the amber fragment. Amber fragment is only 6 millimetres across. (CN IGME-CSIC/Newsflash)
New Beetle Fossils Preserved In Amber Reveal Bugs Ate Dinosaur Feathers
Recently discovered beetle fossils preserved in amber for hundreds of millions of years have revealed that the bugs ate dinosaur feathers, according to a new study. The study shows how…
Picture shows spider found in a cave, undated.
Researchers from the Humboldt Institute managed to enter a remote and unexplored area of Caqueta, Colombia, where they found cave-dwelling species, some of which could be new. (Felipe Villegas, Humboldt Institute/Newsflash)
Researchers Find New Species Of Fish And Insects Inside Untouched Cave In Colombia
Researchers in Colombia may have discovered never-before-seen species living inside a remote and untouched cave. Expert teams from Germany's Humboldt Institute and La Venta Esplorazioni Geografiche found various species of…
Photo shows one of the paintings called 'Scene with King David', undated. It was found in hidden medieval rooms discovered by the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology in old Dongola, Sudan. (Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology/Newsflash)
Archaeologists Uncover Hidden Medieval Complex Containing Unique Christian Murals
Archaeologists in Sudan made a "unique" and "unexpected" discovery when they came across a complex of hidden chambers under a medieval monastery that contain stunning Christian art. The complex -…