Picture shows the Mayan stone disc used as a marker for the Mesoamerican ballgame, undated. It was discovered in Chichen Itza, Mexico, despite being more than a thousand years old the carving was intact. (INAH/Newsflash)

Stone Marker From Mayan Ball Game Discovered That Incorporated Tenns, Football And Rugby

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:April 14, 2023

Archaeologists have unearthed a Mayan stone marker from an ancient ball game that was played thousands of years ago and incorporated elements of football, tennis, rugby and basketball. The discovery…

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Photo shows a cat named Bastet, undated. The cat was reportedly left homeless for being so affectionate. (@FlekiTV/Newsflash)

Fury As New Owner Rejects Adopted Puss As Too Loving

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:April 9, 2023

Animal lovers have been left furious after a cat adoption service revealed that this perfect puss has been rejected by new owners for being too loving. Adorable moggie Bastet –…

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Photo shows the assemblage of fine gold jewelry, undated. Pieces of gold jewelry from the Roman period were discovered in a burial cave in Jerusalem, Israel. (Emil Aladjem, Israel Antiquities Authority/Newsflash)

Ancient Roman Treasure Left Gathering Dust On A Shelf

• Post author:Michael Leidig
• Post published:April 5, 2023

Antiquities experts have put on show a stunning display of ancient Roman gold jewellery buried with a young girl to save her from evil spirits in the afterlife. The haul…

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Mummified ram heads are uncovered by an American mission during excavation work at the temple of Rameses II in Abydos, Egypt, undated. The Mummified heads date back to the time of the sixth dynasty in Ptolemaic Egypt. (Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities/Newsflash)

2,000 Mummified Rams’ Heads Unearthed In Ancient Egyptian Temple

• Post author:Georgina Jedikovska
• Post published:March 30, 2023

Archaeologists have uncovered more than 2,000 ancient mummified ram heads slaughtered in tribute to legendary Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II. The heads were unearthed in Abydos near the temple of the…

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Photo shows one of the several antiquities returned to Greece, undated. The US returned 29 antiquities to Greece during a repatriation ceremony at the Greek Consulate of New York on Tuesday, March 21, 2023. (Manhattan District Attorney/Newsflash)

Ancient Artefacts Worth USD 20m Including Julius Caesar Murder Coin Returned To Greece

• Post author:ananova
• Post published:March 28, 2023

Twenty-nine ancient artefacts worth USD 20 million have been returned to Greece by the United States, including a coin that was minted to commemorate the murder of Julius Caesar. The…

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Image shows an example of a long-tailed macaque using a stone tool to access food, undated photo. Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in the city of Leipzig, Germany, claimed that some accidentally produced stone fragments made by macaques resemble some of the earliest hominin stone artifacts. ( Lydia V. Luncz/Newsflash)

Ancient Stone Age Human Tools Could Have Been Made By Monkeys, Says Study

• Post author:Georgina Jedikovska
• Post published:March 21, 2023

New research into ancient tools has revealed that cutting stones once believed to be made by early humans could actually have been the work of monkeys. Scientists from the Max…

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Image shows a reconstruction of the earliest ichthyosaur and the 250-million-year-old ecosystem found on Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, undated photo. A team of Swedish and Norwegian palaeontologists has discovered remains of the earliest known ichthyosaur or 'fish-lizard' on the remote Arctic island of Spitsbergen. (Esther van Hulsen/Newsflash)

Oldest Sea Reptile Found On Arctic Island Mountain

• Post author:Georgina Jedikovska
• Post published:March 20, 2023

Ancient remains of a terrifying 250-million-year-old sea reptile have been found halfway up a mountain in Norway. The ichthyosaur fossil shows that the feared ocean predator apparently existed long before…

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Picture shows the recreation of the outfit of Princess 6-Mono born in 1073 AD, undated. It was created to show the hierarchical role that Mixtec women have had since the Postclassic period (900-1522 AD), based on the iconographic study of manuscripts. (Meliton Tapia, INAH/Newsflash)

Boffins Recreate Ancient Mexican Warrior Queen’s Outfit

• Post author:William McGee
• Post published:March 15, 2023

Boffins in Mexico have brought the pre-Hispanic era back to life with this stunning recreation of the outfit of a Mixtec warrior queen. Experts from Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology…

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Picture shows the stucco scene depicting the subjugation of a captive discovered in the upper part of the Ek' Balam Acropolis, Mexico, undated. In the scene, ruler can be seen, who wears a skirt decorated with crossed bones, taking a male character by the hair. (INAH/Newsflash)

Gruesome ‘Sacrifice’ Unearthed At Ancient Mexican Temple

• Post author:William McGee
• Post published:March 8, 2023

History when the brutal ancient past of Mexico's Mayan people is seen again for the first time in more than a thousand years. The sculpture was unearthed during preservation work…

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Photo shows three rings found at the Al-Ukhdood site in Najran, Saudi Arabia, undated. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabias Heritage Authority announced the discovery of ancient artefacts dating back to pre-Islamic times, at the Al Ukhdud site in the Najran region. (@MOCHeritage/Newsflash)

Ancient Jewels Unearthed

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:March 5, 2023

A 2,000-year-old hoard of highly crafted gold rings has been unearthed by archaeologists excavating an ancient village in Saudi Arabia. The three rings and a large bronze bull's head were…

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