Photo shows burial two. Six skulls dated back 1000 years were found in the construction works of a school in the community of Hidalgo Amajac, municipality of Alamo Temapache, Veracruz, Mexico. (Eugenia Maldonado Vite-INAH/Newsflash)

Graves With Human Bones Dating Back 1,000 Years Discovered During Construction Work Under School

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:August 29, 2023

Graves containing human bones dating back a thousand years have been discovered during construction work under a school. The images show the skeletons, which were buried with a number of…

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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

• Post author:Simona Kitanovska
• Post published:April 14, 2023

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 -…

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Employees of a supermarket in Krefeld, Germany, discovered the poisonous spider in a banana box from the Dominican Republic on Monday, (1 February). (Feuerwehr Krefeld/Newsflash)

Huge Venomous Tropical Spider With Skull On Its Back Found Among Bananas In German Supermarket

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:February 20, 2022

This huge, venomous spider from the tropics with the likeness of a skull on its back has been found in a box of bananas at a German supermarket. The discovery…

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Police seized liquid cocaine located inside 19,780 coconuts, in a container in the port of Cartagena, Colombia, headed for Genova , Italy, in January, 2022. (Fiscalia Colombia/Newsflash )

Coke-A-Nut: Cops Bust Colombian Drug Smugglers With 20,000 Coconuts Filled With Cocaine Set To Be Shipped To Europe

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:February 16, 2022

Colombian Police have discovered over 20,000 coconuts filled with liquid cocaine in a port that were set to be shipped to Europe a few hours later. The 504 canvas bags…

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They have verified the constant occupation of what is now the Guerrero colony, since the late Postclassic (1250-1521) when it was the seat of Mexican families. (Meliton Tapia, INAH/Newsflash)

Scientists Discover Burial Sites Of Residents Killed In 19th Century Pandemic

• Post author:Lee Bullen
• Post published:December 23, 2021

Mexican scientists have discovered 17 burial sites containing the remains of citizens who died during a pandemic in the 19th century. One leading scientist said: “It is striking that this…

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Figurine head. Representation of the goddess Cihuacoatl. (Mauricio Marat, INAH/Newsflash)

Archaeologists Unearth Native Mexican Altar And Pot With Human Remains Marking Fading Old World After Spanish Conquest

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:December 6, 2021

Archaeologists in Mexico have unearthed an altar built by native Mexicans and complete with a pot containing human remains that was part of a ritual to mark their fading world…

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The clay jar with coins from the 14th century found by the female dog Masa in Usti in Vsetin District in the Czech Republic.

Czech Mans Dog Finds Hundreds Of King Wenceslas Silver Coins

• Post author:Peter Barker
• Post published:September 27, 2021

Czech archaeologists have unveiled what they are hailing as one of the most significant finds in the country's recent history of a clay pot containing hundreds of King Wenceslas silver…

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Some of the items that came from Germany in the Skagafjordur Heritage Museum in Iceland in August 2021, that disappeared over 50 years ago

Icelandic Museum Receives German Package In Post Containing Artefacts Stolen In 1970

• Post author:Lee Bullen
• Post published:August 23, 2021

Workers at an Icelandic museum were left stunned when several artefacts stolen in 1970 suddenly arrived in the post. The package was addressed to the Skagafjorour Heritage Museum in Glaumbaer…

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Lana Cristina, 28 faces a murder charge for killing her 4-day old baby after admitting she'd taken the narcotics before breastfeeding the child on June 10th in Kenner, Louisiana.

Breast Feeding Mum Kills Four Day Old Baby By Overdosing It With Drugs

• Post author:Georgina Jedikovska
• Post published:August 19, 2021

An alleged junkie mum has been charged with second-degree murder by US authorities after she reportedly murdered her four-day-old child by breastfeeding it with milk containing traces of synthetic opioid.…

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Some of the artefacts found in the tombs, that are 2400-years-old, in Bodrum, Turkey.

Archaeologists Discover Sarcophagus With Lid Weighing Several Tonnes And Filled With Gold

• Post author:Feza Uzay
• Post published:April 16, 2021

A 2,400-year-old sarcophagus containing the bodies of a man and a woman together with a pot of gold had a covering on it that was so heavy it needed a…

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