Tagged: ancient artifacts
– The mysterious kingdom of Urartu does still hold many ancient secrets. The kingdom’s beginnings are lost in the mists of pre-history, but before it was destroyed, Urartu was situated in Eastern Turkey, Iran and the modern Armenian Republic. In ancient times the kingdom of...
– Three remarkable 4,500-year-old human-like figurines have been unearthed by archaeologists in a forest in Sweden. What is extraordinary about these ancient artifacts is that they are the oldest depictions of faces ever found in Sweden and scientists also suspect they might be the first...
– Archaeologists excavating in Poland have made an astonishing discovery. Not only have they unearthed hundreds of ancient, beautiful artifacts, but the researchers also found previously unknown structures that turned out to be ancient burial mounds. The 2,500-year-old burial mounds are located in in the...
– Who were the first humans to occupy South America? Where did they come from and how long have they been there?These are questions we still have difficulties to answer. New discoveries force scientists to re-write the ancient history of South America over and over...
Archeologists who specialize in excavation in Northern Scandinavia have unearthed ancient artifacts of the Sami People. The discovery was made in Lappland, a province in northernmost Sweden. According to archaeologists it is global warming and much warmer summers that have contributed to the melting of...
– Archaeologists excavating at Silkeborg, Denmark have unearthed 3,000-year-oled Viking graves, pit houses and ancient artifacts. Pit-houses were in most cases used as workshops and residential homes during the Viking era. The pit houses were made in Trelleborg-style with their characteristic walls with two parallel...
– Archaeologists excavating in Jordan have unearthed ancient mythological statues of goddess Aphrodite and God Cupid. These ancient artifacts are without doubt a significant and precious find as they offer more clues about the ancient Nabatean city of Petra in Jordan. The artifacts were found...