Tag: ancient artifact
New Giant Ancient Penguin Discovered in New Zealand
By MALCOLM RITTER, AP Science Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — Fossils from New Zealand have revealed a giant penguin that was as big as a grown...
Have Scientists Found the Real Santa Claus’ Sacred Remains?
The Santa Claus character is based on a real person named Saint Nicholas who lived in the ancient city of Myra, which is now...
Archaeologists discover 2 ancient tombs in Egypt’s Luxor
By AHMED HATEM, Associated Press
LUXOR, Egypt (AP) — Egypt on Saturday announced the discovery of two small ancient tombs in the southern city Luxor dating...
Man Finds Buried Treasure of 1,500-year-old Gold Coins Worth Over $13,000...
Chris Kutler, 54, read article that coins might be in the area and started scanning
Coins are 1.5 grams each, ~$13,000 total
Merovingian...
X-Ray Scans Reveal Secrets of Ancient Egypt’s Child Mummy After 1,900...
Found in Hawara, Egypt in 1911
One of 100 "portrait mummies"
Combined X-ray and CT scans
From upper-class and died of disease
This astonishing...
Ancient Underwater Castle Discovered in Turkey After Decade of Searching
After 10 years of searching, Turkish underwater diving team finally make a huge discovery.
Hidden beneath the waters of Turkey's Lake Van researchers found a...
Egypt Finally Reveals Unseen King Tut Artifacts
By SAMY MAGDY, Associated Press
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt opened an exhibition on Wednesday to display previously unseen treasures from King Tutankhamun's famed tomb.
At least 55...
500 Million-Year-Old Human Footprint Fossil Baffles Scientists
An ancient trilobite was stepped on by a someone wearing shoes hundreds of millions of years ago.
In the summer of 1968, an amateur fossil collector,...
800-Year-Old Tombs of Lord Hu Hong Discovered in China
Ancient tombs discovered in a Chinese construction site.
After being buried for 800 years, the tombs of Lord Hu Hong and his wife Née Wu...
250 Million Year Old Microchip Found in Stone
Russian researchers found a tiny microchip inside ancient stone.
Researchers are excited about this discovery as it opens the possibility of ancient advanced civilizations hundred...
