Israeli experts have unearthed the oldest shipwreck ever found in the deep sea, dating back 3,300 years to the Late Bronze Age. The shipwreck was discovered 90 kilometers off the northern coast of Israel at a depth of 1,800 meters.
Archaeologists have unearthed the oldest wine ever found, preserved in a Roman urn for nearly 2,000 years. The find was located in a town in southern Spain.
A archaeological discovery was made on a family farm in Norway’s southwestern Rogaland district. A part-time farmer and ferry engineer, Øyvind Tveitane Lovra unearthed a 1,000-year-old Viking sword while clearing a field. Initially mistaken for a piece of old iron, the artifact was later identified as a rare type of iron sword likely produced in the Frankish Empire.
Archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) and Tel Aviv University (TAU) have uncovered a 2,300-year-old gold ring at the Givati Parking Lot excavation site located just outside Jerusalem’s Old City. This find was announced on May 27, 2024.
Scientists have unearthed a new species of ancient monotreme nicknamed the “echidnapus,” from the opal fields of Lightning Ridge in northern New South Wales, Australia. The official name for this prehistoric creature is Opalios splendens.
A discovery in the field of paleontology has revealed the diversity of theropod dinosaurs during the Late Cretaceous Epoch. An international team of researchers led by National Geographic Explorer Diego Pol unearthed a new species of carnivorous dinosaur in Argentina. This newly discovered species is named Koleken inakayali, provides insights into the evolution of abelisaurid theropods in Patagonia just before the mass extinction event that wiped out the dinosaurs.
Scientists believe they may have finally solved the mystery of how the 31 pyramids in Egypt including the Giza complex, were constructed over 4,000 years ago.
The Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith recently unveiled new guidelines on discerning alleged supernatural phenomena. These guidelines was effective from May 19 to streamline the process of evaluating such claims, balancing pastoral care with discernment.
British archaeologists have Revealed the reconstructed face of Shanidar Z, a 75,000-year-old Neanderthal woman. Discovered in Shanidar Cave in Iraqi Kurdistan in 2018, Shanidar Z’s skull, flattened to a two centimeters thick.
Three decades have passed since South Africa’s victory over apartheid, a brutal system of racial segregation that plagued the nation for generations. The journey from oppression to democracy was by blood, sweat, and tears of activists and ordinary citizens who dared to challenge the status quo. Today the nation commemorates 30 years of democracy.
