Ancient underground labyrinth city discovered with its own water system to cool down chambers during scorching summer

Ancient underground labyrinth city discovered with its own water system to cool down chambers during scorching summer

AN ANCIENT underground labyrinth city with its own advanced water system has been discovered after researchers stumbled across it in a garden. The sprawling network of twisting passages was found beneath the historic town of Abarkuh, Yazd Province, central Iran. 6 A sprawling network of… Ancient underground labyrinth city discovered with its own water system to … Read more

Mystery Iron Age skeletons discovered in bizarre seated positions & facing same direction at ancient burial site – The Scottish Sun

Mystery Iron Age skeletons discovered in bizarre seated positions & facing same direction at ancient burial site – The Scottish Sun

RESEARCHERS have made a bizarre discovery in an ancient French cemetery. A group of 13 circular graves have been located by archaeologists working in Dijon, France. 7 13 round pits were found in an iron age Gallic burial siteCredit: © Hervé Laganier, Inrap 7 All of the remains were placed… Mystery Iron Age skeletons discovered … Read more

$1m prize offered to decipher 5,300-year-old ancient script and unlock secrets of lost civilisation shrouded in mystery

$1m prize offered to decipher 5,300-year-old ancient script and unlock secrets of lost civilisation shrouded in mystery

SCIENTISTS are offering someone $1 million if they can solve a mystery from the Bronze Age. Researchers have long been trying to solve an ancient script from the Indus Valley Civilisation that existed between 5,300 and 3,300 years ago. 7 Ruins of the archaeological site of Harappa, Indus Valley… $1m prize offered to decipher 5,300-year-old … Read more

Ancient stone with mystery carvings from 1,700yrs ago found in Biblical region where Jesus ‘walked on water’

Ancient stone with mystery carvings from 1,700yrs ago found in Biblical region where Jesus 'walked on water'

A MYSTERIOUS stone carved nearly 1,700 years ago has been unearthed in a region rich with Biblical history, where Jesus is said to have walked on water. The volcanic slab, inscribed with Ancient Greek, may rewrite what we know about the Roman Empire’s reach — and the towns it controlled. 5 An… Ancient stone with … Read more

Ancient footprints of people who fled fiery Mount Vesuvius eruption 3,000 years ago unearthed by accident

Ancient footprints of people who fled fiery Mount Vesuvius eruption 3,000 years ago unearthed by accident

ANCIENT footprints of people who fled a fiery eruption of Mount Vesuvius 3,000 years ago have been unearthed by accident. The markings had been made more than 1,000 years prior to the volcano’s infamous 79 AD that destroyed the towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum. 4 Footprints were discovered near… Ancient footprints of people who fled … Read more

Behemoth horned dinosaur that roamed Earth 95million years ago discovered after fossils of 10metre beast were destroyed

Behemoth horned dinosaur that roamed Earth 95million years ago discovered after fossils of 10metre beast were destroyed

A GIANT horned dinosaur species has been unearthed – despite the bones’ destruction in World War Two. The groundbreaking discovery of the 10-metre-long skeleton was made after paleontologists dug through photographic archives. 3 Paleontologists found drawings of the dinosaur and photographs of… Behemoth horned dinosaur that roamed Earth 95million years ago discovered after fossils of … Read more

Scientists unearth ancient royal tomb in remote Siberia harbouring remains of 18 horses sacrificed during grim rituals

Scientists unearth ancient royal tomb in remote Siberia harbouring remains of 18 horses sacrificed during grim rituals

SCIENTISTS have found an ancient royal tomb from 2,800 years ago filled with the remains of decayed horses. The site was found in Siberia and unearthed 18 horses found ritualistically sacrificed and buried with an unidentified ‘elite individual’. 4 A livestock skeleton in MongoliaCredit: Getty 4 The… Scientists unearth ancient royal tomb in remote Siberia … Read more

Lost tomb of Ancient Egypt ‘sorcerer’ who healed sick royals found in City of the Dead – but it hints at tragic secret

Lost tomb of Ancient Egypt ‘sorcerer’ who healed sick royals found in City of the Dead – but it hints at tragic secret

THE lost tomb of an ancient Egyptian royal doctor that dabbled in “magic” has been uncovered. Teti Neb Fu’s burial place was found in the southern part of Saqqara, a vast burial ground often described as a “city of the dead”. 9 This impressive tomb was the burial site of an ancient Egyptian royal… Lost … Read more

Terrifying prehistoric RUNNING CROCODILE could sprint on two legs to hunt dinosaurs for breakfast, footprints reveal

Terrifying prehistoric RUNNING CROCODILE could sprint on two legs to hunt dinosaurs for breakfast, footprints reveal

SCIENTISTS believe they have discovered an ancient form of crocodile that used to run on two legs after analysing fossilised footprints. The findings from the tracks of almost one hundred footprints found in the Jinju Formation in South Korea have left researchers shocked. 6 An artist’s impression… Terrifying prehistoric RUNNING CROCODILE could sprint on two … Read more

Ancient Terracotta Warrior general unearthed at Emperor’s mausoleum in 1st discovery of its kind after 30yrs of digging

Ancient Terracotta Warrior general unearthed at Emperor's mausoleum in 1st discovery of its kind after 30yrs of digging

DEEP in the ancient burial grounds of China’s first emperor, archaeologists made a discovery that could rewrite the story of one of the world’s most enigmatic military forces. Hidden among the famed Terracotta Army, this rare find is unlike anything seen in decades, shedding new light on the… Ancient Terracotta Warrior general unearthed at Emperor’s … Read more