An ancient oak tree targetted in an arson attack by vandals has come back to life to the amazement of park officials. The 600-year-old, known as Mieszko the Oak to locals, is located in Natolin Park in the central Polish capital Warsaw. The majestic tree was reportedly set alight by…
A historian has said that this 2,500-year-old carpet removed from a grave at the foot of the Altai Mountains was made by ancient Turkish tribes. Ibrahim Tellioglu, a historian at the Ondokuz Mayis University in the district of Atakum in the northern Turkish province of Samsun, said that the designs,…
These startling images from the French police show the 3,000-strong trove of priceless prehistoric and Bronze Age artefacts a dad and son allegedly pillaged from a UNESCO-protected lake for "years". They would dive into the lake with a metal detector and bring the relics - many of which date back…
Picture Credit: AsiaWire/Ministry of Environment Cambodia A man strolling in the jungle has found a 1,500-year-old statue of a legendary sea creature carved into a large rock. According to local media, craftsman Chhim Samrithy, 38, found the statue of Makara, a legendary sea-creature in Hindu mythology, in the Phnom Kulen…
Story By: Jonathan Macias, Sub Editor: Joseph Golder, Agency: Central European News A German woman who inherited valuable pre-Hispanic archaeological artefacts in her father's estate has voluntarily handed them back to Mexican officials. According to the Mexican Secretary of Foreign Affairs, the three artefacts that in one case are up to 1,800 years old were…
