Read more about the article WHAT HAVE YOU DUNE? Outrage As Influencer Carves Initials Into Ancient Fossil Dune
An unidentified Italian model and influencer carves A and D on the 342,000-year-old fossils of the Barranco de los Enamorados dunes in Fuerteventura, Spain, undated. Spanish police are looking at for him. (CEN)
Bizarre / Celebrity

WHAT HAVE YOU DUNE? Outrage As Influencer Carves Initials Into Ancient Fossil Dune

An Italian influencer has caused outrage after he filmed himself carving his initials into an ancient rock in the Canary Islands. The suspect's identity was withheld in reports, but he reportedly describes himself on Instagram - where he has 38,000 followers - as an actor and model from Bologna. Now…

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November 15, 2022
Read more about the article STEP BACK IN TIME: Tracks Of Ancient Human Found In Spain Are 300k Years Old
Picture shows the site of Matalascaas in Spain, undated. The hominid fossil footprints date back 300,000 years. (Eduardo Mayoral/Newsflash)
Archaeology / History

STEP BACK IN TIME: Tracks Of Ancient Human Found In Spain Are 300k Years Old

Ancient human footprints found in southern Spain two years ago have been declared nearly 300,000 years old, making them unique in Europe. Picture shows the site of Matalascaas in Spain, undated. The hominid fossil footprints date back 300,000 years. (Eduardo Mayoral/Newsflash) The footprints are now believed to be 200,000 years…

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November 9, 2022
Read more about the article HIDDEN PASSAGE: Ancient Rock-Cut Tunnel Dating Back Over 2,000 Years Unearthed Beneath Ancient Egyptian City
Photo shows statues found near a tunnel that was uncovered at a depth of about 13 metres below the ground during archaeological excavations in the area of the Temple of Tapozeris Magna, west of Alexandria, Egypt, undated photo. The tunnel is about 1,305 metres long and about two metres high. (@tourismandantiq/Newsflash)
Archaeology / History

HIDDEN PASSAGE: Ancient Rock-Cut Tunnel Dating Back Over 2,000 Years Unearthed Beneath Ancient Egyptian City

Archaeologists from the Egyptian Dominican Archaeological Mission have discovered an ancient rock-cut tunnel on the northern coast of Egypt. Photo shows a tunnel uncovered at a depth of about 13 metres below the ground during archaeological excavations in the area of the Temple of Tapozeris Magna, west of Alexandria, Egypt,…

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November 7, 2022
Read more about the article CITY OF LIGHTS: Researchers Find Ancient Mayan City Hidden In Jungle By Using Laser Light
A LiDAR equipment image shows temples, palaces, housing complexes and landscape, terraces and canals, of a city buried underground at Calakmul in Campeche, Mexico, undated. The technology enabled scientists to corroborate that this ancient Mayan city was one of the largest in America, more than 1,300 years ago. (INAH/Newsflash)
Archaeology / History

CITY OF LIGHTS: Researchers Find Ancient Mayan City Hidden In Jungle By Using Laser Light

Researchers have discovered a huge Mayan settlement hidden under a jungle in Mexico by using laser imaging. The numerous temples, houses, terraces and canals were detected at the Calakmul archaeological site in the state of Campeche, in Mexico. A LiDAR equipment image shows temples, palaces, housing complexes and landscape, terraces…

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October 27, 2022
Read more about the article ANCIENT ARTEFACTS: Tools Dating Back Half A Million Years And Used By Extinct Human Ancestors Unearthed In Polish Cave
Picture shows the artefacts and drawings of them, during the analysis, undated. The flint tools discovered over 50 years ago in Tunel Wielki cave, in Poland were found to be half a million years old after an extensive project aimed at analysing artefacts by the University of Warsaw. (M. Kot/Newsflash)
Archaeology

ANCIENT ARTEFACTS: Tools Dating Back Half A Million Years And Used By Extinct Human Ancestors Unearthed In Polish Cave

These tools used by an extinct ancestor of modern-day humans and found in a cave in Poland have been dated back half a million years. The impressive discovery was made at the Tunel Wielki cave in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship in south-eastern Poland, with experts saying that the discovery challenges…

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October 21, 2022