Read more about the article ARMLESS GIANT: Ancient Armadillo Weighed A Tonne, Say Experts Who Unearthed Its Arm
Picture shows the fossilized arm of an animal that lived during the Ensenadense Age, more than 700,000 years ago, undated. The fossil remains belong to a giant armadillo of the genus Doedicurus, and were found in a sector of ravines in the San Pedro, Argentina. (Museo Paleontologico de San Pedro/Newsflash)
Animals / Archaeology

ARMLESS GIANT: Ancient Armadillo Weighed A Tonne, Say Experts Who Unearthed Its Arm

(starts) Astonished archaeologists have unearthed a 700,000-year-old fossilised armadillo arm during an excavation at a concrete manufacturer's mine. The arm - found in Argentina - is almost three feet long by itself. Previous studies say the ancient giant armadillo species was the size of a Volkswagen Beetle and weighed around…

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October 3, 2022
Read more about the article DIG THAT: Ancient Egypt Shrine And Statue Fragments Found At City That Once Housed Cleopatra’s Needle
A statue fragment of a sphinx of King Amenemhat III found during excavations in the city of Heliopolis in Egypt. (Dietrich Raue/Newsflash)
Archaeology

DIG THAT: Ancient Egypt Shrine And Statue Fragments Found At City That Once Housed Cleopatra’s Needle

Archaeologists researching the ancient temple city of Heliopolis have made remarkable discoveries documenting intense temple construction activities in Ancient Egypt. Heliopolis - which literally means City of the Sun - was one of the oldest cities of ancient Egypt. It was occupied since the Predynastic Period which spans the period…

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June 24, 2022
Read more about the article Remains Of Aborted Babies And Man Who Met Violent End Found In 16th Century Mexican Hospital
Remains of unborn children and pregnant women found in Hospital de San Roque, in Puebla. (INAH/Newsflash)
Archaeology

Remains Of Aborted Babies And Man Who Met Violent End Found In 16th Century Mexican Hospital

Archaeologists working on a 16th-century hospital in Mexico have discovered several human remains including pregnant women, their unborn children and at least one man who met a violent death. Archaeologists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) have been accompanying restoration works on the Hospital of San Roque…

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January 26, 2022
Read more about the article Roman Lighthouse Destroyed By Medieval Tsunami Is Giant Jigsaw Puzzle That AI Is Helping To Rebuild
Picture shows the 26.5-metre high lighthouse, which was built by Emperor Nero in the ancient city of Patara in 60 AD, and was destroyed by a tsunami in 1481. (Newsflash)
History

Roman Lighthouse Destroyed By Medieval Tsunami Is Giant Jigsaw Puzzle That AI Is Helping To Rebuild

Archaeologists have used artificial intelligence to identify where all the stones go in order to reconstruct an ancient lighthouse originally built on the orders of Roman Emperor Nero. The ancient lighthouse was destroyed by a mediaeval tsunami but most of the stones remain scattered at the scene and the team…

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March 26, 2021
Read more about the article Huge Amphitheatre Comparable To Colosseum Where Animals Fought Gladiators Is Found Under Olive Grove
A part of the recently discovered amphitheater in Mastaura Ancient City in Aydn's Nazilli district, Turkey. (Newsflash)
History

Huge Amphitheatre Comparable To Colosseum Where Animals Fought Gladiators Is Found Under Olive Grove

A gladiatorial arena that also included battles between men and animals like bears, tigers and elephants has been re-discovered after historians found it referenced by European travel writers who visited the area 200 years ago. The amphitheatre which was forgotten about after being referenced by the writers and ended up…

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March 18, 2021