Rare Anglo-Saxon Trumpington Cross Girl Burial Has Been Given A Face
The 16-year-old girl who was buried in a mid-7th century Anglo-Saxon Christian burial in a village has had her face reconstructed, through forensic anthropology techniques. #Archaeology #England #AngloSaxon #Burial #ForensicAnthropology
Check out this eerie image of Jupiter captured by a NASA spacecraft! A green light can be seen coming from an area near the planet’s North Pole.
THIS 5,500-YEAR-OLD SUMERIAN STAR MAP RECORDED THE IMPACT OF A MASSIVE ASTEROID
Housed in the British Museum, this 5,500-year-old Sumerian Star Map recorded the impact of a massive asteroid. #Archaeology #Sumeria #Astronomy #Asteroid #Impact
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Eight-Year-Old Norwegian Girl Discovers Neolithic Dagger at School Playground
The 3,700-year-old dagger is made of flint, a material that doesn’t occur naturally in Norway. #Archaeology #Neolithic #Norway #Flint #Dagger
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Vast cemetery of Bronze Age burial mounds unearthed near Stonehenge
The barrows were built at the same time as most of Stonehenge. #Archaeology #BronzeAge #England #Stonehenge #Barrows
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Delighted Maori Recover ‘Hidden’ 19th C. Waka Canoe in New Zealand River
A long-abandoned waka, the traditional canoe of the Maori people, was recently discovered in the shallow waters of the Patea River in the Taranaki region of western New Zealand. #Archaeology #NewZealand #Maori #Waka
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Mars Declared Unsafe For Humans: No one can survive for longer than four years
In a recent study into the viability of human life on the Red Planet, the world’s leading scientists have said that if humans spend any longer than 4 years on Mars radiation would become unsafe. #Space #Mars #Radiation #Habitation
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Hundreds of ancient, invisible structures discovered near our galaxy's center
Radio astronomers have discovered hundreds of long, thin structures emanating from our galaxy’s supermassive black hole. #Filaments #Lightyears #Length #BlackHole
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Roman Aqueduct in Segovia, Spain. Built 2000 years ago.
The Roman Aqueduct in Segovia, Spain.
It was built to last, more than 2000 years ago.
And, without the need of mortar. #Archaeology #Spain #Segovia #Roman #Aqueduct
Lurs (Ceremonial Horns) from Bronze Age Denmark
Thirty-nine of these ancient bronze horns have been found in Danish peat bogs. Deposited as votive offerings some 3,000 years ago.#Archaeology #Denmark #Lurs #Ceremonial #Horns #Bogs #Offerings
Listen to the sound here (It’s AMAZING!): youtu.be/Ld6Dt-Lce…
Romans Bred Bulldog-like Canines 2,000 Years Ago, But Why?
A team of scientists discovered that not only did Romans breed a small flat-faced dog, similar to a French bulldog, but also that these blood-thirsty people “loved” their pets. #Roman #Dogs #NewSpecies #Bulldog
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Has another English king been found beneath a car park ?
The woman who found Richard III’s remains beneath a car park may have found Henry I’s remains… beneath another car park. #Archaeology #England #HenryI #Grave
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New dinosaur with blade-like spikes for armor discovered on UK’s Isle of Wight
A new species of dinosaur with blade-like spikes for armor has been discovered on the Isle of Wight, off the south coast of England. #Paleontology #England #Dinosaur #Vectipeltabarretti
One of the building blocks of life has been found in the ocean of Enceladus
Scientists have discovered evidence of phosphorous in data previously collected by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft. #Space #Enceladus #Phosphorous #Life
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'Octagonal' sword from Bronze Age burial in Germany is so well preserved it shines
Archaeologists in Germany have unearthed a sword in a three-person burial dating to the late 14th century B.C. #Archaeology #Germany #BronzeAge #Sword
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Abandoned ancient Roman quarry of Karystos in Euboea. #Archaeology #Greece #Roman #Quarry
A 1,700-year-old statue of Greek god Pan unearthed in Istanbul
A statue of Pan was unearthed during the excavation works near the Saint Polyeuktos Church from the Roman Era. #Archaeology #Istanbul #Statue #Pan
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Iconic 400,000 year-old pink quartzite handaxe known as ‘Excalibur’
Perhaps the world’s oldest funerary offering!
The only artifact found amongst the remains of some 30 early humans in a cave called the ‘Pit of Bones’, Atapuerca, Spain. Found in 1998. #Archaeology #Spain #Atapuerca
Bronze bust of Dionysus, Greek god of wine, revelry, and fertility, 1st century BC, House of the Golden Bracelet, Pompeii
#Archaeology #Pompeii #Bronze #Bust #Dionysus
A pair of c. 2,200 year old gold Hellenistic armbands shaped like coiled snakes.
Found in modern-day Syria, they were buried in a pot alongside jewelry and coins. #Archaeology #Syria #Hellenistic #Armbands
