Monthly Archives: October 2014

Originally posted on Unearthed:
Archaeologists in southern Spain have made an astonishing discovery that will shed light on the arrival of Christianity in Spain. A glass plate with the earliest image of Christ found in the country. The team have…

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Originally, the Clovis era was said to be the oldest evidence of human habitation in America. But now discoveries in a network of caves in Oregon are pointing to an earlier group who settled there, 1,000…

Originally posted on These Bones Of Mine:
The Mexica, otherwise known as the Aztecs (1), called the city Teotihuacan in their Nahautl language, roughly meaning the place where time began.  Nestled in the Valley of Mexico the Pre-Colombian city of Teotihuacan is one of the…

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The cave paintings in Spain (El Castillo cave) and France (Chaveut cave) are famed as being the oldest evidence of early human art to date, but now new discoveries in Indonesia are dated to around the…

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Ever wondered what a bear looked like 3 million years ago…? Quite similar to a bear today actually, just way way bigger. The fossils discovered in Grevena, northern Greece, reveal the prehistoric mammals heels, which are…

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In a rare discovery, the remains of a 200,000 year old Neanderthal has been discovered in Normandy, France. The bones unearthed include a humerus, ulna and radius, and have been aged as being a late adolescent…

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A rare flint-bladed knife with wooden handle has been discovered in Denmark. This is the first time anything like this has ever been found in the country. The knife is dated to 3,000 years old, and…

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The Amphipolis tomb in Greece just keeps on reeling in these awesome discoveries. The huge 4th century tomb where an unknown occupant lies, has kept archaeologists busy for the last few month uncovering each chamber, and…

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Metal detector enthusiast, Derek McLennan, stumbled upon a magnificent discovery – a treasure of Viking artefacts, found on land owned by the Church of Scotland. The hoard consists of over 100 artefacts, and is the largest…