New Digital Platform Allows Virtual Tours of the Giza Pyrmaids"If you've always wanted to explore the pyramids of Egypt but haven't had the chance to visit them, that might change, with the help of technology..."Posted: 13 December 2022 - Category: Lost Worlds and Civilizations - Source: thegoaspotlight.com Read more at thegoaspotlight.com > |
Scientists Discover 168 New Mysterious Nazca Geoglyphs in Peru"The Nazca desert in Peru is like an art gallery for the gods above. Yet even with decades of surveyance from the skies, we've barely explored a small wing of this fading collection of giants among the stones..."Posted: 13 December 2022 - Category: Lost Worlds and Civilizations - Source: sciencealert.com Read more at sciencealert.com > |
Marine Biologists Discover Underwater 'Yellow Brick Road'"The marine biologists soon realised that they were 'not in Kansas anymore' when they made a remarkable discovery of a 'yellow brick road' placed at the top of an undersea mountain near Hawaii..."Posted: 22 November 2022 - Category: Lost Worlds and Civilizations - Source: mirror.co.uk Read more at mirror.co.uk > |
Easter Island Fire Causes Major Damage to Famous Statues"A forest fire that tore through part of Easter Island has charred some of its monumental carved stone figures, known as moai, authorities have said..."Posted: 11 October 2022 - Category: Lost Worlds and Civilizations - Source: theguardian.com Read more at theguardian.com > |
Archaeologists Find Ancient Mass Grave of Decapitated Victims"During the investigation of the Neolithic settlement in Slovakia, archaeologists have found the skeletons of 35 people. Many of them are teenagers. According to the information, this tomb is 7,000 years old..."Posted: 11 October 2022 - Category: Lost Worlds and Civilizations - Source: hindustannewshub.com Read more at hindustannewshub.com > |
Ancient Maya Cities Were Riddled With Mercury Pollution"Toxic levels of a pollutant commonly associated with the wastes of modern industry have been uncovered amid the most unlikely of archaeological sites..."Posted: 27 September 2022 - Category: Lost Worlds and Civilizations - Source: sciencealert.com Read more at sciencealert.com > |
Rare Byzantine Coin May Show a 'Forbidden' Supernova Explosion"In A.D. 1054, a nearby star ran out of fuel and blew up in a dazzling supernova explosion. Though located 6,500 light-years away, the blast was clearly visible in the skies over Earth for 23 days and several hundred nights after..."Posted: 12 September 2022 - Category: Lost Worlds and Civilizations - Source: livescience.com Read more at livescience.com > |
Map May Show Evidence of Wales' Lost 'Atlantis'"The Welsh legend of Cantre'r Gwaelod, a lost land sunken below Cardigan Bay, has persisted for almost a millennium..."Posted: 30 August 2022 - Category: Lost Worlds and Civilizations - Source: bbc.co.uk Read more at bbc.co.uk > |
'Spanish Stonehenge' Emerges from Drought-hit Dam"A brutal summer has caused havoc for many in rural Spain, but one unexpected side-effect of the country's worst drought in decades has delighted archaeologists..."Posted: 23 August 2022 - Category: Lost Worlds and Civilizations - Source: reuters.com Read more at reuters.com > |
Archaeologists Find 12,000-Year-Old Human Footprints in Utah"While driving to an archaeological dig site on an Air Force base in Utah, Cornell researcher Thomas Urban looked out his window and noticed a handful of tracks on the ground outside..."Posted: 09 August 2022 - Category: Lost Worlds and Civilizations - Source: smithsonianmag.com Read more at smithsonianmag.com > |
Crowds Return to Stonehenge for Summer Solstice Celebrations"Druids and revellers celebrate at the ancient monument for the first time since 2019..."Posted: 21 June 2022 - Category: Lost Worlds and Civilizations - Source: telegraph.co.uk Read more at telegraph.co.uk > |
Discovery of 'Hidden World' under Antarctic Ice Shocks Scientists"A never-before-seen ecosystem lurks in an underground river deep below the icy surface in Antarctica. Researchers recently brought this 'hidden world' into the light..."Posted: 14 June 2022 - Category: Lost Worlds and Civilizations - Source: livescience.com Read more at livescience.com > |
Treasure Hunters Discover Britain's Own 'Sunken City of Atlantis'"Treasure hunters reckon they might have discovered Britain's own Atlantis off the UK coast in an astonishing find..."Posted: 31 May 2022 - Category: Lost Worlds and Civilizations - Source: dailystar.co.uk Read more at dailystar.co.uk > |
Egypt Displays Trove of Newly Discovered Ancient Artefacts"Egyptian authorities have displayed a trove of ancient artefacts dating back 2,500 years that were excavated at the ancient village of Saqqara near Cairo..."Posted: 31 May 2022 - Category: Lost Worlds and Civilizations - Source: dailymail.co.uk Read more at dailymail.co.uk > |
The Queen is Projected on to Stonehenge to Mark Platinum Jubilee"Stonehenge is now covered in eight portraits of the Queen to celebrate her Platinum Jubilee this week – and the reaction has been quite mixed..."Posted: 31 May 2022 - Category: Lost Worlds and Civilizations - Source: huffingtonpost.co.uk Read more at huffingtonpost.co.uk > |
'Yellow Brick Road' Found Deep Beneath the Sea"Researchers aboard the research vessel Nautilus have discovered something unusual at the bottom of the ocean..."Posted: 16 May 2022 - Category: Lost Worlds and Civilizations - Source: unexplained-mysteries.com Read more at unexplained-mysteries.com > |
Could Human 'Hobbits' Still Be Hiding in Remote Indonesia?"Between about 700,000 years ago and 60,000 years ago, a diminutive early human walked the island of Flores, in what is now Indonesia..."Posted: 26 April 2022 - Category: Lost Worlds and Civilizations - Source: livescience.com Read more at livescience.com > |
More Mysterious Ancient Giant Stone Jars Discovered in India"Across Assam in India, sometimes in plain sight and sometimes hidden in the wilderness, archaeologists have found more sites to add to a long-standing mystery..."Posted: 03 April 2022 - Category: Lost Worlds and Civilizations - Source: sciencealert.com Read more at sciencealert.com > |
Part of Stonehenge Landscape to be Restored to Ancient Glory"Part of a ceremonial approach to the great circle of Stonehenge and a spot nearby where ancient hunter-gatherers shared feasts with the first British farmers have been saved from the threat of modern agriculture..."Posted: 22 March 2022 - Category: Lost Worlds and Civilizations - Source: theguardian.com Read more at theguardian.com > |
Rare Stone with Pictish Symbols Discovered in Scotland"Researchers have discovered a rare stone with Pictish symbols in a farmer's field about 20 miles north of Dundee, Scotland, according to the Scotsman's Alison Campsie..."Posted: 15 March 2022 - Category: Lost Worlds and Civilizations - Source: smithsonianmag.com Read more at smithsonianmag.com > |
Scientists Study Elongated Skull with Mysterious Metal Implant"If an alien civilization far more advanced than anything on Earth existed thousands of years ago, would they have embedded a piece of metal inside someone's skull? That is, at least, what this looks like..."Posted: 08 March 2022 - Category: Lost Worlds and Civilizations - Source: syfy.com Read more at syfy.com > |
New Study Adds to Theory of Stonehenge Being a Solar Calendar"Stonehenge is long thought to have been used for ceremonial purposes rather than an accurate way to track the days, months and seasons..."Posted: 08 March 2022 - Category: Lost Worlds and Civilizations - Source: 7news.com.au Read more at 7news.com.au > |
New Scans of the Pyramids Will Reveal 'Every Hidden Chamber'"The Great Pyramid of Giza might be the most iconic structure humans ever built. Ancient civilizations constructed archaeological icons that are a testament to their greatness and persistence..."Posted: 01 March 2022 - Category: Lost Worlds and Civilizations - Source: universetoday.com Read more at universetoday.com > |
Long-Lost Continent 'Balkanatolia' Found in the Mediterranean"Scientists have identified a long-lost continent that was populated by weird animals some 40 million years ago, according to a new study..."Posted: 01 March 2022 - Category: Lost Worlds and Civilizations - Source: vice.com Read more at vice.com > |
King Tut's Meteorite Dagger Has a Mystery Origin Story"A team of researchers recently X-ray scanned an iron dagger found in the tomb of Tutankhamun to figure out how the object, the metal of which came from a meteorite, was made..."Posted: 22 February 2022 - Category: Lost Worlds and Civilizations - Source: gizmodo.com Read more at gizmodo.com > |
New Stonehenge Exhibition Opens Its Doors"It's astonishing – and rather eye-opening – that this is the first major exhibition on what is perhaps Britain’s most important cultural asset..."Posted: 22 February 2022 - Category: Lost Worlds and Civilizations - Source: morningstaronline.co.uk Read more at morningstaronline.co.uk > |
Ancient 'Highway Network' Uncovered in North-west Arabia"Archaeologists from the University of Western Australia (UWA) have determined that the people who lived in ancient north-west Arabia built long-distance 'funerary avenues'..."Posted: 12 January 2022 - Category: Lost Worlds and Civilizations - Source: prnewswire.com Read more at prnewswire.com > |
Massive Mammoth Graveyard Found in the United Kingdom"This past week, archeologists unearthed the remains of five mammoths, consisting of a baby mammoth, two juveniles, and two adult mammoths..."Posted: 03 January 2022 - Category: Lost Worlds and Civilizations - Source: thevintagenews.com Read more at thevintagenews.com > |
Story of Stonehenge to Be Told in Major British Museum Exhibition"A bronze disc inlaid with gold symbols and two gold cone-shaped hats decorated with solar motifs are among objects from the Stonehenge era that will go on show for the first time in the UK at a landmark exhibition at the British Museum..."Posted: 07 December 2021 - Category: Lost Worlds and Civilizations - Source: theguardian.com Read more at theguardian.com > |
New Study May Solve Mystery of Vanishing Chinese Civilisation"The new study by an international team of researchers looked into an ancient city that was abandoned. But the reason why the city..."Posted: 30 November 2021 - Category: Lost Worlds and Civilizations - Source: express.co.uk Read more at express.co.uk > |
Repairs to Be Made to Stonehenge for First Time in Sixty Years"Cracks and holes in the stones which form Stonehenge are to be repaired for the first time in more than 60 years..."Posted: 14 September 2021 - Category: Lost Worlds and Civilizations - Source: bbc.co.uk Read more at bbc.co.uk > |
Ancient Tablet Shows Pythagorean Theorem 1,000 Years Too Early"An almost 4000-year-old clay tablet displays an early form of applied geometry practiced by the ancient Babylonians, thousands of years before the math was initially thought to have been discovered..."Posted: 24 August 2021 - Category: Lost Worlds and Civilizations - Source: thedebrief.org Read more at thedebrief.org > |
Researchers Claim Discovery of Shaft Running under the Sphinx"The American Institute for Pyramid Research (AIP) announced today its discovery of a shaft on the Giza Plateau in Egypt that is the center of a circle with a radius of 888 feet, whose circumference is tangent to the southeast corner of the Great Pyramid..."Posted: 24 August 2021 - Category: Lost Worlds and Civilizations - Source: digitaljournal.com Read more at digitaljournal.com > |
Drone Images Zoom in on Graffiti at the top of the Great Pyramid"As early as 225 BCE, the Great Pyramid at Giza was named one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The list by Philo of Byzantium also included the Lighthouse of Alexandria and the Hanging Gardens of Babylon..."Posted: 24 August 2021 - Category: Lost Worlds and Civilizations - Source: mymodernmet.com Read more at mymodernmet.com > |
Stonehenge Megaliths Made from 'Interlocking Mosaic of Crystals'"The first comprehensive scientific analysis of Stonehenge's imposing megaliths has revealed some of the traits that made them an exemplary building material for the famed monument in southern England including their stout resistance to weathering..."Posted: 05 August 2021 - Category: Lost Worlds and Civilizations - Source: kfgo.com Read more at kfgo.com > |
Ancient Egyptian Shipwreck Discovered in Underwater City"A shipwreck dating back 2,200 years has been discovered beneath the Mediterranean Sea in a sunken underwater city..."Posted: 27 July 2021 - Category: Lost Worlds and Civilizations - Source: metro.co.uk Read more at metro.co.uk > |
Stonehenge Could Lose World Heritage Status If Tunnel Proceeds"The United Kingdom has been experiencing a rough go of it as of late when it comes to two of its most treasured UNESCO World Heritage Sites..."Posted: 27 July 2021 - Category: Lost Worlds and Civilizations - Source: archpaper.com Read more at archpaper.com > |
Was Ancient 'Machine' Used to Carry Megaliths to Stonehenge?"It is a mystery that has confounded experts for centuries - how were huge stones transported 180 miles (290km) from the Preseli Hills to Stonehenge?.."Posted: 06 July 2021 - Category: Lost Worlds and Civilizations - Source: bbc.co.uk Read more at bbc.co.uk > |
Ancient Seal Unearthed Predating the Art of Writing in Israel"Archaeologists exploring the ruins of a prehistoric settlement in the north of Israel have unearthed a clay seal impression believed to predate the skill of writing in the region..."Posted: 13 June 2021 - Category: Lost Worlds and Civilizations - Source: express.co.uk Read more at express.co.uk > |
Nazca-like Geoglyphs Discovered in Indian Desert"India has always been at the centre of civilisations, the oldest being the Indus Valley, however, a new discovery is piquing the interest of archaeologists worldwide..."Posted: 02 June 2021 - Category: Lost Worlds and Civilizations - Source: indiatoday.in Read more at indiatoday.in > |
Ancient Megalithic Monument Discovered in the Ukraine"Archaeological digs still reveal historical aspects that remain puzzling to some. Such is the case with these archaeologists who are on a mission in Ukraine in the village of Novooleksandrivka, about ten kilometers south of the city of Dnipro..."Posted: 25 May 2021 - Category: Lost Worlds and Civilizations - Source: scoopcube.com Read more at scoopcube.com > |
Hundreds of Ancient Egyptian 'Rock Tombs' Discovered"Hundreds of rock tombs have been unearthed by archaeologists in Egypt. Experts found 250 tombs carved into the mountainside of the Al-Hamidiyah necropolis..."Posted: 18 May 2021 - Category: Lost Worlds and Civilizations - Source: thesun.co.uk Read more at thesun.co.uk > |
Egypt's Ancient 'Lost Golden City' Unearthed from Desert Sands"Egyptian archaeologists have discovered what is believed to be the largest city of the Egyptian empire and the most important archaeological discovery since King Tut's tomb nearly a century ago..."Posted: 15 April 2021 - Category: Lost Worlds and Civilizations - Source: forbes.com Read more at forbes.com > |
Is This the Face of King Tut's Father, Pharaoh Akhenaten?"Researchers have reconstructed the face of an ancient Egyptian pharaoh who may have been King Tutankhamun's father, Akhenaten..."Posted: 02 April 2021 - Category: Lost Worlds and Civilizations - Source: smithsonianmag.com Read more at smithsonianmag.com > |
Were Recent Egyptian Disasters Caused by a 'Pharaohs' Curse'?"Claims that a series of recent disasters in Egypt have been brought about by a pharaohs' curse were on Monday dismissed by archaeologists..."Posted: 02 April 2021 - Category: Lost Worlds and Civilizations - Source: arabnews.com Read more at arabnews.com > |
Major Discoveries of Advanced Lost Civilisation Found in China"Chinese archaeologists have made major discoveries at the legendary Sanxingdui Ruins site in southwest China's Sichuan province that could help shed light on the cultural origins of the Chinese nation..."Posted: 23 March 2021 - Category: Lost Worlds and Civilizations - Source: dailysabah.com Read more at dailysabah.com > |
New Research Dates Ancient Wooden Statue to Last Ice Age"The Shigir Idol is nothing short of a miracle of preservation. A nine-foot-tall totem pole in 10 fragments decorated in geometric carvings and imposing human faces..."Posted: 23 March 2021 - Category: Lost Worlds and Civilizations - Source: news.artnet.com Read more at news.artnet.com > |
Stonehenge Protesters Take a Stand Against Tunnel Plans"Extinction Rebellion activists protested against plans for the Stonehenge tunnel at the World Heritage Site on Sunday (March 21)..."Posted: 23 March 2021 - Category: Lost Worlds and Civilizations - Source: salisburyjournal.co.uk Read more at salisburyjournal.co.uk > |
Scientists Unlock Mysteries of World's Oldest 'Computer'"A 2,000-year-old device often referred to as the world's oldest 'computer' has been recreated by scientists trying to understand how it worked..."Posted: 13 March 2021 - Category: Lost Worlds and Civilizations - Source: bbc.co.uk Read more at bbc.co.uk > |
Remains of Medieval Palace Found by Pensioner in His Garden"An OAP was lost for words when he stumbled upon a long-lost medieval palace in his back garden - solving a centuries old mystery..."Posted: 13 March 2021 - Category: Lost Worlds and Civilizations - Source: thescottishsun.co.uk Read more at thescottishsun.co.uk > |