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[Read more...]( Scientists Discover Clues to Identities of Mystery Warriors Lying on an Ancient Battlefield [Scientists Discover Clues to Identities of Mystery Warriors Lying on an Ancient Battlefield]( Archaeologists have begun piecing together evidence that may finally reveal the identities of the mystery warriors whose remains lie scattered across a 3,300-year-old battlefield at the Tollense River in Germany. Until now, scientists and historians had no clue as to who fought on either side of this ancient battle, which ended in complete carnage. Tollense River is the site of a huge battle that took place over three millennia ago in Germany. A relatively recent discovery, little is known about what actually... [Read more...]( Unique 5,000 Year Old Figurine with Feather Headdress Found in Old Potato Field [Unique 5,000 Year Old Figurine with Feather Headdress Found in Old Potato Field]( 'Absolutely stunning' ancient ornaments were discovered with no known comparisons, presenting a puzzle for archaeologists: which culture made this? The finds were made on a pre-historic burial site Turist-2 close to the east bank of the Ob River in Novosibirsk. The most sensational is a figurine made of an as yet unknown organic material featuring what appears to be a feather headdress. Or could it be a halo atop the head of a deity?... [Read more...]( [image?cs_ema...]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Researchers Get Closer to Finding the Origins of the Enigmatic Guanches…and No, They are Not Atlanteans [Researchers Get Closer to Finding the Origins of the Enigmatic Guanches…and No, They are Not Atlanteans]( The Guanches are the white-skinned and fair-haired aboriginal people of the Canary Islands. With their location so near to North Africa, their origins have long presented a mystery for researchers. Finally, a genetic study has been able to link the Guanches to some of their neighbors. There is a legend which says the Guanches are descended from Atlanteans who had survived the submerging of the site because they were on mountain peaks - which today we know as the Canary Islands. But a new study has... [Read more...]( A Vampire in New Orleans? The Mysterious Case of Jacque and the Comte de St. Germain [A Vampire in New Orleans? The Mysterious Case of Jacque and the Comte de St. Germain]( If vampires existed in our modern age, it would be easy to imagine them in New Orleans, creeping from the shadows of the crypts in the St. Louis Cemetery or prowling for victims in the unlit alleys of the French Quarter. In the Crescent City, beauty and darkness go hand in hand and history steps forward to make itself known in the present day. Ancient legends of these immortal creatures made their way to America along with immigrants and adapted to their new land. One of New Orleans’s most enduring... [Read more...]( Neanderthals Took Care of Deaf and Disabled Buddy Until Old Age [Neanderthals Took Care of Deaf and Disabled Buddy Until Old Age]( A new analysis suggests that an older Neanderthal from nearly 50,000 years ago, ended up being deaf and most likely depended on his friends in order to survive, after he had suffered several injuries and other deterioration. Known as Shanidar 1, this Neanderthal’s remains were uncovered in 1957 during excavation works at Shanidar Cave in Iraqi Kurdistan by Ralph Solecki, an American archaeologist and professor emeritus at Columbia University. Several studies in the past showed... [Read more...]( [we-have-a-dr...]( Who Were These Vikings Buried Sitting Upright? [Who Were These Vikings Buried Sitting Upright?]( Accidentally, in 1963 a burial ground with 24 graves deep inside the bay of Sandvika on the eastern side of the island of Jøa in Central Norway were discovered. The bodies buried in a sitting position dates back to the years 650 to 1000 AD, and analyses show that these Vikings belonged to a very special group of people. Unlike other Viking Age graves, the graveyard was unknown because the bodies were not placed inside a burial mound that is clearly visible in the terrain, or marked in any other way... [Read more...]( Intriguing Coptic Tombstone Belonging to a Little Girl Discovered in Luxor [Intriguing Coptic Tombstone Belonging to a Little Girl Discovered in Luxor]( A team of archaeologists in Egypt has recently uncovered an ancient Coptic tombstone during the excavation works taking place in the Avenue of Sphinxes. Now archaeologists suggest that the tomb belongs to a 10-year-old girl. The archaeologists stumbled upon the ornamental Coptic tombstone buried on the eastern side of the Avenue of Sphinxes, under Al-Mathan Bridge, as Ahram Online reports . The tombstone was discovered in good condition and was well preserved... [Read more...]( [Evolving Science]( A Staggering 5.6 Tons of Coins Are Unearthed in China and Archaeologists Struggle to Fathom Who Hid Them [A Staggering 5.6 Tons of Coins Are Unearthed in China and Archaeologists Struggle to Fathom Who Hid Them]( When a villager living in the Jiangxi province of China started to work on the foundation of his home, he couldn’t have imagined what he would find. The discovery of a hoard of coins soon led neighbors to join in on the man’s “treasure hunt.” The results of their dig? A staggering 5.6 tons of Song Dynasty coins. But now archaeologists are struggling to pinpoint who could have hidden them there. Specifically, China.org.cn reports the massive hoard of coins was found by a homeowner working on the... [Read more...]( 700-Year-Old Shipwreck Loaded with Artifacts Discovered in China [700-Year-Old Shipwreck Loaded with Artifacts Discovered in China]( A team of archaeologists have discovered a shipwreck in China, which had been hiding under silt and mud for more than seven centuries. Experts suggest that the new find dates back to a chronological era when the successors of Genghis Khan controlled China. Even though China was dominated politically by the Mongols at the time, it was Chinese culture that prevailed. This is what the splendid art and artifacts discovered in the 21 meter-long (70 foot) wooden shipwreck clearly demonstrate... 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