An Exceptional Fossil Lost World, 280 Million Years Old, Found in …
Nov 20, 2024 · In an unprecedented discovery, an exceptional paleontological site has emerged from the mountains of the Orobie Valtellinesi Park in the Italian Alps. The fossils, preserved in delicate layers of sandstone and clay for 280 million years, reveal a complete Paleozoic-era ecosystem. This unique window
A Huge Complex of Roman Baths with Mosaics Discovered in the …
Oct 7, 2024 · In the ancient city of Halaesa Archonidea (now known as Tusa), on the northern coast of Sicily, archaeologists have uncovered a series of monumental structures and remains at the end of the fifth archaeological excavation campaign carried out by the University of Palermo, in collaboration with the Tindari Archaeological Park and the Municipality of Tusa.
The Oldest Ochre Mine in the World Discovered in Southern Africa
Oct 29, 2024 · An international team of scientists, led by researcher Brandi L. MacDonald from the University of Missouri, has confirmed the discovery of the oldest ochre mine in the world, located in Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), a small country in southern Africa.. Ochre, an iron-rich clay, has been used by humans for thousands of years as a pigment for painting cave walls, decorating symbolic objects ...
A Monumental Byzantine Basilica Built by Justinian, Found in the ...
Nov 21, 2024 · Aquileia, a small town in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region in northeastern Italy, is now a modest place with barely 3,000 inhabitants. However, its past is among the richest and most significant in ancient history. Founded in 181 B.C. as a Roman military colony, Aquileia became an important economic
The Enigmatic, Never-Cleared Identity of the Man in the Iron Mask
May 14, 2024 · Alexandre Dumas recounted it in “The Vicomte of Bragelonne”, and Leonardo DiCaprio portrayed him – among others – in the movies. We’re talking about the mysterious Man in the Iron Mask, who was imprisoned in the Bastille and other French prisons for over three decades in the second half of the 17th century, and whose identity has never been clarified.
The true history of Rollo, the Viking from whom all current …
Sep 7, 2019 · One of the most interesting chapters of the Vikings television series is the one where we witness the twist given to the story thanks to the character of Rollo, who here is shown as brother of King Ragnar Lothbrok. In reality the character, like many others in the series, is inspired by a real perso
The Most Powerful Cosmic Rays Detected Come from Several …
Nov 28, 2024 · The universe is a stage filled with extreme phenomena, where temperatures and energies reach unimaginable levels. In this context, there are objects such as supernova remnants, pulsars, and active galactic nuclei that generate charged particles and gamma rays with energies far exceeding those involved in nuclear processes like fusion within stars. . These particles, as direct witnesses of ...
The entire Maya city of Ucanal and its inhabitants were …
Oct 10, 2024 · A recent study published in the Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports has revealed mercury contamination in the ancient water reservoirs of the Maya city of Ucanal, located in Petén, Guatemala.The research team, made up of archaeologists and geoscientists, found excessively high levels of mercury in the sediments of three water reservoirs dating back to the Terminal Classic period, when ...
Aqua Augusta, the Great Work of Roman Hydraulic Engineering …
Mar 24, 2024 · Between the years 33 and 12 BC, one of the largest and most complex Roman aqueducts was constructed, known as the Aqua Augusta.Later called the Serino Aqueduct (because it starts in the town of that name), it was actually a genuine network that supplied water to cities in the Bay of Naples and several villas: Pompeii, Herculaneum, Nola, Neapolis, Cumae, Acerra, Atella, Posillipo, and Nisida ...
Enigmatic Rock-Cut Architecture of Zoroastrian Origin Discovered …
Sep 12, 2024 · An international team of researchers has made a surprising archaeological discovery in the heart of Madagascar that could rewrite the history of the island's settlement and its connections with distant civilizations. In Teniky, a site located in the remote Isalo Massif in southern Madagascar, they h