Author: Mary JL

Archaeologists say they have discovered tombs that are more than 1,000 years old in a pyramid-shaped cemetery in the midst of Peru’s capital, Lima. “There are four human burial sites for adult individuals, three women and one man, who lived between the years 1000 to 1450,” said archaeologist Isabel Flores, director of the program in…

The mummification process was well-known and practiced by many ancient civilizations. Various mummification techniques were used and ancient people wanted to preserve the body of the deceased for a variety of reason, depending on their religious beliefs. Ancient mummies have been discovered in several parts of the world, but there are also places where we…

Archaeologists in Sweden say they’ve uncovered a “one of its kind” Thor’s hammer amulet. The well-preserved Thor’s hammer — officially known as an torshammare — was discovered in Ysby in Sweden’s Halland province and likely dates back to the Viking era, archaeology experts said. The intricate charm mimics a Mjölnir, which is the hammer used…

A perfectly preserved wooden sculpture was recently discovered at the Chan Chan archaeological complex in northern Peru. Wooden sculpture depicting a litter bearer of a ruler unearthed at Chan Chan, Peru. Chan Chan was the capital of the historical empire of the Chimor from 900 to 1470. Chan Chan is believed to have been constructed…

This summer, a tomb embedded in the rock by the main entrance to the San Tirso and San Bernabé Hermitage situated in the karst complex of Ojo Guareña (Merindad de Sotoscueva, Burgos) was excavated; its structure of slabs holds the skeleton of an adult individual in the supine position, with its head to the west,…

While excavating at Taposiris Magna temple in Alexandria, Egypt archaeologists unearthed several rock-cut tombs. Inside them were 2,000-year-old mummies who had been given golden tongues so they could speak in the afterlife. “Throughout their history, the ancient Egyptians believed in life after death, and that you would be judged by Osiris, the god of the…

Whether these ancient skeletons should be considered “giants” is a matter of opinion, but Chinese archaeologists have labeled these bones – remains of “giants”. In a country of relatively short people, it’s understandable a discovery of unusually tall and strong people is very surprising. While excavating in east China, scientists examined bones from graves in…

Some years ago, archaeologists discovered an exceptional tomb of a Celtic Prince. The 2,500-year tomb was unearthed on the outskirts of Lavau in France’s Champagne region. Inside the tomb researchers from National Institute of Preventive Archaeology (INRAP) found remarkable ancient Greek and Etruscan artifacts, but this was not the end of the story. It soon…

A large collection of boat coffin tombs dating back 2,200 years has been discovered by Chinese archeologists at a construction site in Feihu Village, Pujiang County in southwest China’s Sichuan Province. The discovery was made in September 2016 and in mid-January, the excavation has revealed as many as 47 tombs. The site covers an area…

An intact skeleton of a woman lying next to a stunning necklace and other important artifacts from the Early Minoan era (circa 2,600 BC), were unearthed recently at the archaeological site of Sisi on Crete. Sisi, located in the prefecture of Lasithi, represents one of the most important Bronze Age excavations in Crete during the…