Inscriptions on Song Dynasty Tombs Narrate the Captivating Tale of an Ancient...
Archaeologists have announced the discovery of two 800-year-old tombs that narrate the story of an ancient Chinese couple. The tombs were found in a construction site in Qingyuan County, in China's...
View ArticleTamils and Sumerians Among the FIRST to Reach Australia and Antarctica? PART I
Guest Author, Satellite Archaeologist, and Independent Researcher, William James Veall updates his recently published article on "Antarctica Writings" on Ancient Origins, to include an alternative...
View ArticleHistory’s Lost Transoceanic Voyages: Tamils and Sumerians Among the FIRST to...
Regarding interesting inscriptions and shapes found by satellite archaeology, revealing what might be ancient human occupation on the continent of Antarctica, author William James Veall writes that...
View ArticleMonumental Mongolian Burial Discovered Includes 14 Giant Inscribed Pillars
A joint excavation team from Osaka University and the Institute of History and Archaeology of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences discovered the ruins of a unique monument surrounded by 14 large stone...
View ArticleErotic Medieval Runic Inscriptions Found in Bergen
A runic inscription found in Bergen is quite long and the author must have had a lot of “erotic energy” when he carved these runes into the 33 centimeter-long (13 inches) wooden stick: “I love that...
View ArticleBritish Museum Decided Against Uniting a Cursed Assyrian Stele and Bad Luck...
An unknown author inscribed a curse onto an Assyrian stele in 800 BC. The stele was eventually broken in two – one half ended up in the hands of the British Museum and the other in Bonhams auction...
View ArticleLost Codes Discovered in Terrorist’s Treasure Tunnel
Hidden deep beneath the ancient Iraq city of Nineveh, archeologists assessing the destruction of Isis treasure hunters have uncovered 2,700-year-old inscriptions describing the rule of an ancient...
View ArticleAncient Nubia: The Melting Pot of Egypt and Black Africa
The archaeological site of Sedeinga is located in Sudan, a hundred kilometers to the north of the third cataract of the Nile, on the river's western shore. Known especially for being home to the ruins...
View ArticleThe Posthumous Disgrace of the Dark Master of Archaeological Hoaxes
Today, we are reminded that the world of archaeology is no different from oil, banking, chess clubs and churches. Wherever a group of people are to be found, while the greater part are honest folk...
View ArticleSouth Indian Sudoku: Archaeologists Find Magic Square Puzzle Inscribed on...
Archaeologists in India have discovered a rare 300-year-old inscription of a sudoku-like game on the pillar of a temple in Palani, India. When added in any direction, the numbers total 15, which is the...
View ArticleAncient Inscriptions Decoded at the Spectacular Temple of the Mayan King Pakal
Hieroglyphic inscriptions on the tomb of an ancient Mayan King have been translated more than 60 years after archaeologists discovered the hidden burial crypt in the rainforests of Mexico. The glyphs...
View ArticleAre Ancient Inscriptions Found at Tintagel Evidence of King Arthur’s Presence?
The Guardian Newspaper has reported a remarkable find in Cornwall in the United Kingdom. A slab of slate has been discovered during an extraction at the famous Tintagel historic site on the Atlantic...
View ArticleClay Tablet Found at Olympia May Be the Oldest Excerpt from Homer’s Odyssey
Archaeologists excavating the ancient site of Olympia, one of the largest archaeological sites in Greece, have found a rare and important artifact – a clay tablet inscribed with 13 verses of a rhapsody...
View ArticleBoy, 11, Finds 1,000-Year-Old-Message Written in Runes on Pendant Made of...
A fifth-grade student has discovered a piece of ‘jewellery’ decorated with ancient Turkic runic inscriptions. Pavel Yakovlev made the ‘great scientific discovery’ near his village in Yakutia. The four...
View ArticleDeciphering The Newton Stone’s Mysterious “Unknown Script”
Every once in a while, objects of interest come across my desk that hold certain features that lift them just beyond our understanding. The enigmatic Newton Stone is one such artifact, not only because...
View ArticleThe Meteoric Mystery of The Magical Islamic Stone: Experts Seek Help in...
This weekend, history experts across London are attempting to solve the astronomical mystery surrounding an ancient carved “meteorite” found in Mesopotamia (today’s Iraq) by a 19th century English...
View ArticleEarliest Known Inscription of the Word ‘Jerusalem’ Discovered at Ancient...
The earliest-ever carved inscription of the word ‘Jerusalem’ has been discovered on a waist-high lime stone column, in a Roman building, near the ancient city's entrance. Read moreSection: NewsHistory...
View ArticleDid Pliny Get It Wrong? Inscription Points to a Later Date for the...
The Ministry of Culture in Italy have issued an extraordinary statement on Pompeii. A new discovery is fiercely challenging the timing of the obliteration of the Roman city, one that has been generally...
View Article1,600-Year-Old Mosaic with Rare Blessing Inscription Gives Insight into the...
A rare inscription spelled out in a tile mosaic was found in the ruins of a 1,600-year-old estate that belonged to a wealthy Samaritan, at Zur Natan in central Israel. This find is helping experts to...
View Article3,900-Year-Old Lost Inscriptions Surface at the Ancient Egyptian Amethyst Mines
Archaeologists working in the timeworn deserts of Egypt have uncovered more than ‘100 ancient inscriptions' at Wadi el-Hudi, where ancient miners once collected amethysts which were believed to be...
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