Archaeology

August 5, 2023

The Perucetus Paradox: Dethroning the Blue Whale, Insights into the World’s Heaviest Beast

Peruvian researchers have unearthed fossils of a colossal early whale, named Perucetus colossus, potentially dethroning the blue whale as the heaviest known animal. The ancient marine mammal lived approximately 38-40 million years

Representative Image. An ancient scroll laid out on a wooden table. Photo Source - Ooligan (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Archaeology·Artificial Intelligence

AI Deciphers 2,000-Year-Old Herculaneum Scroll

Artificial intelligence has helped scientists read words from a scroll sealed for 2,000 years. This scroll, carbonized into a lump of charcoal by volcanic heat, holds secrets from the Roman town of Herculaneum before Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD.

February 12, 2025

Possible Villa of Augustus Uncovered Near Vesuvius: Could This Be Where the First Roman Emperor Spent His Last Days?

Archaeology

Researchers from the University of Tokyo have announced a significant archaeological discovery that could shed new light on the final days of Augustus, the

Lake Huron’s Silent Secret: The “Africa” Shipwreck Unearthed After 128 Years!

Archaeology·Discovery·USA

On a seemingly ordinary day in June 2023, the waters of Lake Huron whispered a secret they had held for 128 years. Documentary filmmakers,

Rock-filled cave interior with measuring stick. Photo Source: Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.

Archaeology·News

Egypt Unveils First Pharaoh’s Tomb Since 1922: Thutmose II’s Resting Place Found

Archaeologists have found something rare in Egypt – a king’s tomb. This is the first royal tomb discovery since King Tutankhamun’s in 1922. A team of British and Egyptian researchers found King

Rahul Somvanshi

February 21, 2025

Earth from space, horizon glowing against black. Photo Source: The Australian National University.

Archaeology·Science

10-Million-Year-Old Radioactive Anomaly Found in Pacific Ocean

Scientists found something unusual at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean – a spike in a radioactive substance that shouldn’t be there. This discovery tells us something big happened to Earth 10

Govind Tekale

February 20, 2025

London's first Roman Basilica! Photo Source: Museum of London Archaeology (Facebook)

Archaeology·Discovery·Europe

London’s First Roman Basilica Discovered Beneath Office Building

Workers have found the remains of London’s oldest Roman public building under an office at 85 Gracechurch Street. The building, called a basilica, was like a town hall where Romans made important

Karmactive Staff

February 18, 2025

Mammoths at the Museum Family Trail Photo Source: Corinium museum

Archaeology

Swindon Quarry Yields 220,000-Year-Old Neanderthal Tools and Mammoth Remains

A team led by amateur paleontologists Sally and Dr. Neville Hollingworth has uncovered tools used by early humans alongside mammoth teeth and straight-tusked elephant teeth at a quarry near Swindon. These finds

Govind Tekale

February 18, 2025

DEPARTMENT OF ARCHAEOLOGY Photo Source: GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU

Archaeology·India

Tamil Nadu’s Iron Age May Date Back to 3345 BCE, Says Study

TN CM MK Stalin is in the forefront regarding ancient things. First he announced a prize of $1 million to the person who deciphers the Indus script. Now he has come out

Govind Tekale

January 31, 2025

Representative Image: Stonehenge, Wiltshire, England.

Archaeology

Stonehenge’s Altar Stone Originated from Scotland, 700 km Away

Scientists have discovered new clues about why ancient Britons rebuilt Stonehenge 4,500 years ago. The massive stone circle wasn’t just a religious site – it was also built to bring communities together

Karmactive Staff

January 27, 2025

Archaeology

17th-Century House Unearthed at Auckland Castle Reveals Hidden Treasures

A house that vanished from history has emerged at Auckland Castle in Durham, giving us a rare look at life during England’s brief period without a monarchy. Durham University archaeologists found the

Govind Tekale

January 21, 2025

This fossil, preserved roughly 47 million years ago, has a such a strange assortment of features that scientists were unable to find a plant family, living or extinct, to which it might belong. Florida Museum photo by Jeff Gage

Archaeology·Discovery

47-Million-Year-Old ‘Alien Plant’ Fossil in Utah Defies Classification, Puzzles Scientists

Scientists have found a 47-million-year-old plant fossil in Utah that’s unlike anything seen before. The specimen doesn’t match any of the over 400 known plant families, either living or extinct. “This fossil

Govind Tekale

January 17, 2025

Gongyi Museum, Gongyi, Henan Province. Complete indexed photo collection at WorldHistoryPics.com.

Archaeology·Discovery

3 Million-Year-Old Stone Tools in Kenya Suggest Early Tool Use by Paranthropus

Scientists in Kenya unearthed ancient stone tools that are helping us learn about our early human evolution. These tools date back to over 3 million years predating the existence of modern humans.

Govind Tekale

January 13, 2025

Representative Image. British museum, Egypt mummies of animals

Archaeology·Europe

British Museum Reveals Secrets of Egypt’s 70 Million Animal Mummies

Modern technology is unlocking secrets from ancient Egypt that could change our understanding of early human civilization. The British Museum’s groundbreaking study of 500 animal mummies shows how religion, economics, and society

Karmactive Staff

January 3, 2025

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