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1 week ago | 
allthatsinteresting.com | Marco Margaritoff |John Kuroski
Experts were stunned by the level of craftsmanship and precision in something built using only stone, bone, and wooden tools. The crumbling wooden water well above certainly doesn’t look impressive, but a tree-ring dating method revealed the oak used to build it is 7,275 years old. That might make it the oldest known wooden structure in the world confirmed using this method.
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
allthatsinteresting.com | Amber Morgan |John Kuroski
In 2022, researchers in Poland unearthed a 17th-century "vampire," a young woman since dubbed Zosia, buried with a sickle across her neck and a padlock on her foot. Now, experts have both reconstructed her face and unveiled a possible reason for why she was thought of as a monster. Throughout the 17th century, Europe was repeatedly ravaged by war. The Thirty Years’ War, for instance, raged across Central Europe and claimed some 8 million lives.
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Oct 30, 2024 | 
allthatsinteresting.com | Amber Morgan |John Kuroski
Markings that may date back to the 15th century and were meant to ward off witches, demons, and the evil eye were found on the walls of Gainsborough Old Hall in Lincolnshire, England. Gainsborough Old Hall, a historic Tudor manor in Lincolnshire, England, has a rich past dating back to the 15th century, and hosted famous figures like King Richard III and Henry VIII and his wife Catherine Howard.
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
allthatsinteresting.com | Kaleena Fraga |John Kuroski
Dating back 2,000 years, this Maya metropolis contained 6,674 structures, including pyramid temples, amphitheaters, and a reservoir. Locals in the Mexican state of Campeche had always suspected that there were Maya ruins hidden beneath their feet. But it took a curious archaeologist — and a creative usage of LiDAR technology — to confirm their suspicions.
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Oct 28, 2024 | 
allthatsinteresting.com | Austin Harvey |John Kuroski
Amid ongoing excavations at the Carlisle Cricket Club, archaeologists have unearthed yet another Roman statue head as well as a gemstone depicting the god Silvanus. Archaeologists in England working near the historic Hadrian’s Wall have unearthed a carved stone head from the Roman era and an ornate gem depicting Silvanus, the god of the countryside. This discovery is the latest in a series of finds from the excavation team headed by Frank Giecco, an authority on the history of Roman Britain.
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Oct 24, 2024 | 
allthatsinteresting.com | Kaleena Fraga |John Kuroski
This rare Copper Age dagger as well as other artifacts unearthed at the site suggest that Tina Jama cave was frequented by ancient people for thousands of years. Deep inside Tina Jama cave, located in northern Italy’s Trieste Karst region, archaeologists have unearthed a number of stunning artifacts that date back to the Copper Age. The most striking among them was a leaf-shaped copper dagger that appears to be roughly 4,000 years old.
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Oct 23, 2024 | 
allthatsinteresting.com | Austin Harvey |John Kuroski
During excavations in the foothills of the Bozdağ Mountains, researchers unearthed pots featuring lids inscribed with dog skulls — and containing the headless remains of infants who were buried in what's believed to be a previously unknown religious ritual. During archaeological excavations in Türkiye at the ancient city of Savatra, researchers came across infant skeletons buried inside clay pots — and they were missing their heads.
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Oct 22, 2024 | 
allthatsinteresting.com | Amber Morgan |John Kuroski
Because Celtic burials like these were often extremely large, they tended to attract grave robbers almost immediately, meaning that archaeologists have rarely found them intact. Between 620 B.C. and 450 B.C., the Celtic peoples of southwestern Germany built “princely burial mounds” to commemorate high-ranking individuals.
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Oct 21, 2024 | 
allthatsinteresting.com | Amber Morgan |John Kuroski
While investigating Royal Tomb II in Vergina, Greece, researchers discovered several artifacts they believe once belonged to Alexander the Great, sparking a reevaluation of who might be buried in the tomb. Archaeologists working in Vergina, Greece have uncovered new artifacts inside Royal Tomb II, long linked to the family of Alexander the Great.
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Oct 18, 2024 | 
allthatsinteresting.com | Amber Morgan |John Kuroski
Archaeologists excavating an ancient tomb in Chifeng, China have unearthed a dragon figurine made of jade that's linked to the Neolithic Hongshan culture. Archaeologists in Chifeng, China, have excavated an ancient tomb belonging to the Neolithic Hongshan culture that dates back 5,000 years. The Hongshan people, known for their impressive jade and clay sculptures, often created pieces representing “pig-faced” dragons and other symbolic creatures.
