Woman who was found dead a week after being buried alive up to her neck in Russia was sitting in lotus position with her head ravaged by animals, it’s revealed as cops probe ‘religious’ element to death A woman was found dead in a Yuntolovsky reserve forest near St Petersburg It was likely the woman … Read more
A Viking ship burial, feast hall and cult house have been found by archaeologists in Norway without having to dig into the soil – only using ground penetrating radar. The discovery was made by experts from the Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research (NIKU) at Gjellestad in southeastern Norway. Gjellestad is home to the Jell Mound, … Read more
First child burial from the Holocene era is unearthed in Indonesia that shows their arms and legs were removed after death 8,000 years ago Remains found in a cave are the first known child burial from the Holocene era The child was believed to be between four to eight years old when they died Their … Read more
Russian time capsule buried in ice at the North Pole is discovered 2,500 miles away in Ireland just two years later Two surfers spotted the metal cylinder and found it was a Russian time capsule It had been buried in the North Pole at the 90 degrees point by a Russian ship The capsule was … Read more
The elaborately decorated mummified remains of sacrificial llamas have been uncovered in Peru, and they may have been used by the Inca people to placate the locals after they invaded their land, archaeologists claim. A team from the University of Calgary and the University of Huamanga, Peru, uncovered the unusual animal remains in the old … Read more
A set of leather balls have been discovered in ancient Chinese tombs that were used by horseback riding warriors about 3,000 years ago to stay fit and war ready. Researchers from the University of Zurich found the artifacts in three graves located at the prehistoric Yanghai cemetery near the city of Turfan. The balls are … Read more
Archaeologists uncover 27 ancient wooden coffins buried for 2,500 years in Egypt in largest discovery of its kind Archaeologists discovered 13 earlier this month and have since found 14 more The ancient wooden sarcophagi have been buried for around 2,500 years The discovery was made at the ancient Saqqara necropolis south of Cairo By Sam Baker … Read more
Workers race to dig out man buried alive under gravel after truck driver accidentally tips the load onto him The man was buried briefly under a truck-load of road chippings in Nairobi Several of the man’s colleagues fought for three minutes to rescue him They shoveled furiously to rescue the unfortunate worker from certain death … Read more
New dinosaur species named ‘eternal sleeper’ was buried alive some 125 MILLION years ago in China when an ancient volcano erupted and trapped the pair in an underground burrow Farmers discovered skeletal remains of two dinosaurs in China The remains belong to a new species t named Changmiania liaoningensis When translated from Chinese to English it … Read more
Magnificent stone remains of a 2,500-year-old royal palace from the time of the Kings of Judah are found carefully buried outside the walls of Jerusalem The remains included the ornate capitals that would have topped stone columns Experts are unclear why they were neatly buried when the rest was plundered When it stood, the palace would … Read more