Ancient Archeology

The Giant Footprint of Pingyan: Giant Made or Man Made?0
- Ancient Archeology, Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web
- July 1, 2017
Stories and tales about gigantic beings inhabiting the Earth occur in almost all ancient cultures and civilizations.

By David Aragorn
The Crumbling Ancient Texts That May Hold Life-Saving Cures 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- July 1, 2017
Seven hundred years ago, Timbuktu was a dream destination for scholars, traders, and religious men. At the southern edge of the Sahara desert in what is now Mali, travelers from Europe, sub-Saharan Africa, Egypt, and Morocco met in the bygone metropolis to exchange gold, salt, and ideas. According to a description of Timbuktu in 1526 by the diplomat Leo Africanus, “more profit is to be made there from the sale of books than from any other branch of trade.”

By David Aragorn
Four rusty Roman coins found buried underneath remote castle in Japan 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- June 29, 2017
‘There is almost no mistaking their authenticity’ says Japanese museum curator

By David Aragorn
Some Neanderthals were vegetarians who used natural forms of penicillin and aspirin as medicine 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- June 29, 2017
‘Apparently, Neandertals possessed a good knowledge of medicinal plants … the use of antibiotics would be very surprising, as this is more than 40,000 years before we developed penicillin’

By David Aragorn
Monkeys ‘throw spanner’ in our understanding of human evolution by accidentally making tools 0
- Ancient Archeology, Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web
- June 28, 2017
Capuchins have been observed in the wild smashing rocks together and creating razor-sharp flakes of rock just like those thought to have been used as knives by early humans.

By David Aragorn
‘We have been poisoning ourselves’: has ice analysis revealed the truth about lead?0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- June 28, 2017
ice cores and records from the Black Death show lead entered the air from human activity – and scientists claim “natural background” levels are zero

By David Aragorn
Scientists decide to bury 5,000-year-old lost city in Pakistan 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- June 28, 2017
Mohenjo Daro is threatened by the baking temperatures of the Indus Valley and the threat from tourists and terrorists

By David Aragorn
Plain of Jars Mystery 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- June 28, 2017
Photojournalist Jerry Redfern recently accompanied a team of archaeologists as they excavated at the Plain of Jars in Laos.

By David Aragorn
Rare glass spearhead found on Rottnest Island 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- June 22, 2017
Staff and students from The University of Western Australia’s School of Indigenous Studies have made an exciting discovery during a University excursion on Rottnest Island (Wadjemup).

By David Aragorn
SPECIAL REPORT: UNEARTHING NAZCA 0
- Ancient Archeology, Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web
- June 21, 2017
A new anomalous discovery has been unearthed in Peru. Join Gaia’s ongoing investigation and decide for yourself if this is proof of a non-human species.

By David Aragorn