Ancient Archeology

Searching for the Chinese ‘Adam’0
- From Around the Web, Ancient Archeology
- August 5, 2016
“There is overwhelming evidence from fossil records that China was populated with humans before the arrival of African settlers” – PROFESSOR LIU WU

By Around the Web Editor
300-million-year-old UFO tooth-wheel found in Russian city of Vladivostok 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web, UFO News
- August 2, 2016
The Voice of Russia and other Russian sources are reporting that a 300 million year old piece of aluminum machinery has been found in Vladivostok.

By David Aragorn
Experimentation suggests Vikings could have used sunstone to navigate 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- August 1, 2016
A team of researchers from several institutions in Hungary has conducted experiments meant to test the possibility that the Vikings actually did use sunstones to navigate.

By David Aragorn
Norsuntepe – Little-Known Mysterious Prehistoric Site In Anatolia, Turkey: Why Was It Abandoned And Destroyed By Fire?0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- August 1, 2016
Norsuntepe is located in the Keban area (modern eastern Turkey) on the Upper Euphrates, about 25 km from Elazig. The crown of the hill had an area of approximately 500 m to 300 m, within which settlement traces were detectable by archaeologists. Excavations at Norsuntepe were conducted between 1968 and 1974 by the German Archaeological

By David Aragorn
Scientists Say A Mystery Species Bred with Ancient Humans in Distant Past 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- July 26, 2016
A new study of the genomes of Australasians has revealed sections of DNA that do not match any known hominin species. The dramatic findings mean that a mystery species bred with ancient humans in the distant past and that our family tree is much more complex than previously believed.

By David Aragorn
Ancient air bubbles could revise history of Earth’s oxygen 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- July 26, 2016
If new findings are correct, rise in gas preceded earliest animals

By David Aragorn
Universal ancestor of all life on Earth was only half alive 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- July 26, 2016
Want to find some ancient fossils? Scratch yourself. Many of the genes in our cells evolved billions of years ago and a few of them can be traced back to the last common ancestor of all life.

By David Aragorn
Ancient Spacecraft – out of place artifacts 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- July 22, 2016
A sculpted scale model of what, to modern eyes, looks like a cone-nosed rocket-ship… Powered by a cluster of four exhaust engines in the back surrounding a larger exhaust engine, the rocket-ship has room for a sole pilot—actually shown and included in the sculpture.

By David Aragorn
Searching for a Family: The Mysterious Mummy of Maiherpri and His Special Tomb 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- July 21, 2016
The mummy of Maiherpri is so well preserved that it almost looks like he is in a peaceful sleep. He was buried in the Valley of the Kings, but his life is full of secrets.

By David Aragorn
Oldest Egyptian writing on papyrus displayed for first time 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- July 18, 2016
The Egyptian Museum in Cairo is showcasing for the first time the earliest writing from ancient Egypt found on papyrus, detailing work on the Great Pyramid of Giza.

By David Aragorn