Aged to perfection? Sealed jars of wine from 5,000 years ago have been discovered in the tomb of a woman believed to be Egypt’s first female pharaoh, SWNS reports. A German-Austrian team, led by archaeologist Christiana Köhler from the University of Vienna, was conducting an excavation of Queen Meret-Neith’s tomb in Abydos when they stumbled across … Read more
A new excavation project in Jerusalem has unearthed steps unseen in over 2,000 years at a place where the New Testament records Jesus as having healed a blind man. The Israel Antiquities Authority, the Israel National Parks Authority and the City of David Foundation early this year announced that the Pool of Siloam, a biblical site cherished by Christians and Jews, will … Read more
Swiss police revealed Thursday that they have uncovered the remains of a German hiker who disappeared nearly four decades ago while climbing the Theodul Glacier in the southern Alps. The remains of the hiker, who has yet to be publicly identified by police, were found by two other mountaineers in Zermatt, Valais, near Matterhorn, reported The … Read more
Forget Mona Lisa’s smile. What about her bridge? The Mona Lisa is one of the world’s most famous paintings and has spawned many mysteries and theories, including the woman’s identity. But one historian said he has settled one debate about the painting that hangs in the Louvre: the location of the bridge behind the beguiling … Read more
A set of never-before-seen photos of the British royal family is going up for auction in the UK. The 22 incredible images — featuring the late Queen Elizabeth II, the late Princess Diana and a baby Prince William — were taken at Balmoral Castle, Scotland in September 1982. The photos, which show the royals looking … Read more
Not a bad look for 152 million years old. German scientists might’ve made paleontological history after unearthing a “perfectly preserved” 152 million-year-old dinosaur fossil — which is believed to be the oldest specimen of the species ever discovered. The groundbreaking finding occurred in 2014, but was only recently documented in the journal Fossil Records. “The … Read more