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Palaeontology, Archaeology & History

Prehistoric, historical and archaeological mysteries

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  1. Ancient Louisiana mounds engineered carefully

    Ancient mound builders carefully timed their occupation of coastal Louisiana site
    By The Caspian Hare,
    • 3 replies
    • 46 views

  2. Ancient Jewish artifacts missing in Syria

    Gone missing after civil war broke out
    By The Caspian Hare,
    • 3 replies
    • 51 views

  3. 22,000-yr-old fossil reveals oldest panda DNA

    The weathered remains from a cave in China contain the world's oldest sample of panda DNA.
    By Still Waters,   
    • 0 replies
    • 31 views

  4. Gold Watch Found At 1838 Shipwreck

    The Pulaski
    By Eldorado,   
    • 7 replies
    • 108 views

  5. The mystery shipwrecks around Ireland

    New map shows 3,554 shipwrecks around Ireland, and most are a total mystery
    By Still Waters,   
    • 1 reply
    • 83 views

  6. Extinct cow with face like a bulldog revealed

    By Still Waters,   
    • 4 replies
    • 195 views

  7. Where did soccer start? Archaeology weighs in

    “The idea of the team sport was invented in Mesoamerica.”
    By Still Waters,   
    • 2 replies
    • 66 views

  8. Inscribed window ledge at Tintagel Castle

    Inscribed seventh-century window ledge unearthed at Tintagel
    By Still Waters,   
    • 1 reply
    • 105 views

  9. Lifelike 1700-year-old mummified Hun warrior

    By Still Waters,   
    • 4 replies
    • 121 views

  10. 99-million-year-old frogs preserved in amber

    By Still Waters,   
    • 1 reply
    • 108 views

  11. True origin of ancient turquoise revealed

    New research unveils true origin of ancient turquoise
    By Still Waters,   
    • 0 replies
    • 71 views

  12. Ancient Native American King's house located

    Known from Spanish records, the once-lost structure belonged to Caalus, ruler of an indigenous people famous for resisting colonial missionaries.
    By Still Waters,   
    • 1 reply
    • 93 views

  13. Woolly mammoth 'tusk' uncovered at UK quarry

    By Still Waters,   
    • 0 replies
    • 59 views

  14. Woolly mammoth bone found on Scottish coast

    By Still Waters,   
    • 0 replies
    • 64 views

  15. The lost colony of Roanoke Island

    Scholars will take a fresh look at the authenticity of a rock purporting to reveal the fate of the Lost Colony of Roanoke Island.
    By Still Waters,   
    • 13 replies
    • 287 views

  16. Did you heard about pyramids in Bosnia?

    By Relam,   
    • 23 replies
    • 294 views

  17. 99-million-year-old beetle preserved in amber

    Tiny paragliding beetle that lived with dinosaurs discovered in amber, named 'Jason'
    By Still Waters,   
    • 4 replies
    • 129 views

  18. WWII bank notes hoard found under shop floor

    The hoard of £1 and £5 notes from the early 1940s adds up to about £30,000 - the equivalent of more than £1m today.
    By Still Waters,   
    • 3 replies
    • 110 views

  19. Sculpted head of mystery biblical king found

    in Israel
    By Still Waters,   
    • 2 replies
    • 112 views

  20. Skeleton of Anglo-Saxon who had throat cut

    By Black Monk,
    • 0 replies
    • 60 views

  21. 540m-yr-old bug tracks are oldest footprints

    Ancient prints bring scientists closer to understanding what were the first creatures to evolve pairs of legs
    By Still Waters,   
    • 5 replies
    • 183 views

  22. The hunt for Russia's 'tsar for a day'

    Excavations underway for graves of Mikhail Romanov and his faithful British manservant
    By Still Waters,   
    • 0 replies
    • 68 views

  23. 200 year old pub found in Australia

    By Captain Risky,
    • 9 replies
    • 226 views

  24. Shipwreck's latest artefacts revealed

    By Black Monk,
    • 4 replies
    • 83 views

  25. WW1 soldier's 103-year-old chocolate found

    By Still Waters,   
    • 2 replies
    • 134 views