Tuesday, November 28, 2017

The Real Story Behind Turkey's "Underwater Castle"

Archaeologists interviewed say that much of it may be medieval. The site was mentioned in reports in the 50s and 60s which discuss a medieval structure that has re-used Urartian blocks.

https://www.livescience.com/61038-real-story-of-ancient-underwater-castle.html

Monday, November 20, 2017

Tuesday, November 14, 2017

260 Buddhist Statues & Remains of Buddha Discovered in China

More than 260 Buddhist statues and the cremated remains of what a 1,000 year-old inscription claims is the Buddha have been discovered in a village in China.

https://www.livescience.com/60933-cremated-remains-of-buddha-found.html


Sunday, November 12, 2017

Ancient Stone Structures of Saudi Arabia Revealed

Between Oct 27-29 an archaeological team took nearly 6,000 aerial photographs of ancient stone structures and other archaeological sites in Saudi Arabia. 

https://www.livescience.com/60918-aerial-images-reveal-saudi-arabia-stone-structures.html

https://www.livescience.com/60917-photos-mysterious-stone-structures-gates-saudi-arabia.html

Wednesday, November 1, 2017

2,000 year-old Egyptian Child Mummy shown in Great Detail

A new technique that merges CT scans with colorful 3D scans of a mummy's surface allows for this 2,000 year-old Egyptian child mummy to be shown in great detail.

https://www.livescience.com/60834-ancient-child-mummy-3d-scan.html