Archaeologists from the Ca Foscari University found for the first time prehistoric obsidian mines from the Bronze Age, located in Georgia. Although obsidian mining is known to have been a common practice in prehistory, pits dug for this purpose have never been found until now. In Europe, most of th
The Mexican government has reiterated its request to Austria to return a precious Aztec headdress of feathers and gold. Currently on display at the Weltmuseum in Vienna, legend has it that this “penacho” belonged to Emperor Moctezuma (1466-1520). This Aztec headdress called El Penacho is on displa
The Vordonos Islands (also called Vordonisi) are two small islands located in the Sea of Marmara, about 700 meters off the coast of Maltepe, on the Asian side of Istanbul. They were part of the Prince Islands Archipelago and sank during an earthquake in 1010 AD But under the sea there is an entir
DNA analysis of an ancient African skeleton reveals a major wave of migration from the Near East 3,000 years ago. Entrance to the cave in which Motta Man was discovered. GENOME. Modern man, who appeared in Africa 200,000 years ago, left it several times to populate the planet... but he also retur