The chemical analysis of a bar of gold metal weighing nearly 2 kg, discovered in 1981 at the bottom of an old canal in Mexico City, made it possible to authenticate this vestige as coming from the treasure looted by Hernan Cortés in 1520 on the Tenochtitlan site. An exceptional discovery. The Noch
Were the bones of fallen soldiers at the Battle of Waterloo sold as compost? Thousands of soldiers died on the Belgian battlefield, yet very few human remains have been found. Now a new study by Professor Tony Pollard of the University of Glasgow suggests thats the most likely outcome of the matter
It is possible that people worshiped the small statuette as a water deity between 2,800 and 2,500 years ago. Her function as a cult object with a strong connection to water is at least suggested by the place where she was found. Archaeologists discovered the ceramic figure in a prehistoric ravine t
Nearly 400 mysterious stone structures thought to have been created by man over 2,000 years ago have been identified in the Saudi desert by an Australian researcher using Google Earth. Undated photo provided by University of Western Australia showing mysterious stone structures in the Saudi desert