An oil lamp used by Roman soldiers 1,600 years ago was discovered by a student
The lamp was used by soldiers at night when stationed at the late Roman fortress of Mezad Tzafir on the Scorpions Ascent pass, east of the Negev desert.
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The lamp was used by soldiers at night when stationed at the late Roman fortress of Mezad Tzafir on the Scorpions Ascent pass, east of the Negev desert.
The mysterious shark rose from the dead world after the Devonian extinction, with a completely strange anatomical structure compared to modern sharks.
The mysterious world 3.5 billion years ago with the most primitive living creatures on the planet on a lost supercontinent has just been discovered.
Humans today dominate the world, while our closest relatives, the Neanderthals, are extinct. The surprising answer is not intelligence at all.
For the first time in more than 400 years, researchers were able to reconstruct the face of the father of heliocentrism based on a skull in Poland.
Ancient humans came to the land that is now China much earlier than previously predicted and had very developed technology.
Scientists have unearthed jade artifacts, precious jewelry, as well as silk clothing, ceramics and lacquered wooden coffins in the ancient tomb.
Throughout human history, there is one topic that has always aroused the curiosity of countless explorers: prehistoric floods.
We Homo sapiens would not have existed in the world if it were not for the spectacular escape of our ancestors 900,000 years ago.
Stone jewelry beads unearthed in a tomb in Boncuklu Tarla, southern Turkey, have revealed the skills and needs of ancient people in jewelry making, a team of archaeologi…
Geologists have discovered that the rocks of the Barberton Greenstone Belt are similar to rocks subject to earthquakes and landslides in New Zealand.
Explore mysterious prehistoric relics in Dak Nong, thousands of years old artifacts reveal the glorious past.
Colombian authorities announced they could salvage the San José ship carrying treasures of gold, silver, emeralds and many other goods as early as next month.
A pair of termites trapped in tree sap while preparing to have sex 38 million years ago has revealed valuable information about the mating behavior of extinct insects.
The American startup develops a cargo system consisting of an aircraft towing a cargo glider behind with connecting wires, helping to significantly save transportation c…