Archaeologists in Peru announced the finding one of the oldest temples site, El Paraiso, near the capital Lima. Into rectangular structure, which is believed to date back 5,000 years, is through a narrow lane, according to researchers. If the length of the temple will be confirmed, it will be among the oldest sites in the [...]
A treasure was discover in an ancient city, besieged by the Romans, people have buried a large quantity of precious objects that archaeologists have discovered recently. Over 200 coins (mostly brass), gold ornaments, silver and bronze and glass vessels (rare and valuable at that time) were unearthed by archaeologists Russians in Crimea (Ukraine), the remains [...]
The oldest pills are from ancient Rome, doctors treating ocular inflammation using active substances that are used today, suggests a recent discovery. A sunken wreck around 140 BC, Italian researchers at the University of Pisa found tablets containing zinc carbonate, which I believe were used to treat eye diseases. Erika Ribechini, research team leader, believes [...]
Who are the human ancestors?In 1837, Charles Darwin sketched on a notebook a tree, a very simple design, which illustrate but a grand idea: that all species of living things are descended from a common ancestor. And the differences between them are due to evolution. This idea was taken and scientists who followed Darwin. The [...]
Magic mushrooms and the story of Santa Claus and reindeer flying There are few days before Christmas, which means that we are in the period in which children will want to hear the good story that divides Santa gifts all over the world during a single night. Although the story is a delight for children [...]
Bible cataclysm, as was described in the Bible could have been a real event, said Robert Ballard, the archaeologist who discovered the wreck of the Titanic. Ballard has studied one of the theories proposed by two scientists at Columbia University who argues that the Black Sea flood evidence supporting the story. Researchers believe that the Black [...]
The longest trail in the world is in Bavarian Forest National Park, the first national park established in Germany, offers visitors the chance to see the forest in a way that is totally unique. Bavarian authorities have built in this national park’s longest trail high above treetops, giving visitors the opportunity to travel to nature in [...]
For 300 years, the astronomer Tycho Brahe’s death was considered by historians to be a tragic comedy. In 1601, astronomer stood at the table at a banquet held in Prague (Brahe was Imperial Mathematician at the court of Emperor Rudolf II). It consumes huge amounts of alcohol and needed to go to the toilet. Unfortunately, [...]
Giant of Rome is the first person diagnosed with gigantism from the beginning of our era. With a height of 2.02 meters, the man must have been considered a giant of Rome in the third century, where a man had an average height of 1.73 m Because gigantism is a rare phenomenon, finding such an [...]
Thracian Treasures consists in gold jewelry, made with incredible craftsmanship, were unearthed during excavations in a Thracian tomb in northern Bulgaria.The largest of a complex of 150 tombs belonging to the Thracian tribe of the Getae. Pieces dating from the late fourth century BC – III century BC, among them are found brooch decorated with female [...]