are most of the ancient sites in iraq destroyed nowi think it is such a shame, there was a lot of ancient sites in iraq which were destroyed by isis...my question is are they all gone now?
'Outstanding' 2,200-year-old child's shoe discovered deep underground in Austrian mine. Archaeological News. By Laura Geggel. A second century B.C. leather shoe found in an Austrian mine offers 'extremely rare insight into the life of Iron Age miners.'
Some of the first humans in China came from the Americas?Based on two kinds DNA evidence there were two migrations connecting both North and South American humans to those in China, during and after the last ice age. Which way do you imagine they traveled? Both ways? Only one?
Among other ancient text found… The Bible talked about giants also… so what’s the reason for a 7 ft sword?
Has anyone watched The Dig ? Has anyone watched The Dig ? It's about the excavation of the ship burial at the site of Sutton Hoo. I visited the place in the summer
Vindolanda I visited the place on a hot day in the summer Vindolanda was a Roman fort just south of Hadrian's Wall in northern England.
How do i get a suspected mousterian neanderthal spear piont found in california authenticated in CaliforniaFound suspected neanderthal spear piont in dry riverbed in california
Are there any peaceful tribes or civilizations that ever lived in harmony with nature and never fought wars?When I was in school my teacher told me that Native Americans and Native Australians were peaceful and lived in harmony with the Earth until the Europeans arrived there, is this true or false? I've heard that Christian Europeans view nature as...See More »
King Tut's Tomb: Curse? Explanation? Any truth to it? Poll (5) See Poll OptionsJust want to see what people think here. If you answered either way, please explain why you answered that way in a reply.
I Love History and ArcheologyI haven been interested in it since i was a little boy. I love going to museums and to watch tv-programs about history. That's why I've started to study archaeology and hopefully get a job in it in the future.
I Am An ArchaeologistDigging Up The Past... This is really interesting occupation. I have been digging for the past 10 years in Turku medieval city, which is a city underground. The fire of 1827 destroyed a big part of the oldest city in Finland. I...See More »
I Love History and ArcheologyDamn The Torpedoes! Full Speed Ahead!... The quote above by Admiral David Farragut refers to the mining of the USS Tecumseh in 1864 during the Battle of Mobile Bay. In the 1860s a torpedo was actual a mine and steam...See More »
I Love History and Archeology Shell cosmetic container, 700-600 bc, made from real shell, carved w/lotuses, sphinx, lady's face.Probably used to hold solid scented perfumes (which are the closest thing we have today to ancient perfumes)
I Like ArchaeologyIsrael has a lot to dig up! Jerusalem has places built over three thousand years ago! Finding out, without disturbing graves, is the ideal I guess.
I Love History and Archeology Todays project Our latest saxon relic. It will be cleaned back to shiney bronze, mounted on a leather strap with varios beads of jet, bone etc and sold on Ebay. It will be worn and loved, and live again! 😊