Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. A 2,000-year-old Roman funerary urn unearthed in southern Spain has been shown to contain the oldest wine ever found still in liquid form. Discovered during home renovations at a property in Carmona in 2019, the contents […]
An ancient family in eastern China constructed three underground tombs, filled them with treasure and laid their loved ones to rest. Century after century wore on the burials. Thieves broke in. Eventually, the site was forgotten. But not anymore. Archaeologists in Rizhao city dug up a partially damaged mound ahead of the expansion of a […]
In an otherwise relatively normal-looking field of eastern China’s Anhui Province sits a large mound. When covered with grass and trees, the mound looks quite natural. But, when archaeologists began digging, they quickly realized this wasn’t a normal hill. It was a massive 2,200-year-old tomb filled with treasure. Archaeologists spent the past four years excavating […]
China’s crisis of consumer confidence may be turning a corner. China’s economy has been shaky for much of the past year, with economists pointing to a prolonged property crisis, stubbornly high youth unemployment, and continued costs from COVID-zero. But data from a recent April holiday may show that Chinese consumers are ready to start spending […]
Colorful paintings of daily life in ancient Egypt have been discovered in a tomb dating back more than 4,300 years. The tomb, known as a mastaba, was found in the pyramid necropolis of Dahshur, about 25 miles south of Cairo, during a recent Egyptian-German archaeological mission. Dahshur is the southernmost of the great pyramid necropolises […]
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Excavations of an archaeological site in Panama have revealed the grave of a religious leader buried over 1,200 years ago alongside a cache of gold objects — and numerous other human remains. Researchers found the ancient […]
While plowing his field in Bulgaria, a farmer hit a large stone with his tractor. He stopped to check the area and discovered some exposed human bones. The farmer in Nova Varbovka reported the remains to police who brought an archaeologist with them to investigate, Kalin Chakarov, an archaeologist with the Veliko Tarnovo Regional Museum […]
Archaeologists exploring a small village in China announced recently that they discovered three tombs filled with ancient treasures, including gold ornaments, a jade sword and ivory lacquerware. The tombs are actually a “high-level family cemetery” from the Wei and Jin dynasties, a period of time from 220 A.D. to 589 A.D., experts said. These are […]
In a cemetery in central China, a grave robber started to dig. The thief tunneled into an ancient tomb, stole some artifacts and vanished. The robbery, however, was only partially successful. When archaeologists excavated the looted tomb, they realized the robber had left some rare treasures behind. The Taosi Relic Site and Cemetery is a […]
Wooden slips marked with Chinese characters that relate to the traditional Tiangan Dizhi astronomical calendar. Archaeologists in China have unearthed a mysterious set of rectangular wooden pieces linked to an ancient astronomical calendar. The artifacts were discovered inside an exceptionally well-preserved 2,000-year-old tomb in the southwest of the country. Each of the 23 wooden slips […]
(Updates death toll to 73 from 20 in paragraphs 1 and 3) DUBAI, Jan 3 (Reuters) – Two explosions caused by ‘terrorist attacks’ killed more than 70 people and wounded scores at a ceremony in Iran to commemorate top commander Qassem Soleimani who was killed in a 2020 U.S. drone attack, Iranian officials said on […]