ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERIES

Hi! 👋 I’m sure that each of you has heard of the Aztecs , the Indian people who once inhabited the areas of modern Mexico. You have probably also heard about the fact that in order to please their gods they often performed human sacrifices . However, a recent discovery, which was made in the very center of Mexico City, cast doubt on traditional readings of Aztec history...  In recent days, Mexican archaeologists have made a spine-chilling discovery ! Under the Metropolitan Cathedral (built over the ruins of the most important Aztec sacral building – Tempolo Mayor ) they unearthed over 100 human skulls ( ! ) that form one huge tower . According to scientists, it is a part of the Huey Tzompantli , a wooden structure made of sacrificial skulls which was dedicated to the Aztec god of war and sun – Huitzilopochtli. It is worth noting that the tower (measuring about 5 meters in diameter) was first discovered 5 years ago during the renovation of a building in the Mexican capital. So why...

Hello guys! How is your December? I hope that, like me, you are also looking forward to Christmas 🎅🎄🤶  As my gift for you, I have prepared a post that is a bit different from the previous ones because this time it will not be about excavations! Today I will share with you a recent discovery in the hot Amazon , and more specifically I’ll tell you about rock art. Enjoy ! 😊 Earlier this month, the media reported the discovery of one of the world's greatest prehistoric rock art in the Amazon rainforest . Surprisingly, according to some news, the paintings were already noticed some time ago, but their existence was kept secret. The rock wall is located in Serranía de La Lindosa and stretches for nearly 12 kilometers . However, the most interesting are the drawings themselves which were painted by the first people who reached the Amazon 12,500 years ago . On the wall we can see the representations of people and – in large part – of animals. This is all the more fascinating since most...

Hi guys! Today, just like a week ago, I have some fresh news to share with you! 📰 Although it may seem surprising, the archaeologists working in the area of Nazareth have not made many discoveries that would allow to recreate how the city looked like in the first century AD , that is, in the times of Jesus Christ’s childhood. However, just a week ago, a British archaeologist made a surprising discovery.  Professor Ken Dark of the University of Reading announced to the world that he had discovered the childhood home of Jesus Christ (!) It is worth adding that the scientist didn’t come to Israel with the intention of finding the Jesus’ house: I didn’t go to Nazareth to find the house of Jesus, I was actually doing a study of the city’s history as a Byzantine Christian pilgrimage center. Nobody could have been more surprised than me. According to archaeological analyzes, the alleged house of Jesus, unlike other buildings in Nazareth, actually dates back to the first century AD. The b...

Hello everyone! 👋 Today I’m coming to you with BREAKING FRESH NEWS from the world of archeology! 👀 It would seem that Pompeii , an ancient city completely destroyed as a result of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, no longer hides any secrets. And yet it hides! The Italian news agency ANSA shared with the world the information about the discovery of well-preserved fossilized remains of two more victims of the eruption … A truly exceptional discovery   ~ Massimo Osanna, director of the archaeological park of Pompeii    This is amazing!   ~  Dario Franceschini, Italian Minister of Culture An extraordinary discovery in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii  ~  The Guardian Now you are probably wondering why this discovery is so important and why it arouses so much enthusiasm? Let me explain:  First of all, the excavated bodies are so well-preserved that it was possible to establish who the men exactly were . According to archaeologists, t...

The first archaeological discovery (or rather discoveries) that I want to present are  Children of Llullaillaco , also known as Mummies of Llullaillaco . As both names suggest, these are mummies of children which were discovered by a team of archaeologists led by Johan Reinhard on 16 March 1999 atop the Llullaillaco volcano (the highest active volcano on Earth that is located on the Argentina–Chile border). This is all the more important as the mummies are believed to be the best preserved Inca corpses ever found.  Three mummies which were dug out on the volcano's slope turned out to be the embalmed bodies of three Inca children ( two girls and one boy ) who died approximately 500 years earlier . The oldest one – 15-year-old girl – is called la Doncella which means ‘virgin’ in Spanish. The other one is nine years younger and she was proved to be the half-sister of la Doncella . She was dubbed l a Niña del rayo (‘lightning girl’) because her tomb was struck by lightning...

Welcome to my blog dedicated to archeaology and more specifically to one of its most spectacular part,  i.e. the excavations and discoveries . 🔍🗿🔍 Today, each of us knows very well what the Pyramid of Cheops is. What's more, we all know where it is located and what it looks like. I would even go as far as to say that this spectacular building has ceased to impress us. But let’s try to imagine what the archaeologists who discovered it felt or what emotions must have accompanied the explorers who came across Pompeii by accident. I hope that thanks to my blog everyone will have a chance to discover something new that they have never heard of before. Of course, it's not the same as digging in the ground, but well, if you don't have what you like, you like what you have ! 😊 I invite you to an amazing journey through time thanks to which you will learn about the culture, customs and characteristics of everyday life in the past. So if you are full of passion and curious about ...