Archaeological discoveries often become scientific sensations, attracting the attention of humanity. Even one archaeological finding can simply destroy an entire generation of academic writings, making them obsolete. And some findings are so strange that they can completely change the view of history. And that's what we're going to talk about today: the Lloyds Bank Coprolite, the Govan Stones, very old houses.
12 Most Incredible And Mysterious Finds That Really Exist
There are some discoveries that mystify even the world's greatest minds. When a scientist gets stuck with something, they turn to another scientist. If the other scientist can't help them, they turn to their colleagues. If there are still no answers, then we're left with a great scientific mystery, and great scientific mysteries are precisely what we're going to be looking at in this video.
The tunnel discovered in Egypt. New clues to Cleopatra's tomb revealed!
For the better part of the last twenty years, Kathleen Martinez, an archaeologist at the University of Santo Domingo, has been looking for the tomb of Cleopatra, which had been thought to have been lost. She is certain that she has arrived at a significant turning point in the process at this point, and this gives her a sense of confidence.
Martinez and her team discovered a tunnel that was 1,305 meters (4,281 feet) long and was placed 13 meters (43 feet) underground, as stated by a recent declaration by the Egyptian Ministry for Tourism and Antiquities. Watch the video for more!
Recreating Angkor Wat: The 12th Century Cambodian Capital
Lost Worlds investigates the very latest archaeological finds at three remote and hugely significant sites - Angkor Wat, Troy and Persepolis.
Lost Worlds travels to each site and through high-end computer graphics, lavish re-enactment and the latest archaeological evidence brings them to stunning televisual life. From the 900-year-old remains of Angkor Wat in the Cambodian jungle the staggering City of the God Kings is recreated. From Project Troia, in North West Turkey, the location of the biggest archaeological expedition ever mounted the lost city is stunningly visualised and finally from Persepolis the city and the great Persian Empire are brought to life.
The Manchu "Pigtail" I The Haircut That Caused The Biggest Controversy In Chinese History
In all of Chinese history, the Manchu pigtail was the haircut that caused the greatest controversy.
The 1870 Sanitary Ordinance, intended to prevent unhealthy tenement conditions in San Francisco, overcrowded jails, prompting the Pigtail Ordinance. The Sanitary Ordinance required a fine or a week or more in jail, but many impoverished Chinese immigrants welcomed free accommodation and board. The Supervisors began shaving all convicts' heads to prevent lice and fleas. However, many equal rights supporters argued the Supervisors' ultimate objective was to stop willing Chinese inmates.
Late 19th century Chinese immigration to the US increased. By 1880, California had 100,000 Chinese residents. 90% of immigrants were men who came to the US to support their families. They had to keep their queue braids to avoid being branded revolutionary as most of them returned to China. The Pigtail Ordinance was intended to deter Chinese immigrants from violating the city's sanitary code. Anti Chinese animosity drove the Pigtail Ordinance, trying to deter Chinese immigrants from coming to the US.
Since 1644, Han men in China had to wear a queue braid and shave their foreheads to show their allegiance to the Qing dynasty. Han Chinese had a queue braid on the back of their heads because they had long hair. They strongly opposed forehead shaving.
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London's largest Roman mosaic find for 50 years uncovered
Archaeologists have uncovered the largest area of Roman mosaic found in London for more than half a century.
The two highly decorated panels feature large, colourful flowers, geometric patterns and elaborate motifs in a style unique to the capital.
It is thought it once decorated the floor of a Roman dining room.
The Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA) find came during excavations as part of the construction of a regeneration project near the Shard in Southwark.
MOLA site supervisor, Antonietta Lerz, said: "This is a once-in-a-lifetime find in London. It has been a privilege to work on such a large site where the Roman archaeology is largely undisturbed by later activity - when the first flashes of colour started to emerge through the soil everyone on site was very excited."
It is made up of two panels, with the largest showing large, colourful flowers surrounded by bands of intertwining strands - a motif known as a guilloche.
There are also lotus flowers and several different geometric elements, including a pattern known as Solomon's knot, which is made of two interlaced loops.
Dr David Neal, former archaeologist with English Heritage and leading expert in Roman mosaic, has attributed this design to the "Acanthus group" - a team of mosaicists working in London who developed their own unique local style.
While the largest mosaic panel can be dated to the late 2nd to early 3rd century AD, traces of an earlier mosaic underneath the one currently visible have been identified which shows the room was refurbished over the years.
It was located on the outskirts of Roman Londinium, an area centred on the north bank of the Thames which roughly corresponds to the modern City of London.
A spokesperson for MOLA added the room it was situated in would have contained dining couches, where people would have reclined to eat and it might have been part of a Roman mansio - an upmarket "motel" for state couriers and officials travelling to and from London.
The excavations are part of the Liberty of Southwark regeneration project, which will comprise of homes, workspace, shops and restaurants.
The mosaics will be carefully recorded and assessed by an expert team of conservators before being transported off-site, to enable more detailed conservation work to take place. Future plans for the public display of the mosaics are currently being determined.
Terrifying Sea Creatures That Actually Exist
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Mysterious Shipwreck Artifacts Found Off England’s Coast To Be X-Rayed
Tons of items retrieved from the wreck of a sailing boat from the Dutch East India company will be scanned by new X-ray equipment to reveal hidden details.
In January 1740, after landing on Goodwin Sands, the Rooswijk [ a so-called ‘ retrochip ‘ built on long travels ] sank off Kent Coast. Archaeologists visited the wreck and recovered many artifacts — including silver coins and ingots, wooden chests, and a brass wine pot — between 2005 and 2018.
Due to a £150,000 grant from the Wolfson Foundation to upgrade Historic England X-ray equipment, many of these objects will now be examined in more detail.
Originally destined for Batavia — modern-day Jakarta — the merchant ship Rooswijk sank around 5 miles (8 kilometers) off of the British coast on its second voyage to the East, with none of its believed 237-strong crew surviving the accident.
Its wreck was first discovered at a depth of 79 feet (24 metres) by an amateur diver back in 2004 — with the bulk of recovery efforts taking place between 2005 and 2018, with the objects from the vessel legally belonging to the Dutch state. Among the artefacts recovered from the wreck were bars of silver, gold coins, knives, scabbards, human remains, pots, jars and thimbles.
The grant from the Wolfson Foundation charity will be used to upgrade the power and resolution of the equipment at at Historic England’s large, walk-in X-ray facility for scientific and archaeological analysis at Fort Cumberland, Portsmouth.
The existing facility has been at that centre of the organisation’s archaeological assessment, analysis and conservation work.
When the upgrade is complete, Rooswijk artefacts will be among the first to be scanned by the revamped facility, in a collaboration between Historic England and Rijksdienst Voor het Cultureel Erfgoed, the Netherlands’ cultural heritage agency.
Many of the finds from the wreck are covered with hard concretions of matter that will require the extra power of the new equipment to be successfully scanned.
‘This generous investment will place Historic England at the forefront of heritage X-radiography for many years to come,’ said Historic England head Duncan Wilson.
‘With this new technology, we will be able to analyse, conserve and better understand many more objects recovered from historic shipwrecks or excavated from archaeological sites.’
‘We are very grateful to The Wolfson Foundation for their support to this vital grant.’
The new X-ray machinery will also ‘greatly improve’ the analysis of Roman-era artefacts, Historic England said — as the scanner will be able to penetrate dirt and debris build-ups around such objects without the risk of damaging them.
‘We are excited to support this important piece of equipment – bringing together Wolfson’s longstanding interests in science and heritage,’ said Wolfson Foundation chief executive Paul Ramsbottom.
‘The beauty of X-ray technology is the way in which it reveals hidden secrets of the past as well as helping with conservation.’
‘We are particularly delighted to be supporting the heritage sector at this challenging moment for us all.’
The Rebellion of Lucifer and the Fallen Angels
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Pavlopetri, Greece: This 5,000-Year-Old Town Discovered Underwater
Underwater discoveries, from sunken civilizations to the millions of shipwrecks still undiscovered on the seabed, capture the interest of history buffs like nothing else. With less than 1% of the ocean floor having been explored so far, the world's oceans and seas have been dubbed the largest museum in the world. Some contend that the Bronze Age port of Pavlopetri's ruins, which were only recently found, may have served as the inspiration for the mythical tale of Atlantis.
Finding of Pavlopetri: The World's Oldest Underwater Town
The remnants of a submerged settlement thought to have existed as long ago as 5,000 years ago were unearthed in the 1960s by Nic Flemming from the Institute of Oceanography at the University of Southampton. The archaeological site, which is 4 meters (13.12 feet) below and is situated close to the little village of Pavlopetri in the Peloponnesus region of southern Greece, is currently thought to be the oldest known planned underwater town in the entire world. Thus, it joined the company of other enigmatic underwater colonies, towns, and cities that have captivated the interest of history buffs, such as:
Shi Cheng, an ancient Chinese city, is immaculately preserved (the Lion City)
India's fabled sunken temples at Mahabalipuram
Heracleion, an ancient Egyptian city
Israel's Atlit Yam Neolithic site, which dates back 9,000 years
Jamaica's Port Royal, a city of pirates during the 17th century
The site was first recognized by geologist Folkion Negris in 1904, but after Flemming rediscovered it, a group of archaeologists from the University of Cambridge investigated it in 1968. The University of Nottingham then started a five-year project to research the town of Pavlopetri in 2009, overseen by John C. Henderson, in collaboration with the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research and the Ephorate of Underwater Antiquities of the Greek Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
In order to examine the seabed and bring the historic town back to life before the fragile remnants are lost forever as a result of lack of protection, pollution, waves, currents, and tourists, the Pavlopetri Underwater Archaeological Project was created. Pavlopetri was the first underwater village to be digitally scanned in 3D using sonar mapping technology as a result of the project. They were able to create amazing photorealistic 3D digital reconstruction photos thanks to the confluence of cutting-edge marine science with movie industry computer graphics, which transformed underwater archaeology.
What did they discover at Pavlopetri?
The study project discovered thousands of items at the location that shed light on daily life at Pavlopetri between 3000 and 1100 BC, when it "sank," perhaps as a result of localized earthquakes, erosion, rising sea levels, or even a tsunami. The first evidence of a sunken metropolis in Greece that precedes Plato's account of Atlantis can be found there.
Pavlopetri, a representation of life 5,000 years ago, was exceptionally well planned, with streets, two-story homes with gardens, temples, cemeteries, and a sophisticated water management system with channels and water pipelines. The majority of the structures in the city's center had up to 12 rooms inside, and there was even a square or plaza that was roughly 40 by 20 meters (131 by 65 feet) in size. Its uniqueness was emphasized by Dr. Jon Henderson of the University of Nottingham team, who oversaw the Pavlopetri Underwater Archaeological Project. "There are older sunken sites around the globe, but none can be considered to be planned communities such as this," he said in The Guardian.
The renowned ancient Greek epic poem Iliad was set in a time when the city was so old that it had already existed at that time. According to research conducted in 2009, the site is around 9 acres (36,421 m2) in size, and there is evidence that it was occupied as early as 2800 BC. At least 15 buildings have been discovered, and the city's layout is still plainly discernible despite having sunk so long ago. The layout of the city is so obvious that the leader of the Nottingham archaeological team was able to construct what they consider to be an incredibly realistic 3D replica of the city.
According to historians, the ancient city served as a hub for trade between the Mycenaean and Minoan civilizations. Large clay storage containers, statues, common objects, and other relics can be found all around the site.
The city's original name, as well as its precise function in the ancient world, are unclear. According to Elias Spondylis of the Greek Ministry of Culture in the New Scientist, "It's a rare find, and it is significant because, being a submerged site, it was never reoccupied and hence symbolizes a frozen moment of the past."
Today’s condition of the site
The Pavlopetri site has focused its coverage of the world's most frequently explored seafloor on safeguarding the artifacts. The University of Nottingham team employed technology to construct a photorealistic representation of the seabed in a magnificent BBC program from 2011 titled Pavlopetri: The City Under the Waters. To support local conservation and protection efforts, including a Watch Day hosted by the Greek Chapter of ARCH International to raise awareness of the site, Pavlopetri was added to the World Monuments Watch in 2016 as a way to conserve heritage sites that are in danger.
Since then, the Watch Day has included the Pavlopetri Eco-Marine Film Festival, which presents motion pictures and documentaries about the marine environment and offers snorkeling trips beneath the surface of the old city. As a result of these activities, the region was buoyed in August 2016 to protect it from small vessels, and in 2018, it became the first location in Greek waters to be listed on marine charts that the Greek Navy's Hydrographic Department provides to mariners.
3,000 years Ethiopia's history explained in less than 10 minutes
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Scythians - Rise and Fall of the Original Horselords Documentary
In today’s video we will explore the rise and fall of the Scythians - the first nomadic conquerors in history, original horselords, who managed to take over most of the Ponto-Caspian Steppe in the Ancient era, fighting wars with Persians, Greeks and others. Enjoy!
Real Letters from the Roman Front Lines - What Do They Say? (Documentary)
In this history documentary we explore the process by which Roman soldiers kept in touch with their families and friends. We begin by broadly discussing literacy rates and how one would go about writing a letter in the first place. This involves looking at things like papyrus scrolls, ink pens, and scribes.
We then turn our attention about the way in which these letters were sent across the Roman Empire. This took the form of both public and private couriers. The former consisted primarily of the Cursus Publicus which used a relay of riders to deliver messages across the Empire at incredibly fast speeds. The latter relied primarily on merchants who criss-crossed the Empire at their own pace.
And finally we look at the contents of these Roman letters. This is done by quoting select examples which have been recovered at sites such as Vindolanda in England and Oxyrhnychus in Egypt.
Researchers Can’t Believe Their Eyes! New Discovery under the Antarctic Ice Shocks the Whole World
Wrap up warm because it's going to be chilly today! Together with you, we want to venture into the freezing cold world of Antarctica and take a look at some unique discoveries that will leave us in awe, open-mouthed and thought-provoking. What is the gigantic hole in the dense ice sheet all about – and what bizarre life forms have developed deep under the ice sheet? Stick around until the end to find out!
European Prisoner Describes Life Among Cannibals of Brazil
In the following video we will see how Hans Staden, who was a prisoner of Cannibals in Brazil, describes life among them during 1557 AD. Watch the video to find out more!
Copper Mining and Trade in Bronze Age Europe
There is a strangely popular theory that the copper used by bronze age Europeans came from ancient copper mines in the Great Lakes region.
The theory says that this north American copper was excavated in enormous quantities for thousands of years in prehistory. And that this copper was then transported across the Atlantic to Europe and the Ancient Near East.
The fact is, we do know where European copper came from. There are many Bronze Age mines in the Old World that collectively produced thousands of tons of copper, enough to make millions of tools, weapons, and decorations for Europe and the Near East.
Scariest Prehistoric Creatures
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Sea Raiders in Nordic Bronze Age Rock Art
Prehistoric Scandinavian rock art displays scenes of warriors and long, narrow boats. Are these figures showing some kind of Bronze Age Vikings?
The world famous ancient petroglyphs in Sweden, dating to the Nordic Bronze Age, portray a world of sword-wielding warriors and their ships. But these figures - holding aloft axes and spears and shields - are usually said to be carrying out rituals, not warfare.
Is that true? Are there any scenes of violence here amongst the thousands of weapon-bearers?
If this is about ritual then what were the rituals for?
And what can all this tell us about the lives of these seaborne Nordic warriors who lived 3500 years ago?
The London Hammer – A 400 million years old intriguing Out-of-place artifact
Discovered in Texas, in 1936, the London Hammer was embedded in a limy rock concretion originating from the Cretacious rock formation 400 million years ago! The 6-inch-long hammerhead consists of 96.6% iron and has not rusted since its discovery!
The London Hammer, sometimes also called the “London Artifact,” is a name given to a hammer made of iron and wood that was found in London, Texas, in the United States in 1936. Many have claimed that the hammer is actually a 400 million years old artifact.
Discovery of the London Hammer OOPArt
In June 1936, Max Hahn and his wife Emma were on a walk when they noticed a rock with wood protruding from its core. They decided to take the oddity home and later cracked it open with a hammer and a chisel. Ironically, what they found within seemed to be an archaic hammer of sorts.
What strange facts were revealed about the artifact?
A team of archaeologists checked it, and as it turns out, the rock encasing the hammer was dated back more than 400 million years. The hammer itself turned out to be more than 500 million years old. Additionally, a section of the handle has begun the transformation to coal.
The hammer’s head, made of more than 96.6% iron, is far more pure than anything found in nature could have achieved without an assist from modern technology.
Here’s how the London Hammer got a world wide attention
Creationists, of course, were all over this. The Hammer began to attract wider attention after it was bought by creationist Carl Baugh in 1983, who claimed the artifact was a “monumental ‘pre-Flood’ discovery.” Baugh has used it as the basis of speculation of how the atmospheric quality of a pre-flood earth could have encouraged the growth of giants.
Possible rational explanations for the London Hammer OOPArt
Other observers have noted that the hammer is stylistically consistent with typical American tools manufactured in the region in the late 1800s. Its design is consistent with a miner’s hammer.
One possible explanation for the rock containing the artifact is that the highly soluble minerals in the ancient limestone may have formed a concretion around the object, through a common process which often creates similar encrustations around fossils and other nuclei.
The London Hammer is now an exhibit in Baugh’s Creation Evidence Museum, which sells replicas of it to visitors.
