It’s Time to Rewrite Our History: Amazing Finds by Archaeologists

In this riveting video we plunge deep into the chronicles of the past, shining a light on recent breakthrough discoveries that challenge the boundaries of our knowledge. Our journey traverses across continents and civilizations, revealing treasures and secrets long-hidden in the dust of time. Enjoy!

In Siberian permafrost, a perfectly preserved 32,000-year-old wolf head was discovered

The head of an ancient wolf was discovered in its entirety in summer 2018 by a mammoth tusk hunter in Siberia's Yakutia area while spelunking along the Tirekhtyak River. The specimen is the only adult Pleistocene steppe wolf partial carcass ever discovered and has been preserved for almost 32,000 years by the region's permafrost, or permanently frozen ground.

The specimen is the first (partial) carcass of an adult Pleistocene steppe wolf—an extinct lineage distinct from modern wolves—ever found Courtesy of Dr. Tori Herridge

The discovery, which was initially published by the Siberian Times, was expected to aid experts in understanding how steppe wolves differed from modern wolves and why the species eventually became extinct.

The wolf in issue was fully grown, perhaps between the ages of 2 and 4, according to Marisa Iati of the Washington Post. Love Dalén, an evolutionary geneticist at the Swedish Museum of Natural History, was filming a documentary in Siberia when the tusk hunter arrived on the scene with the severed head in tow. She says that media reports touting the find as a "giant wolf" are false, despite photographs of the severed head measuring 15.7 inches long and showing clumps of fur, fangs, and a well-preserved snout.

“If you disregard the frozen clump of permafrost adhered to where the neck would [usually] have been”, Dalén told Smithsonian magazine that “the animal was not significantly larger than a current wolf.”

In order to create a digital model of the animal's brain and the interior of its skull, a Russian team led by Albert Protopopov of the Republic of Sakha's Academy of Sciences was working on the project, according to CNN.

Given the head's level of preservation, David Stanton, a scientist at the Swedish Museum of Natural History who was conducting the genetic investigation of the remains, told Smithsonian that he and his team were optimistic that they could extract viable DNA and use it to decode the wolf's genome.

It is now unknown precisely how the wolf's head came to be detached from the rest of its body. In an interview with Smithsonian, evolutionary biologist Tori Herridge of the Natural History Museum in London said that Dan Fisher of the University of Michigan believes that scans of the animal's head may reveal evidence of its deliberate severance by humans, possibly "contemporaneously with the wolf dying." Herridge points out that if this is the case, the discovery would provide "a unique example of human interaction with carnivores." Yet she ends her Twitter post by saying, "I am reserving judgment until more investigation [is] done."

Herridge was hesitant, and Dalén repeated him, claiming that he had "seen no evidence convincing" him that people chopped off their heads. After all, fragmentary sets of bones are frequently discovered in the Siberian permafrost. For instance, if an animal was only partially buried and then frozen, the remainder of its body might have rotted or been consumed by scavengers. Alternately, it's likely that the corpse split into several pieces due to changes in the permafrost over thousands of years.

A Russian team is currently building a digital model of the animal’s brain and the interior of its skull Albert Protopopov

Stanton claimed that steppe wolves were "probably slightly larger and more robust than modern wolves." The animals, which had a powerful, broad jaw designed for hunting giant herbivores like woolly mammoths and rhinos, vanished between 20,000 and 30,000 years ago, or approximately the same period that modern wolves first appeared, according to Stanton, who spoke to N'dea Yancey-Bragg of USA Today. If the scientists are successful in obtaining DNA from the wolf's head, they will try to use it to ascertain whether the prehistoric wolves interbred with contemporary ones, how inbred the older species was, and whether the lineage possessed—or lacked—any genetic adaptations that contributed to its extinction.

As of now, a variety of well-preserved prehistoric animals have been discovered in the Siberian permafrost, including a 42,000-year-old foal, a cave lion cub, a "exquisite ice bird complete with feathers," as noted by Herridge, and "even a delicate Ice Age moth." These discoveries, in Dalén's opinion, can be largely due to a rise in mammoth tusk hunting and accelerated permafrost melting associated with global warming.

"The warming climate... means that more and more of these specimens are likely to be found in the future," Stanton stated in his interview with Smithsonian.

He also noted that "it is also likely that many of [them] will thaw out and decompose (and therefore be lost) before anyone can find... and study them."

Source: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/...

Archaeologists discover Ancient Egyptian tombs and mummification workshops

In a press conference by the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, Ahmed Issa, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, has announced the discovery of mummification workshops and decorated tombs at Saqqara in the Giza Governorate, Egypt.

Saqqara served as the necropolis for Ancient Egyptian royalty and their extended family during the Old Kingdom period. During the New Kingdom from the 18th Dynasty onward, the necropolis was used by many high-status officials from Memphis.

The mummification workshops have been described as “the largest and most complete”, for which the team found one that was used for embalming people, and the other for animals.

The Ancient Egyptians saw the preservation of the body after death as an important step to immortality and living well in the afterlife. Within the Ancient Egyptian concept of the soul, the “ka”, which represented vitality, leaves the body once the person dies.

Only if the body is embalmed in a specific fashion will the “ka” return to the deceased body, and rebirth will take place.

Strange Artifact Recovered At Machu Picchu Exposes One Of History's Darkest Practices

Archaeologists have squandered many lives and fortunes tracking down lost civilizations, and despite every fake and failure, the rare successes make all the risks worthwhile. That was certainly the case for these stunning South American ruins. Since their modern rediscovery, thousands of visitors have taken in the stone monoliths and awe-inspiring vistas. But now that the community's macabre origins are becoming impossible to ignore, what does the future hold for this mountaintop oasis?

Mysterious & Bizarre Ancient Discoveries

From Edward Boland shipwreck to a horned kangaroo skull, in the following video we will be exploring mysterious and bizarre ancient discoveries. Watch the video to find out more!

12 Most Ancient Technology And Mysterious Artifacts Finds Scientists Still Can't Explain

How do we explain the technological achievements of our ancestors? There are so many structures and artefacts that they left behind seemingly without having possessed the technology to create them, and yet we look right past them. It’s almost like we don’t want to know! Is it possible that they had access to higher forms of technology that have since been lost? You might start believing that after you’ve watched this video!

Roman deity heads found in a cricket club are "priceless"

Volunteer archaeologists have stumbled upon two rare head sculptures of Roman deities while working on a dig.

Perfect timing for the volunteers helping at the dig

The excellent discovery were discovered earlier this week at Carlisle Cricket Club during the most recent excavation of a Roman bathhouse.

The sandstone artifacts, which are likely to have been created as early as AD 200, formerly made up full-figure pieces that stood 12 to 15 feet (3.5 to 4.5 meters) tall.

Frank Giecco, the lead archaeologist, described them as "unique and priceless."

The three times the size of a human head sculptures were discovered in the city near Hadrian's Wall at the edge of what was formerly a paved Roman road.

Since 2021, more than 1,000 artifacts have been discovered in the location, including ceramics, weaponry, coins, and semi-precious stones.

The heads are said to be a very rare find in Carlisle

"International significance" has been used to describe certain.

However, Mr. Giecco asserted, "In my thirty years as an archaeologist, I've never discovered anything like this before.

"This is really amazing for Carlisle. It merely elevates this building's prominence.

Figures were common in bathhouses, according to Mr. Giecco, "but sculptures of this size are really special."

"In Britain, you can probably only think of a few examples of this kind," he remarked.

The discovery has been deemed "really exciting" by the volunteers helping with the excavations.

The heads are thought to belong to statues of Roman gods

One person remarked, "I realized it was actually something to be excited about when all the real archaeologists, the professionals, got excited and started crowding around themselves."

Government and Heritage Lottery funds has been used to support Uncovering Roman Carlisle, an initiative managed by Wardell Armstrong, Cumberland Council, and Carlisle Cricket Club.

In January, more than 30 semi-precious stones were discovered there.

The British Museum in London will host an exhibition the following year that will feature items discovered in prior digs over the preceding eight years.

Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4npmy7r...

Kublai Khan, Genghis Khan's grandson, left behind 12 graves in China that were beautifully decorated and made of carved bricks

China has a lengthy past. Along with fossil evidence from the Paleolithic Era, the nation has also experienced the rise and fall of numerous empires and dynasties. Archaeologists recently found 12 magnificent tombs in Shandong, China, that are thought to be around 700 years old.

According to the local archeological institute, 12 ancient graves from the Yuan Dynasty (1271–1368) have been unearthed in Jinan, in east China's Shandong Province. One of the most significant discoveries ever made in the province of eastern China is this one.

Kublai Khan, the conqueror Genghis Khan's grandson, established the Yuan dynasty. The tombs are associated with the Guo family, according to an inscription that was found at the burial complex.

The murals in one of the two-chamber Yuan Dynasty tombs were comparatively well maintained. Chisels and wooden hammers were used to carve patterns into the bricks for the carved murals. The murals' magpies and branches featured a traditional Chinese good luck symbol.

The director of the institute, Li Ming, claims that this is the largest collection of Yuan Dynasty brick mural tombs to have been discovered in the region.

A view of the tomb cluster. /CFP

According to Li, "the tombs were arranged in an orderly and seemingly planned manner, and some of the owners were related by blood, providing new material for the study of the organization of family cemeteries in the Yuan Dynasty."

More than 60 pieces of pottery and porcelain ware, bronze mirrors, copper coins, and other cultural items were discovered during the dig, which got underway on April 23. The findings will support research on the Yuan Dynasty porcelain made in the area and its surroundings.

From 1271 to 1368, the Mongol Empire was ruled by Kublai Khan, the fifth Khagan and a member of the Borjigin line.

Source: https://arkeonews.net/12-tombs-with-beauti...

Mother Shipton's Cave | Legend of The Witch Summoning The Devil

Mother Shipton’s Cave is a small cave in North Yorkshire, England, associated with the legendary soothsayer and prophetess, Mother Shipton.

According to text by the 17th century authors, Richard Head, and later by J. Conyers, Ursula Southeil (known as Mother Shipton), was born in 1488 in the market town of Knaresborough.

Both authors note that her mother, Agatha Soothtale, was a poor and desolate 15-year-old orphan who had fallen under the influence of the Devil and engaged in an affair, while some legends suggest that Agatha was a witch that summoned the Devil to conceive a child.

Shipton was born in a cave on the banks of the River Nidd during a violent thunderstorm. She was described as deformed with a hunchback and bulging eyes, cackling away at the rumbles of thunder that caused the raging storms to dissipate.

The cave sits next to a geological wonder called the Petrifying Well. The waters of the well are rich in sulphate and carbonate that encase objects with a stony exterior. In the past, this was believed to be the result of magic or witchcraft that could turn objects to stone, but this is a natural phenomenon due to a process of evaporation and deposition in waters with an unusually high mineral content.

The Bizarre Lifestyle of AI of Han Empire's Male Concubines

Wáng Mng, a prominent prime minister in the Western Han court, deposed the dynasty and crowned himself emperor in AD 9. However, he became emperor in the first place because of a power vacuum left by a previous emperor. Ai of Han had no offspring, and despite his turbulent reign, he acquired immortality in modern Chinese due to his devotion to a male partner. All of this and more will be present in today's video.

Findings of Archaeologists that Shocked the World with their Truth

This video is an exciting journey into the world of archeology and history. It introduces the viewer to the amazing finds of archaeologists who shocked the world with their truth, making significant changes in our understanding of the past.

The video begins with a dramatic collage sequence where archaeologists discover various artifacts. The key point is the discovery of ancient drawings, the essence of which scientists are only beginning to understand. This section contains extensive scientific research and fascinating discussions between scientists.

One of the brightest examples of finds is the section devoted to finds in Germany. Here, archaeologists have discovered unique items that change our understanding of the history of the region and the influence of its inhabitants on the development of European culture.

The video continues impressively with the discovery of a mysterious creature in the Arctic. The scientific community was shocked by this find. The endless discussions and various theories surrounding this creature make it one of the most exciting discoveries in the history of archeology.

In each story of this video, you can feel how much these discoveries shocked the world with their truth. They change our perspective on the past, renew our approach to history and science. From majestic ancient blueprints to a mysterious creature in the Arctic, each discovery demonstrates the incredible power of archeology to reveal the truth through the ages.

300,000 Year Old Human Footprints In Germany

An incredible team of scientists led by a team of researchers from the University of Tubingen and the Senckenberg center for Human evolution and palaeoenvironment have found the oldest fossilized human footprints in Germany dating back to approximately 300,000 years ago.

This is a mesmerizing and astonishing archaeological revelation that is by far the oldest evidence of human footprints in Germany and possibly even the entirety of Europe.

Wends: The Slavic Pirates that the Vikings Feared

The Vikings have long been recognized as the lords of the early medieval ocean. In their speedy longships they travelled from Britain to Persia, leaving behind burned monasteries and looted settlements. Men and women prayed for God to save them from the wrath of the Northmen, and children were told to behave - lest the Vikings come for them next.

But there was a people, that even the Vikings feared. They came from the southern baltic in similar ships as theirs, but faster, and far more numerous. These fleets were mobile cavalry units, carrying horses and riders, quickly able to make landfall and sweep the countryside. Their raids were swift, deadly, and profitable. The shores of Denmark, Sweden and Norway were littered with corpses, and smoking ruins. Nowhere was safe... from the Wends.

The Two Ancient Jewish Gods

The non-Jews of Alexandria and Rome alleged that the cult of Dionysus was widespread among Jews. Plutarch tarch gives a Bacchanalian interpretation to the Feast of Tabernacles:

"After the festival called 'the fast' [the Day of Atonement], during the vintage, the Jews place tables laden with different fruits in booths of thickets woven from vines and ivy. Their first festival is called by them Sukkah (σκηνή). A few days later, the Jews celebrate another festival, which one may simply call a Bacchanalian festival. For this is a festival on which the Jews carry fig branches and sticks adorned with ivy and carry them into the Temple. One does not know" – adds Plutarch – "what they do in the Temple. It seems reasonable to suppose that they practice rites in honor of Bacchus. For they blow small horns as the people of Argos do during the festival of Dionysus, and call upon their god. Others, who are called Levites, walk in front, either in allusion to Lysios (λύσιος) – perhaps 'the god who attenuatescurses' – or because they call out 'Euius,' i.e., Bacchus."

Watch the video below to find out more!