Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Ötzi Reconstruction of Ötzi mummy as shown in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France Pronunciation German pronunciation: [ˈœtsi] ⓘ Born c. 3275 BC near the present village of Feldthurns (Velturno), north of Bolzano, Italy Died c. 3230 BC (aged about 45) Ötztal Alps, near Tisenjoch on the border between Austria and Italy Other names Ötzi the Iceman Similaun Man Man from Tisenjoch Man from ...
The Mörigen Arrowhead is a Bronze Age arrowhead made from an iron meteorite. [1] Discovered in 1873 in Lake Biel during excavations of a settlement dating to 900–800 B.C., the arrowhead is in the collection of the Bern Historical Museum in Switzerland, where a 2023 analysis confirmed its extraterrestrial origins.
Lomekwi is an archaeological site located on the west bank of Turkana Lake in Kenya.It is an important milestone in the history of human archaeology. An archaeological team from Stony Brook University in the United States discovered traces of Lomekwi by chance in July 2011, and made substantial progress four years after in-depth excavations.
The oldest burial at the site is a simple pit grave dating back about 6,400 years to between 4456 B.C. and 4332 B.C., archaeologists said. ... An arrowhead found in one of the skeletons could be ...
The oldest known arrowheads likely date to 74,000 years ago in Ethiopia. [4] Stone projectile points from 64,000 years were excavated in Sibudu Cave , South Africa . In these points, examinations found traces of blood and bone residues, and glue made from a plant-based resin that was used to fasten them on to a wooden shaft.
Sibudu Cave is a rock shelter, located roughly 40 km (25 mi) north of the city of Durban and about 15 km (9 mi) inland, near the town of Tongaat.It is in a steep, forested cliff facing WSW that overlooks the Tongati River in an area that is now a sugar cane plantation.
Researchers found pieces of 3,600-year-old cheese scattered on the heads and necks of mummies of the enigmatic desert dwellers, who buried their dead in unusual boat graves.
Archaeologists uncovered a 480-year-old gun in Arizona. It’s now considered the oldest firearm ever found within the continental United States.