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Norway’s melting ice is revealing 6,000-year-old secrets — but archaeologists are racing to save themResearchers in Norway have discovered a 5,000 to 6,000-year-old arrow in melting ice. As glaciers retreat, older archaeological materials a...
A melting glacier exposed a body in the Alps in 1991; 5,300 years after his death, scientists turned Ötzi into one of history's most studied humansOn September 19, 1991, German mountaineers Helmut and Erika Simon were hiking across the Tisenjoch ridge in the Ötztal Alps along the borde...
In 1991, Alpine hikers found a body melting from a glacier and called police. 5,300 years later, it proved to be Ötzi the IcemanIn 1991, Alpine hikers found a body melting from a glacier and called police. 5,300 years later, it proved to be Ötzi the Iceman. The disco...
5,300-year-old Ötzi mummy still “alive”? Scientists discover active microbes insideScientists have made a startling discovery about Ötzi the Iceman. Microscopic life within his ancient body is still active. These ancient b...
Melting ice patches reveal how the bow and arrow reshaped ancient hunting in North AmericaNew research reveals melting ice patches and dry conditions are preserving ancient hunting tools, offering a clearer picture of the bow and...
What a Hidden Reindeer Trap Under Ice Tells Us About Ancient SurvivalA remarkable reindeer trap from Norway's early Iron Age has emerged from melting ice. This ancient system, buried for 1,500 years, reveals ...
Soviet bombers and Scythian mummies: The archaeology uncovered by climate changeIn Poland, severe drought has revealed the remains of a Soviet fighter plane that went down in 1945.
- Legends by the sea
Besides visiting many astounding temples, Kalyani Shankar saw for herself that the sunken city of Dwarka in Gujarat isn’t a myth.