Human faces sculpted into stone up to 2,000 years ago have appeared on a rocky outcropping along the Amazon River since water levels dropped to record lows in the region’s worst drought in more than a ...
Ancient stone carvings have long captured the imagination of historians and enthusiasts alike, with some suggesting these artworks depict aircraft-like machines. The presence of such carvings in ...
Spanish archaeologists recently announced the discovery of an ancient stone with perplexing symbols carved onto it. The symbols, experts believe, are actually an ancient alphabet. If their ...
An archaeologist took a shortcut to work in Norway and stumbled on dozens of ancient rock carvings, photos show and a university said. Screengrab from YouTube video shared by Science in Norway An ...
We visit Esna’s Temple of Khnum, where restored colors light up ancient carvings and columns. Then we explore El-Tod to ...
As water levels dropped, carvings dating back to ancient civilizations were revealed. Archaeologist Jaime Oliveira, from the National Historical and Artistic Heritage Institute (Iphan), shows ancient ...
The mountain’s name means “the place where exchanges/trades/barters are made to produce/manipulate water,” and surveys conducted in the 1960s of the mountain’s summit found temple platforms, mounds ...
Archeologists have been aware of the carved faces for years, but the low water levels have unearthed previously unseen specimens. The carvings appear to have been created by indigenous people before ...
A field worker in Mexico found a carving from a 2,000-year-old civilization, a stone knife and two other artifacts, city officials said. Photo from the Coscomatepec City Council While working in a ...
From desert carvings to underwater ruins, these ancient structures are so advanced that experts still can’t agree on what they were meant to do.