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What are these 1, 000 gold and silver coins doing off a Spanish wreck that sank 300 years ago
1+ hour, 40+ min ago (426+ words) The Futura Team represents the pulse of Futura's editorial department, bringing together a collective expertise dedicated to the dissemination of scientific knowledge. Rather than the work of a single author, every article published under this signature is the result of…...
Fossil teeth smaller than a nail may rewrite human origin stories
3+ hour, 1+ min ago (465+ words) Purgatorius first appears in the fossil record around 65. 9 million years ago. This timeline places the animal just after the Cretaceous-Paleogene asteroid impact that eliminated non-avian dinosaurs. The creature was a small, tree-dwelling mammal about the size of a modern shrew....
Why Scientists Are Stunned: Iberian Peninsula Stops Moving Unexpectedly
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (278+ words) The Mediterranean is a living laboratory of tectonic drama, with a story far older than any local legend. This unique region sits at the crossroads of several lithospheric plates that have been wrestling for tens of millions of years. Unlike…...
Archaeologists stunned by ancient Roman soldier found in a 5, 000-year-old fortress
1+ week, 3+ day ago (308+ words) On top of a rural hill near Almendralejo, in southwest Spain's Extremadura region, a preventive dig in 2021 (planned before the installation of solar panels'modern meets ancient) brought a surprise hiding in the sun-baked earth. The team uncovered a fortress dating…...
What is this 500-year-old Portuguese ship, loaded with gold, doing in the middle of the desert?
3+ week, 3+ day ago (488+ words) The Namib Desert, stretching along the Atlantic coast of southern Africa, isn't just a vast, empty wasteland. A few years ago, archaeologists made an astonishing discovery there " a 16th-century Portuguese shipwreck buried in the sands of Namibia, still loaded with…...
Archaeologists Discover Prehistoric Texas Treasure So Well Preserved It Looks New
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (273+ words) Although the story of North America's early settlement has been written, certain regions remain shrouded in mystery. In South Texas, close to the Mexican border, archaeologists have recently stumbled upon a discovery that's as intriguing as it is ancient. Since…...
Why Was a 500-Year-Old Portuguese Treasure Ship Found in the Middle of a Desert?
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (431+ words) Among the Namib's curious sights, this one stood out like a mast above the dunes: a massive wooden carcass, resting in the desert for centuries. Recently rediscovered and investigated by teams of experts, the ship added a serious boost to…...
This discovery beneath a parking lot reveals maritime secret hidden for 5 centuries
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (528+ words) The excavation is located near a medieval stone quay that once protected vessels moored in the old port. Archaeologists anticipated finding remnants of the old waterfront, but they did not anticipate a hull of this size and condition. The location…...
The secret behind Gordes" mysterious stone huts finally revealed'tourists can"t believe it
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (270+ words) Travel Notebook: A breath from afar, captured between words and light. Each notebook is an intimate journey, a mosaic of impressions and encounters. An epic chronicle, it conveys the shimmering energy of a place in its wholeness: landscapes, faces, flavors,…...
Lost in the Atlantic in 1533how it resurfaced 500 years later in a desert
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (218+ words) Inside the wreck, archaeologists recovered an extraordinary range of artifacts: According to reports from Arkeonews, these finds were typical of Renaissance-era merchant ships and shed light on the ship's purpose and structure, confirming the vessel was a high-quality carrack (a…...