Mostrando las entradas con la etiqueta Arqueología. Mostrar todas las entradas
Mostrando las entradas con la etiqueta Arqueología. Mostrar todas las entradas

sábado, noviembre 01, 2014

Secret Tunnel Under Teotihuacan Pyramid May Lead to Royal Tombs - Nov 1, 2014

Mexican archaeologists have announced that a years-long exploration of an underground tunnel beneath the ancient city of Teotihuacan in Mexico has yielded thousands of artifacts and may lead to royal tombs.

According to a news release on Reuters, the entrance to the 1,800-year-old tunnel was first discovered in 2003, and an extensive project involving both human researchers and remote-control robots, has been ongoing ever since.

The tunnel is located approximately 18 meters below the Temple of the Feathered Serpent, the third largest pyramid at Teotihuacan, which flourished between 100 BC and 750 AD.

martes, agosto 26, 2014

April Holloway - Fifteen previously unknown monuments discovered underground in Stonehenge landscape - August 26, 2014



 A groundbreaking new survey of Stonehenge and its surrounds has revealed fifteen previously unknown Neolithic monuments underground, according to a new report released by the Smithsonian Institute. The results show that there is a lot more to Stonehenge than meets the eye.
It has long been known that Stonehenge was not just an isolated monument in an unspoilt landscape, but was part of a much bigger complex.  This is evidenced by the scattering of mounds, ditches, burials, and other significant monuments, such as Woodhenge, Coneybury, the Cursus monument, and Amesbury Long Barrow, all within a short distance of the famous stone circle. Now a new research project using magnetic sensors to scan landmarks in Wiltshire have found even more evidence of human activity, which have lain hidden underground for thousands of years.
The Stonehenge Hidden Landscapes Project
The Stonehenge Hidden Landscapes Project used ground-penetrating radars and GPS-guided magnetometers to produce a 3D map of a four-square-mile area. Credit: Henrik Knudsen, with thanks to National Trust.
The Stonehenge Hidden Landscaped Project is a four-year collaboration with the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Archaeological Prospection and Virtual Archaeology in Austria. The team has conducted the first detailed underground survey of the area surrounding Stonehenge, covering around four square miles (six kilometres). What they discovered was startling.