The find, along the construction site of a new highway route to Dublin, Ireland in the area of the "Hill of Tara" may have been part of the ceremonial nature of the Hill of Tara, which has been described as Ireland's equivalent of Stonehenge or Egypt's Pyramids. picked by suebe 3 years ago

All but one lane of southbound Highway 101 was blocked in Burlingame after a big rig loaded with 12,000 pounds of frozen chicken overturned, the California Highway Patrol says. picked by psycmoe 1 year ago

A man who told officers he was a medical marijuana provider has been arrested for allegedly standing naked in a Colorado highway, pounding on passing cars and spitting at a state trooper. picked by suebe 2 months ago

A 4,000-year-old temple filled with murals has been unearthed on the northern coast of Peru, making it one of the oldest finds in the Americas. The temple, inside a larger ruin, includes a staircase that leads up to an altar used for fire worship at a site scientists have called Ventarron. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Under threat from Romans ransacking Jerusalem 2,000 years ago, many of the city's Jewish residents crowded into an underground drainage channel to hide and later flee the chaos through Jerusalem's southern end unnoticed. The ancient tunnel was recently discovered buried beneath rubble, a monument to one of the great dramatic scenes of the destruction of the Second Temple in the year 70 A.D. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Ruins recently discovered in southern Peru could be the ancient "lost city" of Paititi, according to claims that are drawing serious but cautious response from experts. The presumptive lost city, described in written records as a stone settlement adorned with gold statues, has long been a grail for explorers—as well as a lure for local tourism businesses. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Scientists studying ancient fish bones in Scandinavia have discovered that warm-water species like anchovies and black sea bream that once thrived in Danish waters during a prehistoric warm period are now returning. Some cold-water species, such as cod, were also abundant during this period, having benefited from a lower fishing effort. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

The analysis of a termite entombed for 100 million years in an ancient piece of amber has revealed the oldest example of "mutualism" ever discovered between an animal and microorganism, and also shows the unusual biology that helped make this one of the most successful, although frequently despised insect groups in the world. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

Ruins of a Roman temple from the second century CE have recently been unearthed in the Zippori National Park in Israel. Above the temple are foundations of a church from the Byzantine period. The excavations shed light on the multi-cultural society of ancient Zippori. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

"Fuel, food, firearms and steel tow-line are the things that are needed most these days on this Federal highway in Russia. picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago

Archaeologists digging in northern Israel have discovered evidence of a 3,000-year-old beekeeping industry, including remnants of ancient honeycombs, beeswax and what they believe are the oldest intact beehives ever found. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

"If you turn to the Bible -- Isaiah Chapter 35, Verse 8 -- you will see a passage that in part says, 'A highway shall be there, and a road, and it shall be called the Highway of Holiness.'"
This is about IH-35. I drive that everyday... it is not holy. picked by ashlesdc 2 years ago

A 2,000-year-old mine has been discovered high in mountains in Peru. The find offers proof that an ancient people in the Andes mined hematite iron ore centuries before the Inca Empire, archaeologists say. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

The earliest turtles known to live in water have been discovered on a Scottish island. The 164 million-year-old reptile fossils were found on a beach in southern Skye, off the UK's west coast. The new species forms a missing link between ancient terrestrial turtles and their modern, aquatic descendants. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Israeli archaeologists said they have discovered a quarry that provided King Herod with the stones he used to renovate the biblical Second Temple compound — offering rare insight into construction of the holiest site in Judaism. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Archaeologists excavating an ancient tannery believed to be the largest ever found in Rome said Tuesday they might need to move the entire work site, which is being threatened by railroad construction. The 1,255-square-yard complex includes a tannery dating to the second or third century, as well as burial sites and part of a Roman road. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

NEW YORK — A pedestrian was hit by an SUV, then swept under a van and dragged nearly 17 miles on New York City highways before the driver discovered the body. picked by hogstr 10 months ago

U.S. researchers say they have discovered what appears to be the oldest imprint of a prehistoric insect, made while the dragonfly-like creature was still alive. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

Xinhua News Agency said the construction would turn a rough, 67-mile road stretching from the foot of the mountain to a base camp at 17,060 feet, into a paved "highway fenced by undulating guardrails." picked by DrNothing 2 years ago

The discovery of a prehistoric skull in Kenya has led scientists to suggest that male "proto-humans" enjoyed sexual dominance among harems of tiny females. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago