People all over the world are constantly making moves to discover things about the past, after all there is a lot we still don't know about it. In the year 2022 was no different, several discoveries were unearthed on our planet. These discoveries of antiques help us to know more about what brought us to the present time. So, if you're curious to know more about it, here are some of the antiquities discovered that year.
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Digging up things about the past can bring us unbelievable discoveries, both positive and negative, and archeology is constantly dedicated to that. See then the best things found in the year.
1. Neolithic site in Jordan
With an estimated 9,000 years of existence, the site was found almost intact in February in Jordan and according to archaeologists that the found, it is possible that it refers to a kind of ritual with structures that serve as a trap to attract wild gazelles to the death.
Inside the site it was possible to find sculpted anthropomorphic figures alongside representations of the “desert kite”. The researchers stated that the finding proposes a new way of looking at the symbolic, artistic and spiritual activities of the time.
2. Symbol Stone in Scotland
The archaeologists who found it believe that the stone was created by the Picts, an essential people in the defense of Scotland during the invasions of the Roman Empire. The stone measures 1.7 m and is believed to date from the 5th or 6th century.
3. Ancient Roman artwork
In 2018, Laura Young bought a bust for just US$ 49.46 and went to research its origin, until in May of this year the connection of the bust with Ancient Rome was confirmed and it was on average 2000 years old. Until then, the bust was believed to represent the Roman leader, Sextus Pompey.
4. city in iraq
After a drastic drop in the water level in a reservoir in Iraq, a city of approximately 3400 years appeared.
5. Kemune site
The place archaeological found is probably a remnant of the Bronze Age city of Zakhiku, center of the Mittani Empire.
6. Infant Woolly Mammoth
In June, residents found the remains of a 30,000-year-old mammoth in a Canadian gold field, which it probably had only a month before it died. In addition to its bones, hair and skin were also found, making it a very rare case.
31,000 year old human skeleton
A skeleton of a young human adult with part of the left leg and foot was found in Indonesia, probably being the oldest case found of a successful amputation, revealing great medical skills in this regard for the era.