Archaeology Facts

The worlds oldest piece of chewing gum is over 9000 years old!

The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.

In 2009, archaeologists in Modena, Italy discovered two skeletons buried holding hands for 1,500 years. Originally assumed to be a romantic couple, a 2019 DNA study revealed both individuals were male—making it the first known burial of two men holding hands from antiquity.

Pollen never deteriorates. It is one of the few natural substances that lasts indefinitely.

Jericho is the oldest walled city in the world at 9,000 yrs old!

The oldest stone tools found are dated from 2.7 - 2.9 million years ago. The species that made these tools is unknown.

Scientists are excavating the ruins of a major civilization which pre-dates both the pyramids and Stonehenge by over 7,000 years. In 15 years, they have uncovered only about 5% of the site.

Honey never spoils. Archaeologists have found 3,000-year-old honey in Egyptian tombs that was still perfectly edible.

In 2012, archaeologists dug up a parking lot in Leicester, England, and found the skeleton of King Richard III — lost for 527 years. He was the last English king killed in battle, buried in a hasty unmarked grave in 1485. An amateur historian convinced a university to dig up the car park on a hunch. They found him in the first trench, six hours into a two-week excavation. The parking space above his grave was marked with the letter "R."