DISCOVERY

Fossils of 340-pound giant penguin found in New Zealand

Published on: February 9, 2023
18:30

By: Pavel López Lazo

London, Feb 9 (Prensa Latina) An international team of scientists have unearthed the fossilized remains of the largest ever known penguin on Earth, a 340-pound (150 kilograms) behemoth that glided through the oceans around what is now New Zealand more than 500 million years ago.

A total of 1.5 tons of ancient coins discovered in China

Published on: December 1, 2022
12:19

By: Alina Ramos Martin

Beijing, Dec 1 (Prensa Latina) A team of explorers discovered in the province of Jiangsu, in eastern China, 1.5 tons of coins from the Tang (618-907) and Song (960-1279) dynasties, local press reported.

Israel archaeologists find ancient ivory comb with full sentence

Published on: November 9, 2022
16:35

By: Pavel López Lazo

Tel Aviv, Nov 9 (Prensa Latina) Israeli scientists have found an ancient ivory comb dating back some 3,700 years ago and bearing what is likely the oldest known full sentence in Canaanite alphabetical script, according to the Jerusalem Journal of Archaeology.

New dinosaur species discovered in Sao Paulo, Brazil

Published on: September 20, 2022
09:38

By: Alina Ramos Martin

Brasilia, Sep 20 (Prensa Latina) Remains of a new species of dinosaur were found in Ibirá, a city in the interior of the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo, known for hosting other discoveries, the portal G1 reveals.

Tomb from the time of Pharaoh Ramses II discovered in Israel

Published on: September 18, 2022
12:25

By: Aleynes Palacios Hurtado

Tel Aviv, Sep 18 (Prensa Latina) The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) on Sunday announced the discovery of a tomb with a number of pieces on the country's coast that date back to the time of the Egyptian pharaoh Ramses II, almost 3,300 years ago.

New oil reserves discovered in China

Published on: August 11, 2022
11:19

By: Ileana Ferrer Fonte

Beijing, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) China's state oil giant Sinopec discovered other reserves containing 1.7 billion tons of crude oil while some fields in the Northwest Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region were explored, Global Times reported on Thursday.

Cubans commemorate 25th anniversary of discovery of Che’s remains

Published on: June 28, 2022
07:22

By: Ileana Ferrer Fonte

Havana, Jun 28 (Prensa Latina) Cubans on Tuesday commemorate the discovery of the remains of Ernesto Che Guevara, considered a milestone of Cuban science and a symbol of victory for an entire generation.

A total of 250 wooden sarcophagi of Ancient Egypt discovered (+Photos)

Published on: May 30, 2022
09:27

By: Alina Ramos Martin

Cairo, May 30 (Prensa Latina) Egyptian archaeologists announced the discovery of 250 painted sarcophagi of the late period (664-332 BC) and 150 bronze statues of different deities in the necropolis of Saqqara, about 30 kilometers south of the capital.

Archaeologists discover administrative center of Ancient Egypt

Published on: March 2, 2022
13:08

By: Ana Ibis Falcón Lamoth

Cairo, Mar 2 (Prensa Latina) Egyptian and Austrian archaeologists discovered in the temple of Kom Ombo, near the southern city of Aswan, an administrative center of the First Intermediate Period (2180-2050 BC), the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities reported today.

Dinosaur footprints of 70 million years old discovered in Egypt

Published on: February 20, 2022
10:42

By: Alina Ramos Martin

Cairo, Feb 20 (Prensa Latina) Egyptian scientists discovered in the south of the eastern desert of this country 16 dinosaur footprints that dating from 70 milion years ago, the president of Cairo University, Mohamed Othman, reported.

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