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4,500-Year-Old Sumerian Palace Uncovered in Iraqi Desert


Reaching the culmination of a search that has been going on for the past several years, a team of archaeologists affiliated with the British Museum has finally unearthed the long-lost remains of a Sumerian palace and temple in the ancient city of Girsu on the southern plains of Iraq. Read more Section: News History & Archaeology Ancient Places […]
She Left Home to Work 5,000 Miles Away, But Was Killed and Abandoned in a Desert


Jullebee Ranara, a Filipino domestic worker living in Kuwait, made a phone call to her family earlier last month, confiding that she was afraid of her employer’s 17-year-old son. By the next day, the 35-year-old had seemingly vanished, prompting her friends in the Gulf state to share their concerns about her disappearance on social media. […]
Ammothines of Lemnos: Greece’s hidden mini Sahara desert


Although Lemnos is often associated with beautiful harbours, wonderful beaches and great cuisine, few know that the island has its own “mini” Sahara desert! Justifiably so, as anyone who comes here knows that they will enjoy stunning beaches, can do water sports, admire archaeological sites and beautiful traditional architecture, try excellent dishes and cheeses and… […]
KILLER JABBED 16-year-old flag football player dies “SUDDENLY” following game at Desert Oasis


A Desert Oasis High School student died after suffering a “medical emergency” during a game Thursday night, according to the school’s principal. “Staff immediately began providing medical aid and continued until paramedics arrived,” Principal Ian Salzman wrote in an email Friday to the school community. “It is with a heavy heart that I inform you […]
Mysterious Patterns Span The Arabian Desert, And We May Finally Know Why


Mysterious Patterns Span The Arabian Desert, And We May Finally Know Why Humans12 December 2022By Carly Cassella Aerial view of a kite in the Khaybar area of north-west Saudi Arabia. New archaeological findings on ‘kites’ show the ingenuity and perhaps collaborative nature of the region’s peoples in the past. (Diaa Albukaai and Kévin Guadagnini, […]
Mysterious Patterns Span The Arabian Desert, And We May Finally Know Why


Mysterious Patterns Span The Arabian Desert, And We May Finally Know Why Humans12 December 2022By Carly Cassella Aerial view of a kite in the Khaybar area of north-west Saudi Arabia. New archaeological findings on ‘kites’ show the ingenuity and perhaps collaborative nature of the region’s peoples in the past. (Diaa Albukaai and Kévin Guadagnini, […]
Mysterious Patterns Span The Arabian Desert, And We May Finally Know Why


Mysterious Patterns Span The Arabian Desert, And We May Finally Know Why Humans12 December 2022By Carly Cassella Aerial view of a kite in the Khaybar area of north-west Saudi Arabia. New archaeological findings on ‘kites’ show the ingenuity and perhaps collaborative nature of the region’s peoples in the past. (Diaa Albukaai and Kévin Guadagnini, […]
Desert Kites: Ancient Hunters Built Massive Death Traps for Animals


Located on the Ustyurt plateau spanning Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan are some puzzling ancient structures – or what remains of them. Read more Section: News History Ancient Traditions Read Later Source
Mysterious 4,000-foot coral reef found in middle of Australian desert


(Natural News) Researchers have found a mysterious 4,000-foot coral reef that dates back millions of years in the middle of an Australian desert. The reef was found in southern Australia’s Nullarbor Plain, which is now a 76,000-square-mile desert composed of limestone bedrock. A tropical ocean washed over it during the Cenozoic era about 14 million years ago. Researchers […]
Mysterious 4,000-foot coral reef found in middle of Australian desert


(Natural News) Researchers have found a mysterious 4,000-foot coral reef that dates back millions of years in the middle of an Australian desert. The reef was found in southern Australia’s Nullarbor Plain, which is now a 76,000-square-mile desert composed of limestone bedrock. A tropical ocean washed over it during the Cenozoic era about 14 million years ago. Researchers […]
Mysterious 4,000-foot coral reef found in middle of Australian desert


(Natural News) Researchers have found a mysterious 4,000-foot coral reef that dates back millions of years in the middle of an Australian desert. The reef was found in southern Australia’s Nullarbor Plain, which is now a 76,000-square-mile desert composed of limestone bedrock. A tropical ocean washed over it during the Cenozoic era about 14 million years ago. Researchers […]
Mysterious 4,000-foot coral reef found in middle of Australian desert


(Natural News) Researchers have found a mysterious 4,000-foot coral reef that dates back millions of years in the middle of an Australian desert. The reef was found in southern Australia’s Nullarbor Plain, which is now a 76,000-square-mile desert composed of limestone bedrock. A tropical ocean washed over it during the Cenozoic era about 14 million years ago. Researchers […]
Dinosaur-Eating Galloping Crocodiles Once Existed in the Sahara Desert


Believe it or not, but 100 million years ago the area of the present-day scorching hot Sahara Desert was a lush swamp home not just to dinosaurs, but also to several kinds of prehistoric crocodilians. But that’s not all. These diverse ancient crocodiles came in all shapes and sizes. Some of them were galloping crocodiles, […]
Smugglers Abandon 4-Year-Old Migrant Boy in New Mexico Desert near Border Wall


El Paso Sector Border Patrol agents found a four-year-old migrant boy after human smugglers abandoned him along the border wall. Agents found the preschool-age child by himself with a toy and his parent’s contact information.
Trump and Pence squared off in the desert. It was one-sided.


PRESCOTT VALLEY, Ariz. — It was billed as a split screen proxy war in the desert: Donald Trump versus Mike Pence in a midterm election skirmish that would provide an early indication about the future of the GOP. It ended up more like a varsity-JV scrimmage. The Republican Party landscape, in Arizona at least, remains […]
UFO NEWS ~ Two fighter jets chasing a UFO over Mount Desert Island in Maine plus MORE


Two fighter jets chasing a UFO over Mount Desert Island in Maine on June 23, 2022 Fighter jets chasing UFO over Mount Desert Island In Maine on June 20, 2022. In this short clip we can see two fighter jets chasing a tic tac UFO just before the camera goes out of focus […]
Injured Migrant Woman Rescued in Rugged Arizona Desert Mountains near Border


Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents rescued an injured migrant woman after she was abandoned in the rugged Arizona mountains near the border with Mexico.
Large Migrant Group Apprehended in AZ Desert Mountains near Border


Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended a large group of migrants attempting to sneak into the U.S. interior after crossing the Mexican border into Arizona. Due to the rugged terrain of the mountainous region, a CBP Air and Marine Operations helicopter crew provided transportation into the area for the agents.
US Army To Test “Largest Drone Swarm Ever” In Utah Desert


A swarm of military drones will be launched over the Utah desert as part of an international field training exercise later this month, according to a report published by The War Zone. The swarm will comprise of 30 small drones for a dual air-assault mission.
“15,000-year-old” Gobi Desert Petroglyphs Made By Ancient Turks?


A Turkish archaeologist who is an expert on petroglyphs claims his team has found extremely old Gobi Desert petroglyphs made by ancient Turkish-speaking peoples, reports Hurriyet Daily . Although not yet dated, the prehistoric Mongolian petroglyphs found by Semih Güneri, a professor from Dokuz Eylül University who has been working on petroglyphs for a decade, […]
Vast Roman-Period Emerald Mines Revealed in Egyptian Desert


A topographic scan of emerald mines in Egypt’s Eastern Desert has revealed scores of time locked chambers, tunnels and sacred spaces dating to the Graeco-Roman and Byzantine periods. Emerald mines produce green emeralds, the mystical transparent green variety of beryl, which was one of the ancient god stones of the ancient world associated with the […]
Pre-Pottery “Perfect” Neolithic Shrine Found in East Jordan Desert


A team of Jordanian and French archaeologists have found an exceptionally well-preserved and intact Neolithic shrine at a remote prehistoric hunting campsite in Jordan’s eastern desert that dates back roughly 9,000 years, reports NPR. This places the shrine in the late Pre-Pottery Neolithic era, a Neolithic culture mostly existed in upper Mesopotamia and the Levant, […]
FM: Geneva sisters repatriated from Syrian Desert camp


Two Swiss half-sisters, whose mother took them out of the country with her when she joined the Daesh militant group in the Middle East in 2016 have been repatriated from a desert camp in north-eastern Syria, the Swiss foreign ministry said on Tuesday and reported by Reuters. The older girl, now 15, had suffered a […]
The Man Who Stopped a Desert Using Ancient Farming


Desertification is a serious problem facing numerous countries in the world today. Various measures have been taken to counter the negative effects, with some providing better results than others. A farmer in Burkina Faso looked to his ancestors and came up with an innovative solution. Desertification has been defined as a “process of land degradation in arid, […]
‘World’s largest’ nabkha discovered in UNESCO-tagged Lut Desert


‘World’s largest’ nabkha discovered in UNESCO-tagged Lut Desert – Tehran%20Times TEHRAN – The “world’s largest” nabkha (coppice dune) has recently been discovered within the UNESCO-registered Lut Desert in the barren heartland of Iran, the director of the World Heritage site has announced. Having a height of 21 meters, the recently discovered nabkha is taller than […]
Ancient Advanced Technology: 2,400-Year-Old Yakhchals Kept Ice in the Desert


The ancients were cleverer than some people today assume. They didn’t have rockets or electricity, at least no indisputable proof has been found of such technologies, but they did come up with technology that we don’t usually associate with the ancient world. The yakhchal (meaning ice pit) was a type of ancient refrigerator built in […]
In a California desert, sheriff’s deputies settle schoolyard disputes. Black teens bear the brunt.


This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with KPCC and LAist. ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your inbox every week. LANCASTER, Calif. — Barron Gardner, a high school history […]
Giant Camel Sculptures in Saudi Desert Found To Be Incredibly Ancient


A team of archaeologists studying life-size rock carvings of animals in the Saudi Arabian desert were shocked to discover the true age of these impressive stone sculptures. These carved figures of giant camels were %20first found in 2018 , and it was originally estimated that they were about 2,000 years old. But the new analysis utilized […]
Unique Desert Biome in South Africa Is a Hotspot for Organisms Found Nowhere Else on Earth


Divided by mountains, there is a thriving desert on South Africa’s Western Cape where bushy, sandy plains belie beautiful, botanical treasures. This unassuming landscape is the world’s only arid plant hotspot—and home to a third of all succulent plant species in the world. Part of the region’s Sanbona Wildlife Reserve, the area of land falling […]