Mummies Wrapped In Copper
The mummified bodies of an adult and child were recently extracted from the melting glaciers in Siberia, inside the Arctic Circle. The bodies were found in Zelenyy Yar, which has been an ongoing archaeological site since 1997. Researchers have discovered over 100 mummies buried in this area; the most recent mummies discovered have been shown to be at least 5 ft 7 inches tall and they are covered in canvas and bark with copper strips laid over them; in addition to the adult, a 6-month-old baby was the other mummy discovered. Archaeologists think these mummies come from the Medieval period.
Mummies Wrapped In Copper
New Islands
Between 1999-2014, researchers studying the Steenstrup and Kier Glaciers in northwest Greenland have discovered several new islands that are emerging from ice caps. In the last 60 years, the glaciers have retreated over six miles, which has, in turn, unveiled several islands that were once covered in ice. Scientists have suggested that if global warming continues the way it is right now, more land that has been covered in ice for thousands of years could be exposed.
New Islands
