Twin Yamato class battleships Yamato and Musashi in anchorage off Truk Islands.
1. First Human?
A 2.8 million year-old jawbone was discovered in Ethiopia. Scientists claim it belongs to one of the very first humans. It is 400,000 years older than any previously known Homo fossil. Read more at BBC.
2. Sunken Japanese WWII Battleship Found in the Philippines
Billionaire Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen says he has found the wreck of a long-lost World War II Japanese battleship, the Musashi — one of the largest battleships ever built at that time, near the Philippines. The Musashi sank on October 24, 1944, during the Battle of the Sibuyan Sea in the central Philippines. More than 1,000 of the Musashi’s crew were killed during the battle and sinking. Read more at CNN.
Also watch Secrets of the Dead: Japanese SuperSub and learn why America sank one of its most prized military captures.
3. Islamic State Destroyed Ancient Iraq Site
Islamic State militants began demolishing Nimrud, a 13th century BC Assyrian archaeological site, located on the Tigris River just south of Iraq’s second largest city, Mosul. UNESCO has described the destruction in Iraq by Islamic State militants as a war crime. Why are they destroying Iraq’s history? Learn more at BBC.
4. Lost City Discovered in the Honduran Rain Forest
In search for legendary “City of the Monkey God,” explorers find the untouched ruins of a vanished culture. Read more at National Geographic.
5. 170-Year-Old Shipwreck Beer Opened
Scientists recently opened two bottles of beer from a shipwreck off the coast of Finland to get a profile of the 19th century brews. Its alcohol by volume was 2.8 – 3.2 percent. Read more at Live Science.
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