Foraging badger uncovers a hoard of more than 200 Roman coins dating back to the THIRD century in a Spanish cave Archaeologists are thanking a hungry badger for the discovery of a stash of 209 ancient Roman coins, found in a cave in the Asturias region of northern Spain. The find came a few months … Continue reading Foraging badger uncovers a hoard of more than 200 Roman coins dating back to the THIRD century in a Spanish cave →

Roman Coin Cache Discovered in Switzerland An amateur treasure hunter in Switzerland has discovered a buried clay pot filled to the brim with 1,290 Roman coins that date to the fourth century A.D. However, an odd divider found within the pot — a piece of cowhide — has stumped archaeologists.  “It was clearly used as … Continue reading Roman Coin Cache Discovered in Switzerland →

Child mummies in Sicily’s Capuchin Catacombs to be X-rayed The mummified and skeletal remains of more than 160 children lie preserved in the Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo in northern Sicily, and soon, scientists hope to uncover some of the mysteries surrounding their lives and deaths using X-ray technology. The catacombs contain at least 1,284 mummified … Continue reading Child mummies in Sicily’s Capuchin Catacombs to be X-rayed →

Hoard of 5,500 Roman-era Silver Coins Unearthed in Germany Archaeologists in Augsburg, Germany, revealed unearthed a historical hoard including 15 kg of silver coins from the Roman Empire’s era. In a historic Roman camp in Augsburg, more than 5,500 coins from the first and second century AD were uncovered. According to the local newspaper emphasis, … Continue reading Hoard of 5,500 Roman-era Silver Coins Unearthed in Germany →