This abandoned site was once the ‘City of 1,001 Churches’ You know that heavy feeling you get when you see an ancient site or ruin and can almost feel all the lives that have passed through it and try to imagine it in all its former glory? Well, look no further than Ani, a medieval … Continue reading This abandoned site was once the ‘City of 1,001 Churches’ →

Oldest fossils on Earth discovered in 3.7bn-year-old Greenland rocks According to recent research, tiny sediment ripples on an ancient seafloor, captured inside a 3.7 billion-year-old rock in Greenland, possibly the earliest fossils of living organisms ever found on Earth. The research, led by Allen Nutman, head of the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences at … Continue reading Oldest fossils on Earth discovered in 3.7bn-year-old Greenland rocks →

World War II–Era Code Machine Recovered from Baltic Sea From the bottom of the Baltic Sea in Europe, three-quarters of a century after it was lost at the end of the Second World War, one of the most famous puzzles on the planet has been recovered. A mechanical encryption device that once confounded the Allies … Continue reading World War II–Era Code Machine Recovered from Baltic Sea →

4,500-year-old ‘Woodhenge’ discovered in Portugal The archaeological excavations that happened at Perdigões complex in the Evora District of Portugal recently showed that the archaeological excavations uncovered a “unique structure in the Prehistory of the Iberian Peninsula”. In fact, nothing similar has ever been found in Portugal before now. “As described by António Valera, who was … Continue reading 4,500-year-old ‘Woodhenge’ discovered in Portugal →

A man’s discovery of bones under his pub could forever change what we know about the Irish 10 Years ago, an Irish pub owner was clearing land for a driveway when his digging exposed an unusually large flat stone. The stone obscured a dark gap underneath. He grabbed a flashlight to peer in. “I shot … Continue reading A man’s discovery of bones under his pub could forever change what we know about the Irish →

Excavation in Western Turkey Reveals 2,000-Year-Old Sculpture Hurriyet Daily News reports that a fragment of a sculpture depicting the head of a priest has been unearthed in the large ancient city of Laodicea, which is located in western Turkey. Laodicea on the Lycus, situated in the western province of Denizli, was an ancient metropolis and … Continue reading Excavation in Western Turkey Reveals 2,000-Year-Old Sculpture →

2,300-Year-Old Burials Discovered in Southern Greece According to a Keep Talking Greece report, Greece’s Ministry of Culture and Sports announced the discovery of eight burials dated to the late fourth through the second century B.C. during rescue excavations on private land in southern Greece. A recent rescue excavation by the Ephorate of Antiquities of Ilia … Continue reading 2,300-Year-Old Burials Discovered in Southern Greece →

Metal Detectorist In Scotland Unearths Rare Medieval Knife Scottish history enthusiast and metal detectorist Craig Johnstone had worked out that woods near Penicuik were probably an escape route from a 1666 battle and he went to see what he could find. But after coming across some musket balls which confirmed his theory, he unearthed something … Continue reading Metal Detectorist In Scotland Unearths Rare Medieval Knife →

Roman treasure discovered by chance: Hundreds of ancient gold coins hidden for centuries A precious cache of ancient Roman coins discovered on the site of a former theatre in northern Italy is being investigated by archaeologists. The coins, at least 300 of them, date back to the late Roman imperial era and were discovered in … Continue reading Roman treasure discovered by chance: Hundreds of ancient gold coins hidden for centuries →