Norway ice melt reveals ‘frozen archive’ of ancient reindeer-hunting arrows In the Jotunheimen Mountains, the team found 68 arrows on the Langfonne ice patch, tracing the objects again to various lengths of time over 1000 years, from the Stone Age to the Medieval Period. In addition, the find, printed this week as an examination in … Continue reading Norway ice melt reveals ‘frozen archive’ of ancient reindeer-hunting arrows →

The impressive Roman military base found in Cornfield in Serbia The well-maintained ruins of the headquarters of a Roman legion, hidden under a Serbian cornfield near the coal mines, are excavated by archaeologists, who say that its rural location makes it exceptional. Covering an estimated 3,500 square meters, the headquarters – or principium – belonged to … Continue reading The impressive Roman military base found in Cornfield in Serbia →

Discovering ancient Egypt in the heart of Rome, Italy Have you ever seen a real mummy? In the Gregorian Egyptian Museum, which is a section of the Vatican’s museums, you will. It is the body of a woman, whose name was probably Amenirdis and it is greatly conserved. Many are the monuments and rarities coming … Continue reading Discovering ancient Egypt in the heart of Rome, Italy →

Archaeologists uncovered entire roman city without digging Archaeologists first managed to map a full roman city, Falerii Novi in Italy, using advanced GPRs, which allowed them to reveal surprising information while it remains deep underground. The technology could revolutionise our view of ancient settlements. The team, from the University of Cambridge and Ghent University, has … Continue reading Archaeologists uncovered entire roman city without digging →

Breathtaking Find Unearths 3,500-Year-Old Ancient Greek Tombs, Once Lined With Gold Archaeologists recently discovered two magnificent 3,500-year-old royal tombs in the shadow of the palace of the legendary King Nestor of Pylos. It’s not clear exactly who the tombs’ owners were, but their contents—gold and bronze, amber from the Baltic, amethyst from Egypt, and carnelian … Continue reading Breathtaking Find Unearths 3,500-Year-Old Ancient Greek Tombs, Once Lined With Gold →

A 2,100-year-old statue of Cybele the Anatolian mother goddess unearthed in northwestern Turkey An approximate 2,100-year old Cybele’s rare marble statue, Anatolia’s mother goddess, has been discovered in excavations on the Black Sea coast of Northern Ordu province. The historic sculpture of Cybele sitting on her throne weighed a whopping 200 kilograms and was about … Continue reading A 2,100-year-old statue of Cybele the Anatolian mother goddess unearthed in northwestern Turkey →

Ancient goddess statue unearthed in central Turkey In central Anatolia, at the site of Kültepe, the capital of the ancient kingdom of Kanesh, several goddess statues have been found, Yeni Şafak reports. Fikri Kulakoğlu of Ankara University said that the largest of the 4,200-year-old statues unearthed this excavation season stands about 17 inches tall. “We … Continue reading Ancient goddess statue unearthed in central Turkey →

Byzantine Amphora Found By Swimmer At Cretan Beach An ancient amphora, which is a vase that was historically used to store and transport things such as wine, oil and grain was discovered by a man who was swimming at Arina beach in Heraklion, Crete. Admittedly, this is more likely if your holiday is in Crete … Continue reading Byzantine Amphora Found By Swimmer At Cretan Beach →

More than 4,500 Skeletons Discovered in Islamic Necropolos in Spain CNN reports that more than 4,500 graves have been identified at a cemetery in northeastern Spain, in an area thought to have been largely untouched by the Arab invasion of the Iberian peninsula in the early eighth century A.D.  In an 8th-century burial ground in … Continue reading More than 4,500 skeletons discovered in Islamic Necropolos in Spain →