Rome Sinkhole Makes Extraordinary Archaeological Find The Roman Archaeologists have confirmed that the sinkhole that opened up in front of the Pantheon in recent days has brought to light the ancient imperial flooring in Piazza Della Rotonda. In addition, the discovery of the seven travertine slabs, which are situated at about 2.5 meters below piazza … Continue reading Rome Sinkhole Makes Extraordinary Archaeological Find →

New Virtual Reality Experience Transports Viewer Inside Spanish Paleolithic Caves Seen By Only 50 People In 16,000 Years In the caves of La Garma mountain in Northern Spain, there were only 50 other people, a novel archeological site with one of the most important international collections of rock art and archeological stays in the Paleolithic age. … Continue reading New Virtual Reality Experience Transports Viewer Inside Spanish Paleolithic Caves Seen By Only 50 People In 16,000 Years →

Deformed ‘alien’ skulls offer clues about life during the Roman Empire’s collapse The multicultural change between local residents and migrant Romans is documented by researchers studying deformed skulls from an old cemetery in Hungary. Mönzs-Icsei dülő cemetery, founded in 430 AD and abandoned in 470 AD, in the settlement of Mözs near Szekszárd in the … Continue reading Deformed ‘alien’ skulls offer clues about life during the Roman Empire’s collapse →

Israeli Archaeologists Find Hidden Pattern at ‘World’s Oldest Temple’ Göbekli Tepe Archeologists believe the neolithic hunter-gathers who built huge monoliths in central Turkey 11,500 years ago had knowledge of geometry and a much more complex society than previously thought, archaeologists say. Since their discovery in 1990. The mysterious monoliths constructed at Göbekli tepe some 11,500 years ago … Continue reading Israeli Archaeologists Find Hidden Pattern at ‘World’s Oldest Temple’ Göbekli Tepe →

Buried Roman basilica at Ostia Antica spotted by Google Earth The slight bump of the grassy field in Ostia Antica close to Rome is just that for the untrained eye: archaeologist Marcello Turci it is a pointer to an amazing discovery; a large chunk of ancient Roman property, the size of two football pitches, lurking centimeters … Continue reading Buried Roman basilica at Ostia Antica spotted by Google Earth →

Crown of Polish Archaeology! Farmer looking for abandoned antlers stumbles upon largest EVER haul of Roman coins One of the largest ever hauls of treasure from the Roman period to be found in Poland and the largest ever in the Lublin region has been uncovered in Hrubieszów near Lublin. Excited archaeologists think that the treasure … Continue reading Farmer Finds Roman Treasure Trove Scattered Across Field →

Archaeology bombshell: 7,000-year-old find older than Giza Pyramids stuns scientists in Poland For years the archeological discovery was hidden in a field in the north of Poland, in plain sight, near the village of Lysomice. But with the aid of Google Earth scans, archaeologists were able to spot concentric outlines of where the ancient structures, … Continue reading Archaeology bombshell: 7,000-year-old find older than Giza Pyramids stuns scientists in Poland →

Corinthian Helmet From the Battle of the marathon (490 BC) Found with the Warrior’s Skull Inside This remarkable Corinthian style helmet from the Battle of Marathon was reputedly found in 1834 with a human skull still inside. It now forms part of the Royal Ontario Museum’s collections, but originally it was discovered by George Nugent-Grenville, who was the British High … Continue reading Corinthian Helmet From the Battle of the marathon (490 BC) Found with the Warrior’s Skull Inside →

Neandertals had older mothers and younger fathers Work in three different countries reveals that neanderthals in Iceland are more like neanderthals in Croatia than neanderthals in Russia, according to research conducted in cooperation with three institutions. In comparison, mothers with children were older and fathers were younger in neanderthal communities. When Africa’s ancestors left 50,000 years … Continue reading Neandertals had older mothers and younger fathers →