Remains of Ottoman soldiers unearthed after 108 years The corpses of 30 Ottoman soldiers are discovered in Istanbul’s neighborhood. Rahmi Asal of the Istanbul Archeology Museums Department said the men had served in the Balkan War’s 86th Ottoman Army Battalion. A mass grave belonging to soldiers who died while serving in the Ottoman Army’s 86th … Continue reading Graves of Ottoman Soldiers Unearthed Near Istanbul →

Traces of 18th-Century Glass Factory Uncovered in Scotland Interesting traces of Leith’s glass-making past are being uncovered as preparatory works to construct a new residential development gather steam. The City of Edinburgh Council lodged proposals by Barratt Homes to develop 212 new apartments plus commercial units on a former industrial land stretch near Leith Docks … Continue reading Traces of 18th-Century Glass Factory Uncovered in Scotland →

Islamic-Era Palace Gate Uncovered in Spain The abandoned gate of the fabled Islamic palace-town Medina Azahara in the 10th century, which was destroyed by fire during a 1010 civil war, has been discovered in southern Spain. Abd Rahman III, the first caliph of Córdoba, began in 936-1940 AD to build a palace – whose name means … Continue reading Fabled palace’s lost gateway unearthed →

Human Skulls Mounted on Stakes Found at 8,000-Year-Old Burial Archaeological Site in Sweden In a mysterious underwater grave that has baffled archeologists, a group of 8,000 years old human skulls has been discovered, some of them embedded in stakes. One of the pierced skulls, found preserved in what was once a prehistoric lake in Sweden, was … Continue reading Human Skulls Mounted on Stakes Found at 8,000-Year-Old Burial Archaeological Site in Sweden →

Archaeologist hails ‘extraordinary’ Viking village find in Dublin Researcher excavations have modified our understanding of the oldest Viking settlement in Dublin with a black pool or Dubh Linn which was considered to be much larger than originally expected. The excavation alongside Dublin Castle has also revealed the oldest police cells in the city and a … Continue reading Archaeologist hails ‘extraordinary’ Viking village find in Dublin →

Greek Farmer Accidentally Discovers 3,400-Year-Old Minoan Tomb Hidden Under Olive Grove Sometime between 1400 and 1200 B.C., two Minoan men were laid to rest in an underground enclosure carved out of the soft limestone native to southeast Crete. Both were entombed within larnakes—intricately embossed clay coffins popular in Bronze Age Minoan society—and surrounded by colorful … Continue reading Greek Farmer Accidentally Discovers 3,400-Year-Old Minoan Tomb Hidden Under Olive Grove →

Exquisite 2,000-year-old sapphire ring thought to have belonged to Roman Emperor Caligula The Roman emperor Caligula, who had been governing for four years from AD 37 until his assassination, was said to own an exquisite 2,000-year-old ring of Sapphire. The sky blue hololith, made from a single piece of the precious stone, is believed to … Continue reading Exquisite 2,000-year-old sapphire ring thought to have belonged to Roman Emperor Caligula →

Ruins of a 3000-year-old Armenian castle found in Lake Van – Turkey The 3,000-year-old remains of an ancient fortification have been discovered at the bottom of Turkey’s largest lake. The underwater excavations were led by Van Yüzüncü Yıl University and the governorship of Turkey’s eastern Bitlis Province. The castle is said to belong to the Iron Age … Continue reading Ruins of a 3000-year-old Armenian castle found in Lake Van – Turkey →

Drought Reveals “Spanish Stonehenge” Older Than the Pyramids After 50 years of immersion on the bottom of a basin, in Spain, a 5,000-year-old monument emerged. There are 144 granite blocks on the megalithic site, which are over 6 feet high, known as ‘ Spanish Stonehenge. ‘ Its similarity to the UNESCO World Heritage site in … Continue reading Drought Reveals “Spanish Stonehenge” Older Than the Pyramids →