3,000-Year-Old Castle Built by Mysterious Civilization Found at The Bottom of a Lake in Turkey A team of Turkish archaeologists has discovered the remains of what is believed to be a 3,000-year-old castle from the Armenian kingdom of Urartu (Ararat) submerged underwater in Lake Van. The underwater excavations were led by Van Yüzüncü Yıl University … Continue reading 3,000-Year-Old Castle Built by Mysterious Civilization Found at The Bottom of a Lake in Turkey →

Archaeologists discover almost complete 300,000-year-old elephant skeleton Archaeologists have discovered the nearly complete skeleton of an enormous, now-extinct elephant that lived about 300,000 years ago in what is now the northern German town of Schöningen, according to new research. Although this elephant — the Eurasian straight-tusked elephant (Palaeoloxodon antiquus) — likely died of old age, … Continue reading Archaeologists discover almost complete 300,000-year-old elephant skeleton →

A tiny, 48-million-year-old primate Horse Looked Like a Badger The 48-million-year-old beast could have resembled a modern-day badger, according to a reconstruction of a wild horse the size of a small dog. Experts named the early equid ‘Propalaeotherium voigti’ after it was discovered in an oil pit in Messel, near Frankfurt, in southern Germany, in … Continue reading A tiny, 48-million-year-old primate Horse Looked Like a Badger →

1,400-year-old coins found in a piggy bank in the ancient city of Hadrianopolis Archaeologists unearthed a collection of 10 coins believed to date back nearly 1,400 years, retrieved from what appears to be a piggy bank in the ongoing excavations at the ancient city of Hadrianopolis in Karabük’s Eskipazar district, Türkiye. Excavations started in 2003 … Continue reading 1,400-year-old coins found in a piggy bank in ancient city of Hadrianopolis →

Carbon-Based Paleolithic Paintings Found in France A paper was published this month by researchers at the Center de Recherche et de Restauration des Musées de France, revealing that the first carbon-based cave art has been found in Dordogne’s famous Bison Cave. Researchers Ina Reiche, Yvan Coquinot, Antoine Trosseau, and Anne Maigret have published their findings from the … Continue reading Carbon-Based Paleolithic Paintings Found in France →

A 2,500-year-old celestial map carved on the surface of a circular stone found in Italy Two circular stones measuring 50 centimeters in diameter have been discovered in Castelliere di Rupinpiccolo, an ancient hilltop fortress in the Italian province of Trieste, and one of them may be one of the oldest celestial maps found in Italy. … Continue reading A 2,500-year-old celestial map carved on the surface of a circular stone found in Italy →

U.S. Repatriates 30 Ancient Objects to Greece A Corinthian helmet and marble statue of Aphrodite are among 30 artifacts repatriated by the United States to Greece during a ceremony on December 15. The antiquities—which also include breastplates, a Byzantine silver plate, and a bronze chariot attachment—were recovered by Homeland Security Investigations, the investigative arm of … Continue reading U.S. Repatriates 30 Ancient Objects to Greece →

A medieval ‘curse tablet’ summoning Satan was discovered at the bottom of a latrine in Germany Archaeologists in Germany have discovered a rolled-up piece of lead that they think could be a medieval “curse tablet” that invokes “Beelzebub,” or Satan. Upon first glance, the researchers thought the “inconspicuous piece of metal” was simply scrap, since … Continue reading A medieval ‘curse tablet’ summoning Satan was discovered at the bottom of a latrine in Germany →

Rare Byzantine Gold Coin Discovered In Norway – Was It Brought By Harald Hardrada From Constantinople A metal detectorist found a rare gold coin in the mountains in Vestre Slidre municipality depicting two emperors and Jesus Christ. Archaeologists are now trying to determine how this 1,000-year-old Byzantine gold coin ended up in the Norwegian mountains. … Continue reading Rare Byzantine Gold Coin Discovered In Norway – Was It Brought By Harald Hardrada From Constantinople →