Gigantic Roman mosaic discovered under a farmer’s field in Turkey In southern Turkey, a huge pool mosaic with complex geometric patterns was discovered, which reveals the Roman Empire’s far-reaching impact on its peak. Michael Hoff of the Nebraska University, an art historian from Lincoln and director of mosaic excavations, said the mosaic, which once adorned … Continue reading Gigantic Roman mosaic discovered under a farmer’s field →

Brainless Tourists Slaughter 5,000-Year-Old Sacred Scottish Tree Trees are a natural sight, and for a long time certain species can live. Nevertheless, one particular tree is of great importance and is considered to be holy at its home country of Scotland, and it is believed to be up to 5,000 years old. This ancient Scottish tree, The … Continue reading Brainless Tourists Slaughter 5,000-Year-Old Sacred Scottish Tree →

Farmer’s Field in Poland Contains 2,000-Year-Old Cemetery Warrior graves dating back 2,000 years have been found by archaeologists near Bejsce in the province Świętokrzyskie. The cremated remains were accompanied by weapons: iron swords and spear or javelin heads. According to the archaeologists, the newly discovered cemetery covers around 1 ha. The grave was found after … Continue reading Farmer’s Field in Poland Contains 2,000-Year-Old Cemetery →

The Anadolu Agency reports that a monument thought to be 8,000 years old has been discovered in northwestern Turkey’s Ugurlu-Zeytinlik mound by a team of researchers led by Burcin Erdogu of Trakya University. According to the head of an excavation team, a monument that is supposed to be about 8,000 years old was discovered in … Continue reading 8,000-Year-Old Monument Uncovered in Turkey →

Mysterious Viking boat graves unearthed in central Norway In Norway, archeologists discovered a particularly strange thing. They have found two Viking boats in one grave.  Some 100 years after the first burial of the ship, the second burial was put into the tomb. A large number of grave goods were also recovered, and they are helping … Continue reading Mysterious Viking boat graves unearthed in central Norway →

Rare Bronze Age Sword Found at Secret New Site in the Czech Republic In the region of Richnov in northeast Bohemia, a bronze age Rare Sword was found in excellent condition. The blade is intact with its hilt and the gravel of its decorative fine lines along its edge is clearly visible to the naked eye while the … Continue reading Rare Bronze Age Sword Found at Secret New Site in the Czech Republic →

7,000-Year-Old Ritual Site Unearthed in Poland The site of a mysterious 7,000-year-old ring structure believed to be used in semi-regular religious rituals has been excavated by researchers in Poland. The site for the excavation is located near the small village of Nowe objezierz, about ten miles from the German border. the excavation site features a … Continue reading 7,000-Year-Old Ritual Site Unearthed in Poland →

12,000-Year-Old Lake Destroyed in Treasure Hunt for Roman Gold Dipsiz Lake, a 12,000-year-old glacial lake in Turkey’s north-east Gümüşhane province, had been desiccated by two men, including a ruling party official, who were looking for a treasure. Fatih Sözen, district chairman of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), is one of the two people … Continue reading 12,000-Year-Old Lake Destroyed in Treasure Hunt for Roman Gold →

France Returns to Senegal an 18th-Century Saber That It Looted During the Colonial Period As a symbolic gesture of France’s commitment in its dedication to restoring African cultural heritage, French Prime Minister Edouard Philip handed the historic sword to the President of Senegal Macky Sall. Omar Saïdou Tall, a leading Muslim religious leader in the … Continue reading France Returns to Senegal an 18th-Century Saber That It Looted During the Colonial Period →