Possible Medieval Shipwreck Spotted in Norway Lake “Mjøsa is like a mini-ocean, or a really large fjord,” says marine archaeologist Øyvind Ødegård from NTNU. For centuries, ships and boats have travelled these waters. Diving archaeologists have registered around 20 wrecks in shallow water. But the lake has never been examined beyond scuba diving depth of … Continue reading Possible Medieval Shipwreck Spotted in Norway Lake →

Were Europe’s Early Humans Connected to Each Other? Piecing together the story of human evolution is an undeniably complex task. However, new research has brought us closer to understanding how early humans in Britain may have been related to other European populations over 400,000 years ago. In the 1990s, part of a lower leg bone … Continue reading Were Europe’s Early Humans Connected to Each Other? →

A 7,800-year-old female figurine discovered in Ulucak Höyük in western Turkey A 7,800-year-old female figurine was found in the Ulucak Höyük (Ulucak Mound) in the Kemalpaşa district of Izmir. It was stated that the figurine made of clay was used in various rituals such as increasing abundance and fertility. Generally, such artefacts are found broken … Continue reading A 7,800-year-old female figurine discovered in Ulucak Höyük in western Turkey →

The oldest grave in northern Germany is 10,500 years old Archaeologists have discovered the oldest known human remains in northern Germany in a 10,500-year-old cremation grave in Lüchow, Schleswig-Holstein. The remains were discovered in the Duvensee bog, a prehistoric inland lake that contains more than 20 Mesolithic and Neolithic archaeological sites. The bog’s anaerobic environment … Continue reading The oldest grave in northern Germany is 10,500 years old →

Babylonians used the Pythagorean theorem 1,000 years before it was ‘invented’ in ancient Greece A 3,700-year-old clay tablet has revealed that the ancient Babylonians understood the Pythagorean theorem more than 1,000 years before the birth of the Greek philosopher Pythagoras, who is widely associated with the idea. The tablet, known as Si.427, was used by … Continue reading Babylonians used the Pythagorean theorem 1,000 years before it was ‘invented’ in ancient Greece →

A cave complex with hieroglyphs and Varangian symbols was discovered in the centre of Ukraine An ancient cave complex thought to date from Kievan Rus’ has been discovered in central Kyiv at Voznesensky Uzvoz. Dmytro Perov, a conservationist at Kyiv’s Center for Urban Development, told Radio Kultura that the caves were discovered next to a demolished house that Kyiv … Continue reading A cave complex with hieroglyphs and Varangian symbols was discovered in centre of Ukraine →

2 Viking swords buried upright might have connected the dead to Odin and Valhalla Archaeologists in Sweden have unearthed two Viking swords in neighbouring graves that were buried upright as if they were standing on their points. Whoever installed the iron swords perpendicular to the surface about 1,200 years ago clearly did so on purpose, … Continue reading 2 Viking swords buried upright might have connected the dead to Odin and Valhalla →

Iron Age Artifact May Shed Light on Origins of Basque Language More than 2,000 years after it was probably hung from the door of a mud-brick house in northern Spain to bring luck, a flat, lifesize bronze hand engraved with dozens of strange symbols could help scholars trace the development of one of the world’s … Continue reading Iron Age Artifact May Shed Light on Origins of Basque Language →

U.S. Repatriates Looted Artifacts to Turkey The items of unique historical heritage, including the human-sized bronze statue of the Roman Emperor Lucius Verus and the columnar sarcophagus fragments from the ancient city of Perge in Antalya, have been returned to Türkiye from the United States. Six artefacts, including nine pieces, which were taken from two … Continue reading U.S. Repatriates Looted Artifacts to Turkey →