Researchers Reconstruct Likenesses From 400-Year-Old Bones The bust of an elderly man and digital images of a young woman and a young man are the results of research conducted on human skulls found in an early medieval stronghold. The appearance of the former inhabitants of Upper Lusatia was recreated by anthropologists, archaeologists and visual artists. … Continue reading Researchers Reconstruct Likenesses From 400-Year-Old Bones →

‘Folded’ iron sword found in a Roman soldier’s grave was part of a pagan ritual An iron sword deliberately bent as part of a pagan ritual has been discovered in a Roman soldier’s grave in Greece, an archaeologist has revealed. The deformed or ‘folded’ sword was buried with an as yet unidentified soldier about 1,600 years ago … Continue reading ‘Folded’ iron sword found in a Roman soldier’s grave was part of a pagan ritual →

‘Folded’ iron sword found in a Roman soldier’s grave was part of a pagan ritual An iron sword deliberately bent as part of a pagan ritual has been discovered in a Roman soldier’s grave in Greece, an archaeologist has revealed. The deformed or ‘folded’ sword was buried with an as yet unidentified soldier about 1,600 years ago … Continue reading ‘Folded’ iron sword found in a Roman soldier’s grave was part of a pagan ritual →

Turkish experts find 4 Umayyad epigraphs in the ancient city Knidos Four inscriptions made of marble and limestone from the Umayyad period have been unearthed during the archaeological excavations in the ancient city of Knidos in the western province of Muğla’s Datça district. The excavations have been carried out in the ancient city under the … Continue reading Turkish experts find 4 Umayyad epigraphs in the ancient city Knidos →

Ancient, underground Etruscan pyramids spotted in Italy The first-ever Etruscan pyramids have been located underneath a wine cellar in the city of Orvieto in central Italy, according to a team of U.S. and Italian archaeologists. Carved into the rock of the tufa plateau — a sedimentary area that is a result of volcanic activity — … Continue reading Ancient, underground Etruscan pyramids spotted in Italy →

French farmer finds rare coin featuring Charlemagne just before his death A rare 1,200-year-old silver coin featuring Charlemagne — one of the only known portraits made of the emperor during his lifetime — was recently rediscovered and promptly taken on a wild journey from a farm in France, to the bidding grounds of eBay and, … Continue reading French farmer finds rare coin featuring Charlemagne just before his death →

14th-century sarcophagus found at fire-ravaged Notre Dame Cathedral The discovery was made as maintenance crews were preparing to install scaffolding before restoring the spire of the 800-year-old cathedral, which survived a huge fire in the spring of 2019. French archaeologists conducting excavations in Notre Dame Cathedral found several burials made no later than the 18th … Continue reading 14th-century sarcophagus found at fire-ravaged Notre Dame Cathedral →

The Trailblazing Archaeologist Uncovering the Untold Stories of Prehistoric Skeletons Archaeology has always fascinated Efthymia Nikita. She was drawn to the mystery and joy of uncovering the buried past. In her first year of archaeology studies at the Aristotle University, in Thessaloniki, she happily joined a six-week dig at a Neolithic – late Stone Age … Continue reading The Trailblazing Archaeologist Uncovering the Untold Stories of Prehistoric Skeletons →

Excavation of Byzantine shipwreck in Aegean reveals 5th-century ceramics Excavations of a Byzantine shipwreck off the coast of the Greek island Samos have revealed that the ship and its contents likely date to some time between 480 and 520 AD, the Greek Culture Ministry announced. The shipwreck is located in the sea near the small … Continue reading Excavation of Byzantine shipwreck in Aegean reveals 5th-century ceramics →