The 1,500-Year-Old Byzantine Sandals with Sweet Message in Greek A pair of Byzantine sandals uncovered during an excavation in Istanbul has become one of the city’s most popular exhibits at the archaeological museum. The sandals have a message in Greek which reads: “Use in health, lady, wear in beauty and happiness.” The astonishing find was … Continue reading The 1,500-Year-Old Byzantine Sandals with Sweet Message in Greek →

Spanish court throws out lawsuit against US treasure hunters A Spanish court has shelved a lawsuit against American treasure hunters that accused them of having destroyed an underwater archaeological site when they looted a sunken galleon for tons of precious coins over a decade ago. In 2007, the Florida-based Odyssey Marine Exploration scooped up over half a … Continue reading Spanish court throws out lawsuit against US treasure hunters →

Traces Of An Ancient Road In A Lake Anyone travelling from the German city of Brandenburg via Berlin to Frankfurt an der Oder at the Polish-German border does so along with an ancient route that reaches far into Poland. German and Polish researchers have now documented the influence of this East-West connection on the history … Continue reading Traces Of An Ancient Road In A Lake →

Human Remains Discovered Under 19th-Century Pub in Ireland The first skeleton was unearthed almost two weeks ago and works have now uncovered the remains of six people, believed to predate the 19th-century building on the site. The skeletal remains of six people have now been found under a partially demolished pub near the medieval heart … Continue reading Human Remains Discovered Under 19th-Century Pub in Ireland →

11,000-year-old ‘abandoned’ site found with ‘erected penis’ pillars and head carvings Archaeologists in Turkey have found evidence that an 11,000-year-old prehistoric site was used for a ceremonial parade through a building containing phallus-shaped pillars and a carving of a human head.   Called Karahantepe, the site is located in southern Turkey, east of Şanlıurfa, and … Continue reading 11,000-year-old ‘abandoned’ site found with ‘erected penis’ pillars and head carvings →

Medieval Graves Containing Luxury Goods Unearthed in Germany A wealthy medieval man who died over 1,500 years ago in what is now Bavaria, Germany, may have been a fierce warrior who also cared deeply about his personal appearance.  The man, who was about 40 to 50 years old when he died, was buried with fine … Continue reading Medieval Graves Containing Luxury Goods Unearthed in Germany →

1,800-Year-Old Rock-Cut Tombs Discovered in Turkey Archaeologists in Turkey have discovered 400 rock-cut chamber tombs that date to 1,800 years ago and makeup part of one of the largest rock-cut chamber tomb necropolises in the world. The team found the tombs in the ancient city of Blaundos (also spelled Blaundus), located about 110 miles (180 … Continue reading 1,800-Year-Old Rock-Cut Tombs Discovered in Turkey →

‘World’s oldest wine’ found in 8,000-year-old jars in Georgia This remarkable find deserves a toast: People were fermenting grapes into wine about 8,000 years back in what is now the Republic of Georgia, say scientists who found what’s now considered the oldest known winemaking site on record. Archaeologists discovered ceramic jars that showed proof of winemaking during an excavation … Continue reading ‘World’s oldest wine found in 8,000-year-old jars in Georgia →

Unlocking 2,000-year-old Herculaneum scrolls were buried when Mount Vesuvius erupted. Artefacts from the Roman towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum, buried in ash during an explosive Mount Vesuvius eruption, was a scale-out at the British Museum in 2013. But could even bigger treasures still lie underground, including lost classical literature? Scholars have been investigating the lost … Continue reading Unlocking 2,000-year-old Herculaneum scrolls were buried when Mount Vesuvius erupted. →