New Dates Obtained for Italy’s Bronze Age “Infinity Pool” According to a Live Science report, Sturt Manning of Cornell University and his colleagues have dated the Vasca Votiva, a pit lined with wood unearthed in Italy’s Po Valley. A mysterious wooden structure built in Italy more than 3,000 years ago may have been a Bronze … Continue reading New Dates Obtained for Italy’s Bronze Age “Infinity Pool” →

A Greek Farmer Stumbled on a 3,400-Year-Old Tomb in His Olive Grove While Parking His Car The Crete local was trying to park his vehicle when he accidentally unearthed the ancient Minoan grave. Sometime between 1400 and 1200 B.C., two Minoan men were laid to rest in an underground enclosure carved out of the soft … Continue reading A Greek Farmer Stumbled on a 3,400-Year-Old Tomb in His Olive Grove While Parking His Car →

Have researchers found 30-million-year-old “Giant Rings” in the Bosnian mountains? Through the last few decades, scientists have discovered a number of mysterious ancient giant rings at numerous locations in the Bosnian mountains. According to the local population, it is believed that these “artefacts” date back to the era of the Pannonian Sea, and legends suggest … Continue reading Have researchers found 30-million-year-old “Giant Rings” in the Bosnian mountains? →

1,800-year-old headless Greek statue found at Turkey’s Metropolis site Archaeologists in western Turkey have unearthed a 1,800-year-old marble statue from the ancient ruins of Metropolis, known as ‘City of the Mother Goddess’ during the Roman period. Earlier this month, the Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry’s Department announced the discovery of the Roman-era statue, a robed female figure … Continue reading 1,800-year-old headless Greek statue found at Turkey’s Metropolis site →

Ancient Greek Pyramids: A Unique Phenomenon and an Archaeological Mystery The so-called Greek Pyramids, also called the Pyramids of Argolis, are several frusta or truncated pyramidal shaped structures and “blockhouses”, located on the eastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula in present-day Greece. Although the structures are distinct in form and shape from typical Ancient Greek … Continue reading Ancient Greek Pyramids: A Unique Phenomenon and an Archaeological Mystery →

Archaeologists discover the 18th-century wooden road Archaeologists have discovered a well-preserved stretch of a late 17th or early 18th-century wooden road in Jarosław, southeastern Poland. At 100 feet long, it is one of the longest wooden roads ever discovered in what is now Poland. The remains were discovered in February during archaeological exploration of the … Continue reading Archaeologists discover the 18th-century wooden road →

Possible shaman’s snake stick from 4,400 years ago discovered in a Finnish lake Archaeologists in Finland have uncovered an intricately carved wooden staff that may have been used by Stone Age shamans for rituals. More than half a metre long, the perfectly preserved life-sized wooden stick is a carving of a snake, shaped as if … Continue reading Possible shaman’s snake stick from 4,400 years ago discovered in a Finnish lake →

Ancient Roman Military Camp Uncovered in Portugal Pioneering technology has helped experts find a lost camp built and used by thousands of Roman soldiers sent to conquer Northwest Iberia. The discovery is the largest and oldest Roman military fortified enclosure excavated so far in Galicia and northern Portugal. The foundations of the enclosure wall date … Continue reading Ancient Roman Military Camp Uncovered in Portugal →

Pompeii dig uncovers 2000-year-old remains of rich man and slave killed by Vesuvius volcanic eruption Archaeologists uncovered the skeleton remains of two males who perished about 2,000 years ago in Pompeii, Italy, after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. The bones are thought to be those of a wealthy man and his male … Continue reading Pompeii dig uncovers 2000-year-old remains of rich man and slave killed by Vesuvius volcanic eruption →