A sculpture of a snake-bodied Roman-German deity was discovered in Stuttgart A sculpture of a snake-bodied Roman-German deity was discovered at the Roman fort in Stuttgart, Germany. Since the beginning of the year, excavations have been taking place at the Roman fort on Altenburger Steige in Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt under the expert supervision of the State Office … Continue reading A sculpture of a snake-bodied Roman-German deity was discovered in Stuttgart →

3,300-Year-Old Hittite Cuneiform Tablet Found In Büklükale Deciphered! A 3,300-year-old Hittite cuneiform tablet found in Büklükale, Turkey, has finally been deciphered and sheds new light on the ancient Hittite civilization. The tablet is inscribed with 70 lines of text. The form of the cuneiform characters suggests that it originates from the Hittite kingdom, dating back … Continue reading 3,300-Year-Old Hittite Cuneiform Tablet Found In Büklükale Deciphered! →

Unique Viking Age sword found in Norway A piece of a sword was found last year on a farm in Gausel, in Stavanger, on Norway‘s west coast, this year another metal detector enthusiast found a large sword fragment. Not only did the two pieces just fit together, but they also turned out to be parts … Continue reading Unique Viking Age sword found in Norway →

300 Year Old “Exceptional” Prosthesis made of Gold and Copper and wool Discovered in Poland Something novel has been discovered by Polish archaeologists working on the excavation of the Church of St. Francis of Assisi in Krakow; it is thought to be the first discovery of its kind in the nation. A first-of-its-kind medical prosthesis: … Continue reading 300 Year Old “Exceptional” Prosthesis made of Gold and Copper and wool Discovered in Poland →

600 Years Old Sword and Equipment Found in Olsztyn Aleksander Miedwiediew, a history buff, and detectorist discovered a bare sword, a sheath, and a knight’s belt with two knives attached, all of which most likely date from the Battle of Grunwald. The objects were sent to regional authorities by the finder, who then passed them … Continue reading 600 Years Old Sword and Equipment Found in Olsztyn →

“Nikasitimos Was Here Mounting Timiona,” 2,500-year-old erotic graffiti on Astypalaia, Greece In 2014, an archaeologist working on Astypalaia, a remote Greek island of the Dodecanese discovered one of the world’s oldest erotic graffiti a pair of phallus carvings dating from the 5th century BCE and a proclamation of sexual conquest from the 6th century BCE. … Continue reading “Nikasitimos Was Here Mounting Timiona,” 2,500-year-old erotic graffiti on Astypalaia, Greece →

Three Strange Skull Modifications Discovered in Viking Women In recent years, research has provided evidence for permanent body modification in the Viking Age. The latest of these investigations focused on the discovery of three Viking Age women from the Baltic Sea island of Gotland who had their skulls lengthened. This investigation sheds light on the … Continue reading Three Strange Skull Modifications Discovered in Viking Women →

High-status Macedonian tomb discovered in ancient Aegae, Central Macedonia In the ancient city of Aegae (present-day Vergina) in Imathia, Central Macedonia, during the construction of the sewerage network, tomb of a local noble, buried with his wife, was discovered. Aegae or Aigai was the original capital of the Macedonians, an ancient kingdom in Emathia in … Continue reading High-status Macedonian tomb discovered in ancient Aegae, Central Macedonia →

The oldest evidence of human cannibalism as a funerary practice in Europe According to a new study, cannibalism was a common funerary practice in northern Europe around 15,000 years ago, with people eating their dead not out of necessity but rather as part of their culture. Gough’s Cave is a well-known paleolithic site in south-eastern … Continue reading The oldest evidence of human cannibalism as a funerary practice in Europe →