New technique reveals hidden detail in an ancient Etruscan painting Multi-illumination hyperspectral extraction (MHX) has been used to reveal previously unseen details in 2,500-year-old Etruscan tomb paintings, according to a Live Science report. For instance, they found new details in a painting from the “Tomb of the Monkey” and scenes of an underworld in another … Continue reading New technique reveals hidden detail in an ancient Etruscan painting →

Hiker Accidentally Discovers 1,200-Year-Old Viking Sword in Norway After hiking across the plateau that covers the region between the west and east sides of Norway, Goran Olsen sat down to take a break. That’s when he spotted a rusty sword blade lying under some rocks on the well-travelled mountain path. Archaeologists have identified Olsen’s find … Continue reading Hiker Accidentally Discovers 1,200-Year-Old Viking Sword in Norway →

20-million-year-old fossilised tree discovered by scientists in Greece Two Greek scientists on the volcanic island of Lesbos claim they have uncovered a fossilized tree that is about 20 million years old. In the middle of road-work near an ancient forest on the eastern Mediterranean island, a particularly unusual discovery was found. The area was petrified … Continue reading 20-million-year-old fossilised tree discovered by scientists in Greece →

A ‘Lamborghini’ Of Chariots Is Discovered At Pompeii. Archaeologists Are Wowed Researchers at Pompeii have confirmed the discovery of an intact ceremonial chariot from a villa near the famed Italian archaeological site, calling it an “exceptional discovery.” The chariot was identified as “an exceptional discovery” that “has no parallel in Italy thus far,” according to … Continue reading A ‘Lamborghini’ Of Chariots Is Discovered At Pompeii. Archaeologists Are Wowed →

Broken toilet leads to the discovery of 2,000 years of history beneath the Italian restaurant A blocked toilet in an Italian building has changed the life of its owner who was planning to open a trattoria on the site. Lucian Faggiano was trying to find the offending sewage pipe at the property in Puglia, Italy … Continue reading Broken toilet leads to the discovery of 2,000 years of history beneath the Italian restaurant →

Lasers removed stains on a fresco in Pompeii’s House of the Ceii One of Pompeii’s most action-packed frescoes has regained some of its colours after lasers removed centuries-old stains and restorers touched up worn paint. Featuring a lion chasing a bull, wild boar bearing down on deer and a leopard pouncing on sheep, the large … Continue reading Lasers removed stains on a fresco in Pompeii’s House of the Ceii →

Venetian Blue Beads Found in Alaska Predate Arrival of Columbus Tiny glass beads from Venice made their way to Alaska decades before Christopher Columbus‘ arrival in the New World. The beads, the colour and size of blueberries, were uncovered in a house pit in Punyik Point, a seasonal Inuit camp near the Continental Divide in … Continue reading Venetian Blue Beads Found in Alaska Predate Arrival of Columbus →

Well-Preserved Burial Cist Discovered on Scottish Island The Scotsman reports that a well-preserved skeleton has been discovered in a tightly constructed stone burial cist about a half-mile from the Neolithic site of Skara Brae on the island of Orkney.  This researcher, a member of the archaeological team, is digging here in an effort to discover … Continue reading Well-Preserved Burial Cist Discovered on Scottish Island →

6,500 Medieval Coins And Gold Rings Found In A Field A newly uncovered medieval silver cache that contains thousands of silver coins and this trove of precious metal was found in a Polish cornfield by archaeologists working with the help of a priest and local firefighters. It is a rare treasure that was discovered in Słuszków, a … Continue reading 6,500 Medieval Coins And Gold Rings Found In A Field →