A 2,400-year-old: World’s Oldest Intact Shipwreck Found at the Bottom of the Black Sea At the bottom of the Black Sea, the oldest preserved shipwreck ever found has been discovered. After more than 2,400 years, the 75ft Greek trade vessel was discovered lying whole with its anchor, rudders and rowing benches. It was discovered in … Continue reading A 2,400-year-old: World’s Oldest Intact Shipwreck Found at the Bottom of the Black Sea →

A trove of ‘Ancient Treasures’ Found in Shipwreck Off the Coast of Greece That was when researchers in Greece made the breakthrough of a lifetime in the fall of 2020. There were four shipwrecks just off the beaches of the island of Kasos. These shipwrecks span millennia, but they also contained ancient artefacts that now … Continue reading A trove of ‘Ancient Treasures’ Found in Shipwreck Off the Coast of Greece →

Discovered by chance 94 years on Bodies of 21 German soldiers in perfectly-preserved First World War trenches The bodies of 21 German soldiers entombed in a perfectly preserved World War One shelter have been discovered 94 years after they were killed. The men were part of a larger group of 34 who were buried alive … Continue reading Discovered by chance 94 years on Bodies of 21 German soldiers in perfectly-preserved First World War trenches →

An extraordinary find: Ancient, underground Etruscan pyramids spotted in Italy Archaeologists are scratching their heads about an underground pyramid-shaped structure they have been excavating beneath the historic medieval town of Orvieto in Italy. But it may not be a mystery forever. They hope to find answers as they continue to tease artifacts and architectural materials … Continue reading An extraordinary find: Ancient, underground Etruscan pyramids spotted in Italy →

The Aiud Artifact: 2,50,000 Years Old Piece Of Machinery Found In A Fossilized Bone The 250,000-year-old evidence that aliens once invaded Earth is hailed as a piece of aluminium that appears as though it was handmade. According to CEN, the finding of the mysterious chunk of metal in communist Romania in 1973 was not made … Continue reading The Aiud Artifact: 2,50,000 Years Old Piece Of Machinery Found In A Fossilized Bone →

The Mosaics of Piazza Armerina: The Villa Romana Del Casale This wonderful ancient Roman site near the town of Piazza Armerina was entirely off my radar and is the kind of spot that you will easily overlook without noticing it. But if you may, you really need to visit Villa Romana del Casale, since it … Continue reading The Mosaics of Piazza Armerina: The Villa Romana Del Casale →

ANCIENT EROTICA Pornographic Pompeii wall paintings reveal the raunchy services offered in ancient Roman brothels 2,000 years ago The amorous activities of ancient Italians have been revealed by wall paintings in a historical Pompeii brothel. The ‘Lupanar of Pompeii.’ are decorated with Centuries-old wall paintings showing explicit sex scenes. Before the Roman city was famously … Continue reading ANCIENT EROTICA Pornographic Pompeii wall paintings reveal the raunchy services offered in ancient Roman brothels 2,000 years ago →

Discovery of massive island ritual site where people gathered 5,500 years ago The discovery of a cursus monument site at Tormore on the Isle of Arran, which is more than a kilometer long, is helping to reshape Neolithic history in Scotland with such landmarks usually associated with the east coast. Cursus monuments were often defined … Continue reading Discovery of massive island ritual site where people gathered 5,500 years ago →

Survey Reveals Viking-era Site in Northern Norway Arne Anderson Stamnes, an archaeologist at the NTNU University Museum, was observed methodically making his way back and forth across the fields just east of the campsite in the municipality of Bodø in November 2019. He is towing a ground-penetrating radar device behind the four-wheeler he is driving. GPR … Continue reading Survey Reveals Viking-era Site in Northern Norway →