Terracotta Warriors Discovered in China Near Emperor’s Tomb
Terracotta Warriors Discovered in China Near Emperor’s Tomb Archaeologists have uncovered more than 20 new Terracotta Warriors, life-size figures built to protect the first emperor of China in the afterlife. The Terracotta Army is thought to consist of 8,000 sculpted “warriors” located in three pits about a mile northeast of the mausoleum of Emperor …
2,500-Year-Old Helmets Worn By Ancient Greek Warriors Found Among The Ruins Of An Acropolis In Italy
2,500-Year-Old Helmets Worn By Ancient Greek Warriors Found Among The Ruins Of An Acropolis In Italy Archaeologists in southern Italy have discovered ancient warrior helmets and the ruins of a painted brick wall at a site that might have been a forerunner of a temple dedicated to the goddess Athena, officials said Tuesday. Italian Culture …
Lebanese museum returns millennia-old antiquities to Iraq
Lebanese museum returns millennia-old antiquities to Iraq A trove of archaeological objects, including more than 300 cuneiform tablets, were returned to Iraq from Lebanon over the weekend. Allegedly looted from several Iraqi archaeological sites, the artefacts had been exhibited in the Nabu Museum, a private insтιтution in northern Lebanon founded by the businessman Jawad Adra. …
18th-Century Cannons Recovered in Georgia
18th-Century Cannons Recovered in Georgia Archaeologists have hauled up 12 more Revolutionary War-era cannons from the Savannah River, a remarkable find that raises questions about which vessels carried them and precisely how they ended up in the water. The local district of the US Army Corps of Engineers, which is in charge of the deepening …
Swedish orienteering enthusiast finds Bronze Age treasure trove
Swedish orienteering enthusiast finds Bronze Age treasure trove A Swedish orienteering enthusiast working on a map stumbled across a stash of some 50 Bronze Age relics dating back over 2,500 years, authorities said. Mainly consisting of ancient jewellery, the find outside the small town of Alingsas in western Sweden represents one of “the most spectacular …
Israeli archaeologists discover 7,000-year-old settlement
Israeli archaeologists discover 7,000-year-old settlement Authorities in Israel have announced the discovery of an ancient human settlement in Jerusalem which is thousands of years old. The historic site was found while authorities were doing roadwork. Archaeologists in Jerusalem have uncovered an ancient settlement that dates back as far as 7,000 years. They are calling it …
New evidence shows humans moved to Europe 10,000 years earlier than thought
New evidence shows humans moved to Europe 10,000 years earlier than thought Modern humans arrived in western Europe about 10,000 years earlier than previously thought. A human tooth found in southern France suggests an early attempt by our species to colonise the continent that lasted for over a thousand years before the Neanderthals re-established themselves. …
Archaeologists Identify Mummified Legs as Queen Nefertari’s
Archaeologists Identify Mummified Legs as Queen Nefertari’s A team of international archaeologists believe a pair of mummified legs on display in an Italian museum may belong to Egyptian Queen Nefertari — the favourite wife of the pharaoh Ramses II. The team, which included Dr Stephen Buckley and Professor Joann Fletcher from the University of York’s …
Carthaginians sacrificed their own children, archaeologists say
Carthaginians sacrificed their own children, archaeologists say A collaborative paper by academics from insтιтutions across the globe, including Oxford University, suggests that Carthaginian parents ritually sacrificed young children as an offering to the gods. The paper argues that well-meaning attempts to interpret the ‘tophets‘ – ancient infant burial grounds – simply as child cemeteries are …
Egypt Archaeologists Discover 18,000 Notes Describing Lives of Ancient Civilisation
Egypt Archaeologists Discover 18,000 Notes Describing Lives of Ancient Civilisation Archaeologists from the Insтιтute for Ancient Near Eastern Studies at the University of Tübingen and the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities have unearthed a collection of more than 18,000 ostraca (inscribed pottery fragments) in the ancient Egyptian town of Athribis, near to the modern …