How 2,000-year-old Roman shipwreck discovery ‘redefined’ history
Archaeology breakthrough: How 2,000-year-old Roman shipwreck discovery ‘redefined’ history Scuba researchers explored waters in Florida when they came across the shipwreck of a Roman vessel. The ship was called ‘Panarea III,’ and was expected to have sailed between Rome and Carthage about 218-210 AD during the Second Punic War. In 2010 US archeologists using sonar …
3500-year-old Ancient Egyptian stone chest could lead archaeologists to a royal tomb
3500-year-old Ancient Egyptian stone chest could lead archaeologists to a royal tomb The stone artifact also contains a wooden chest engraved with the name of Thutmose II, a famous boy Pharaoh who took the throne aged just 13. Discovered at the ancient site of Deir el-Bahari, the extraordinary find indicates an untouched royal tomb may …
Ice Age Graveyard Discovered Containing 22 Giant Sloths Preserved In Their Own Feces
Ice Age Graveyard Discovered Containing 22 Giant Sloths Preserved In Their Own Feces A surprising find was made in Ecuador by paleontologists – a group of giant Ice Age sloths. The 22 sloths of elephants, from the ice age, were found as fossilized. Paleontologists made the grand discovery preserved in asphalt during a dig at the …
Hundreds of gold coins dating to Rome’s Imperial era found in Italy
In mint condition! Millions of pounds-worth of pristine 5th-century gold coins are found buried in a pot under an Italian theatre. It was an amphora, not a pot, but archaeologists found a literal jackpot in a dig in northern Italy last week. No word on if there was a rainbow. Hundreds of gold coins dating …
Mt. Vesuvius Eruption Exploded Skulls And Vaporized Bodies, Roman Archaeologists Find
Mt. Vesuvius Eruption Exploded Skulls And Vaporized Bodies, Roman Archaeologists Find More than two million people visit Pompeii every year and hundreds of thousands visit the ruins of Herculaneum, the second city buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in August 79 AD. It was not much longer than 24 hours for the volcanic eruption. Thousands …
Trunks of Fake Artifacts from the Middle East Seized at Heathrow
Trunks of Fake Artifacts from the Middle East Seized at Heathrow A number of objects confiscated by authorities and allegedly originating from the old Middle East have been described as fake. In July 2019, the Border Force intercepted a couple of trunks loaded with individually wrapped clay tablets, figures, and pots at Heathrow airport. The …
Rare Turtle Statue Found Submerged in Angkor Reservoir
Rare Turtle Statue Found Submerged in Angkor Reservoir Archaeologists in Cambodia have discovered a mᴀssive, century-old turtle statue in the temple complex of Angkor. On Wednesday, a carved, 56 by 93 centimeters (22-by-37 inches) carved stone turtle believed to date from the 10th century was discovered during digging at what was the site of a …
Eighteenth-Century Mᴀss Grave Unearthed in Romania
Eighteenth-Century Mᴀss Grave Unearthed in Romania A mᴀss grave from the eighteenth century was discovered in West Romania by the team of researchers from the West University of Timişoara according to a Romania-Insider report. The grave holds the remains of six adults and one child who are thought to have died during a plague outbreak …
Cat’s paw print found in Roman tile at Lincoln dig
Cat’s paw print found in Roman tile at Lincoln dig Archaeologists have discovered what could be the world’s oldest cat paw print. The imprint of four feline toes was found on a tile which dates back almost 2,000 years. It is believed the marks were caused when the tile was left out to dry by a …
2 Decades of archaeological research have shed light on an Anglo Saxon community that lived in England 1400 years ago
2 Decades of archaeological research have shed light on an Anglo Saxon community that lived in England 1400 years ago During the winter of 1816-1817 extreme storms swept away tons of sand and formed the vast dune fields surrounding the castle until today, on the beach below the Castle Bamburgh. This was not the only surprising …