Two Roman-era Sarcophagi Unearthed in Central Israel
Two Roman-era Sarcophagi Unearthed in Central Israel According to a statement released by The Friends of the Israel Antiquities Authority, two 1,800-year-old sarcophagi were unearthed at Ramat Gan Safari Park during construction work at its wildlife hospital. The new building, designed to offer sophisticated veterinarian facilities for birds and mammals, houses a specialist operation theatre …
6,500 Medieval Coins And Gold Rings Found In A Field
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 …
Ancient Roman Library Discovered Beneath German City
Ancient Roman Library Discovered Beneath German City The first thing the archaeologists realised when they discovered the foundations of a Roman-era building situated in the heart of Cologne, Germany, they initially thought they had found the ruins of a public ᴀssembly hall. The discovery of tiny wall niches, however—at roughly 31 by 20 inches, the …
3400-year-old palace from a mysterious kingdom surface in Iraq during drought
3400-year-old palace from a mysterious kingdom surface in Iraq during drought After the waters in the Mosul Dam reservoir have receded, researchers said they’ve uncovered “one of the most important archaeological discoveries in the region.” According to researchers, the Mittani Kingdom is one of the least understood ancient civilizations. A team of German and Kurdish …
Mᴀssive Ancient City Containing Huge Pyramid Unearthed in China
Mᴀssive Ancient City Containing Huge Pyramid Unearthed in China Archaeologists have discovered the remains of an ancient lost city in China where human sacrifice was practised. The Neolithic site known as Shimao, in present-day Shaanxi province, was once thought to be an unexcavated part of the Great Wall of China. The pyramid was decorated with …
World’s Oldest Art Identified in Half-Million-Year-Old Zigzag
World’s Oldest Art Identified in Half-Million-Year-Old Zigzag About half a million years ago, early homo Erectus on java was already using freshwater mussel shells as weapons and as a “canvas” for engraving. An international team of researchers, led by Leiden archaeologist José Joordens, published this discovery Nature. The discovery provides new insights into the evolution …
Renovations Reveal Twelfth-Century Bath House in Spain
Renovations Reveal Twelfth-Century Bath House in Spain According to an El País report, renovation of a popular tapas bar on Seville’s Mateos Gago Street revealed the walls and skylights of a twelfth-century hammam, or bathhouse, built during the rule of the Almohad Caliphate. On Mateos Gago Street, in the southern Spanish city of Seville, the …
Forgotten Graves Found at Florida African American Cemetery
Forgotten Graves Found at Florida African American Cemetery WJCT Public Media reports that recent excavations have confirmed the presence of 29 grave shafts detected last year during a ground-penetrating radar survey at the site of North Greenwood Cemetery, an African American cemetery that operated from 1940 to 1954. Archeologists looking at a “forgotten” Clearwater cemetery …
The Oldest City in The Americas Is an Archeological Wonder, And It’s Under Invasion
The Oldest City in The Americas Is an Archeological Wonder, And It’s Under Invasion The oldest archaeological site in the Americas, having survived for 5,000 years, is under threat from squatters that claim that the coronavirus pandemic has left them with no other option but to occupy the sacred city. The government wants to take …
World’s biggest pyramid isn’t in Egypt – it’s hidden under a hill in Mexico
World’s biggest pyramid isn’t in Egypt – it’s hidden under a hill in Mexico While Egypt’s Great Pyramid of Giza is by far the most talked-about pyramid in the world, it isn’t the biggest by a long sH๏τ. That тιтle goes to the Great Pyramid of Cholula – an ancient Aztec temple in Puebla, Mexico …