Ancient Rome — Construction Workers Find Rare Intact Roman Tomb
Construction Workers Find Rare Intact Roman Tomb It is a rare day when archeologists find an ancient burial that has not been destroyed by natural processes, ravaged by war, or plundered by hunters of artifacts. It is why King Tut’s untouched tomb was so significant and why archaeologists are going gaga over the tomb of …
Medieval Village Unearthed in Denmark
Lost medieval village discovered in Denmark Traces of three courtyards surrounded by a ditch marks out an area, which archaeologists have interpreted as the center of a village dating back to the Middle Ages in Tollerup, East Denmark. Historical sources suggest that the farms belonged to the village rulers. A cellar in the largest farm …
Oxford medieval road discovered under a field near Willow Walk
Oxford medieval road discovered under a field near Willow Walk A ‘REMARKABLY intact’ Medieval stone causeway with horseshoes still lying on top of it has been uncovered beneath a field in Oxford. Made of rounded river pebbles, limestone and chalk rocks, the cobbled road still has ruts in its surface made by cartwheels more than …
Two Ancient Egyptian Kingdom Tombs Opened in Luxor, Egypt
Two Ancient Egyptian Kingdom Tombs Opened in Luxor, Egypt Two tombs of unidentified officials dated to Egypt’s New Kingdom era have been opened at Luxor’s Draa Abul-Naglaa necropolis years after they were initially discovered by German archaeologist Frederica Kampp in the 1990s. The opening of the tombs was announced at an international conference attended by …
Denmark barbarian battle: Archaeologists Just Discovered the Mangled Remains
Denmark barbarian battle: Archaeologists Just Discovered the Mangled Remains A ragtag troop of about 400 Germanic tribesmen marched into battle in Denmark about 2,000 years ago against a mysterious adversary and were slaughtered to the last man. Or at least that’s the story their bones tell. Exhumed from Alken Enge — a peat bog in Denmark’s …
London: Crossrail dig unearths 13,000 Victorian jam jars
London: Crossrail dig unearths 13,000 Victorian jam jars When the London Archeology Museum (MOLA) investigated the site of a proposed new London train station, they did not expect to find a stash of over 13,000 smashed pickling pots and jam jars dating back to the 1900s. The stash was discovered during the construction of the …
Roadside dig Reveals 10,000 Year Old House In Israel
Roadside dig Reveals 10,000 Year Old House In Israel Archeologists say that while digging at a construction site in Israel, they have uncovered some stunning finds, including stone axes, a “cultic” temple, and traces of a house 10,000 years old. The discoveries provide a “broad picture” of human development over thousands of years, from the …
The surprising truth about the construction of the Great Pyramids
The surprising truth about the construction of the Great Pyramids “It’s not my day job,” Michel Barsoum begins as he recounts his foray into the mysteries of Egypt’s Great Pyramids. As a well – respected ceramic researcher, Barsoum never expected his career to take him down a path of history, archeology, and “political” science with …
Mᴀss grave of Viking army contained slaughtered children to help ᴅᴇᴀᴅ reach afterlife, experts believe
Mᴀss grave of Viking army contained slaughtered children to help ᴅᴇᴀᴅ reach afterlife, experts believe A mᴀss grave of Viking warriors found in Derbyshire was accompanied by slaughtered children in a burial ritual enacted to help the ᴅᴇᴀᴅ reach the afterlife, archaeologists believe. Experts from the University of Bristol have reexamined a huge pit of bones uncovered …
Six skeletons with signs of cancer found in an ancient Egyptian cemetery
Six skeletons with signs of cancer found in an ancient Egyptian cemetery Bones with cancer signs found in an ancient Egyptian cemetery reveal that the frequently devastating disease is now much more prevalent than it was in people living near the Dakhleh Oasis. Of the 1,087 skeletons buried between 1,500 and 3,000 years ago, only …