4000 Years Ago in Egypt, Dozens of Men Who Died Of Terrible Wounds Were Mummified and Entombed Together in the Cliffs Near Luxor
4000 Years Ago in Egypt, Dozens of Men Who Died Of Terrible Wounds Were Mummified and Entombed Together in the Cliffs Near Luxor In Egypt more than 4,000 years ago, in the cliffs near Luxor, dozens of men who died of terrible wounds were mummified and buried together. Mᴀss burials were exceptionally rare in ancient …
Eight-year-old Swedish-American girl pulls pre-Viking era sword from lake
Eight-year-old Swedish-American girl pulls pre-Viking era sword from lake An 8- year – old girl on vacation with her family discovered a pre – Viking Era Sword in a Swedish lake, leading to locals jokingly naming her the “Queen of Sweden.” The ancient artifact was found by Swedish – American Saga Vanecek while playing in …
British Soldiers Find The Remains And Sword Of A Rich Saxon Warrior
British Soldiers Find The Remains And Sword Of A Rich Saxon Warrior Salisbury Plain is a large, open land area in Wiltshire, England covering approximately 300 square miles (775 square km). In addition to being the British Army’s largest training ground, Stonehenge is also home to one of the UK’s most famous sites. But Salisbury …
Traces of Roman engineering found in ancient port town
Traces of Roman engineering found in ancient port town Some two millennia ago, Lechaion, one of the ports of the ancient city of Corinth, occupied a special place on the map of southern Greece. It was a strategic point that easily connected to a number of significant trade routes that snaked through the Mediterranean and …
Pompeii ‘fast food’ bar unearthed in ancient city after 2,000 years
Pompeii ‘fast food’ bar unearthed in ancient city after 2,000 years Because of its tragic demise, Pompeii’s ancient Roman city remained in a remarkable state of preservation, serving as one of the world’s most important archeological sites to this day. From people immortalized in volcanic ash, to frescoes that would never have survived for so …
7,000-year-old Native American burial site found off Florida
7,000-year-old Native American burial site found off Florida The site was discovered by an amateur diver who was looking for shark teeth but stumbled on an ancient jawbone. Archeologist Ryan Duggins noticed a worn – down molar tooth attached to the jawbone in a picture sent from the diver. This suggested it belonged to a …
Archaeological report on findings from Roman fort at Hadrian’s Wall
An archaeological report on findings from Roman fort at Hadrian’s Wall Segedunum Roman Fort and Museum—A new archaeological report hailed as the definitive full account of the excavations of Hadrian’s Wall at its eastern end has just been published. Hadrian’s Wall at Wallsend is written by Paul Bidwell OBE, former Head of Archaeology at Tyne …
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 …