Mysterious Mongolian Arc studied for the first time
Researchers have turned their attention to the mysterious Mongolian Arc, a section of the Great Wall of China that stretches 405 kilometers into Mongolia, referred to as…
Archaeologists uncover 4,000-year-old palace complex in China
Researchers have unearthed the remains of a four-courtyard style palace complex dating back to the Xia Dynasty (2070 BCE–1600 BCE) in Xinmi, Henan Province, Central China. Archaeologists…
Head of a missing statue of Bacchus found near the ancient city of Cyrene in Libya
Issam Menfi, a Libyan archaeology researcher, discovered the head of a statue belonging to Bacchus, the ancient Greek god of wine, near the ancient city of Cyrene….
Oxford researchers solved the mystery of Cerne Abbas Giant: Hercules’ role as an army meeting point
Researchers from Oxford University have unveiled the true idenтιтy and purpose of the Cerne Abbas Giant, a 55-meter tall chalk figure in Dorset, England. Long shrouded in…
Archaeologists baffled by mysterious Anglo-Saxon object discovered in Norfolk
Metal detectorists have unearthed a gilded silver Anglo-Saxon object near Langham, Norfolk, in the East of England, characterized by experts as being “crafted by an individual with…
Merovingian ship burial unearthed in Norway
Researchers from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) have unearthed a 1,300-year-old ship burial at the Herlaugshaugen burial mound in Leka, Trøndelag County. The find…
New study reveals that inhabitants of Old Dongola recycled clothes
Inhabitants of Old Dongola, the capital of the Kingdom of Makuria in present-day Sudan, were adept at recycling clothing due to the exorbitant cost and time-intensive nature…
Ritualistic finger amputation revealed in prehistoric cave art
A new interpretation of Paleolithic cave art suggests that prehistoric people engaged in deliberate finger amputation as part of religious rituals. A number of stencils within the…
Mysterious inscription on ancient bronze sphinx statue is deciphered
The mysterious inscription on a bronze sphinx statue, unearthed in the early 19th century in the Roman province of Dacia (modern-day Romania), has finally been deciphered after…
A unique child cemetery containing 54 children unearthed in Diyarbakır, Turkey
Archaeologists have unearthed a cemetery containing the remains of 54 children, all aged between 0 and 6 years old, in the Kulp district of Diyarbakır, southeastern Turkey….