Detectorists unearth record-breaking haul of 69,347 Iron Age coins after a 30-year search
Detectorists unearth record-breaking haul of 69,347 Iron Age coins after a 30-year search The biggest coin hoards found in the British Isles are recorded by treasure hunters, after unearthing 69,347 Roman and Celtic coins that were buried three feet beneath a hedge in Jersey, Channel Isles. Reg Mead and Richard Miles spent 30 years looking …
Giant Prehistoric Rock Engravings Discovered in South America May Be The World’s Largest
Giant Prehistoric Rock Engravings Discovered in South America May Be The World’s Largest Researchers made a groundbreaking discovery of what is thought to be the world’s largest prehistoric rock art. Enormous engraved rock art of anacondas, rodents, giant Amazonian centipedes, and other animals along the Orinoco River in Colombia and Venezuela may have been used …
Archaeologists discover Europe’s longest prehistoric mound in the Czechia
Archaeologists discover Europe’s longest prehistoric mound in the Czechia Czech archaeologists in the Hradec Králové area in East Bohemia have discovered what is probably the longest prehistoric mound in Europe. Archaeologists first uncovered an “elongated trapezoidal gutter” during road work between Dlouhé Dvory and Lípa, the Department of Archaeology at the University of Hradec Králové …
The world’s oldest wine discovered in liquid form, was found in a Roman tomb in Spain
The world’s oldest wine, discovered in liquid form, was found in a Roman tomb in Spain Archaeologists discovered an urn with a reddish liquid in a family mausoleum dating to the 1st century AD in the Carmona necropolis in Seville. An archaeochemical study identified this liquid as white wine, making it the oldest wine preserved …
One of its kind, 1,500-year-old Roman ‘Lorica Squamata’ legion armor restored
One of its kind, 1,500-year-old Roman ‘Lorica Squamata’ legion armor restored The 1,500-year-old Roman ‘Lorica Squamata’ legion armor, the only known example in the world, found in the ancient city of Satala in the village of Sadak in the Kelkit district of Gümüşhane in the Black Sea region of Türkiye, was restored. Archaeological excavations continue …
An Ancient Site Found in UAE may be Sixth-Century Lost City of Tu’am
An Ancient Site Found in UAE may be Sixth-Century Lost City of Tu’am Ruins from the sixth century have been discovered during excavations in the United Arab Emirates Umm Al Quwain region, which may be the remains of the lost city of Tu’am. The discovery on Al Sinniyah Island is potentially one of the most …
Lost 14th Century Church Discovered under a Tennis Court in Hungary
Lost 14th Century Church Discovered under a Tennis Court in Hungary During an archaeological excavation in Visegrád, a fortified medieval castle on a hill overlooking the Danube in northern Hungary, the ruins of the Church of the Virgin Mary, built during the reign of King Sigismund, were found under a tennis court. Traces of a clash …
Archaeologists Discovered Medieval Silver Communion Set and 70 Silver Coins in Hungary
Archaeologists Discovered Medieval Silver Communion Set and 70 Silver Coins in Hungary A 14th-century silver communion set (chalice and wafer holder) and a treasure trove of 70 silver coins were discovered in a research project by the Hungarian National Archaeological Insтιтute (Nemzeti Régészeti Intézet) near Lake Tisza. The discovery was announced on the Insтιтute’s Facebook page. …
Viking sword with ‘very rare’ inscription discovered on family farm in Norway
Viking sword with ‘very rare’ inscription discovered on family farm in Norway While clearing a field on his farm, a Norwegian man discovered a rare Viking Age sword that’s thought to be 1,000 years old. “We were about to start sowing grᴀss on a field that has not been plowed for many years,” Øyvind Tveitane …
1,600-year-old Hunnic double burial found in Poland
1,600-year-old Hunnic double burial found in Poland In 2018, archaeologists uncovered a 1,600-year-old double burial in the village of Czulice near Krakow, Poland, containing the remains of two young boys. This discovery, reported in the June issue of the Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, provides some of the earliest evidence of Hunnic presence in Europe. Radiocarbon …