Rare silver coins minted by Viking king Harald Bluetooth were found in Finland
Rare silver coins minted by Viking king Harald Bluetooth were found in Finland In May of 2022, Finnish metal detectorists discovered a silver cache from the Viking Age in a field in Mynämäki, a municipality of Finland located in the Southwest Finland region. The follow-up excavations carried out by the Finnish Heritage Agency uncovered silver …
Ancient roman sarcophagus found at London building site
Ancient roman sarcophagus found at London building site An ancient Roman sarcophagus has been excavated from a building site in central London. The 1,600-year-old coffin found near Borough Market is thought to contain the remains of a member of the nobility. Archaeologists have been unable to identify the body as the stone coffin has been …
DNA reveals surprise ancestry of mysterious Chinese mummies
DNA reveals surprise ancestry of mysterious Chinese mummies Since their discovery a century ago, hundreds of naturally preserved mummies found in China’s Tarim Basin have been a mystery to archaeologists. Some thought the Bronze Age remains were from migrants from thousands of kilometres to the west, who had brought farming practices to the area. But …
A dried-up arm of the Nile provides another clue to how Egyptians built the pyramids
A dried-up arm of the Nile provides another clue to how Egyptians built the pyramids To understand what environmental issues lie ahead for our warming planet, geographers often look back to the past for answers. A new study published on August 29 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences details how the landscape of …
1400-Year-Old Folding Chair Found in a Woman’s Grave in Germany
1400-Year-Old Folding Chair Found in a Woman’s Grave in Germany Archaeologists have made a very unusual find. A Medieval folding chair has been discovered in a woman’s grave. The excavation team unearthed the chair in a woman’s grave in Steinsfeld in Central Franconia in the Ansbach district. Franconia lies in the north of the Free …
The Immortal Armour of China Jade burial suits
The Immortal Armour of China Jade burial suits Threaded hand-crafted from thousands of precious stone slabs with silver and gold during the Han Dynasty about 2000 years ago, ancient China’s jade burial suits were built as armour for the afterlife to prevent mortal decay. The Jude Burial Suits of China are maybe the most opulent …
Huge dinosaur skeleton unearthed in Portuguese garden
Huge dinosaur skeleton unearthed in Portuguese garden Palaeontologists in Portugal have unearthed the fossilized skeleton of what could be the largest dinosaur ever found in Europe. The remains are thought to be those of a sauropod, a herbivorous dinosaur 12 meters (39 feet) tall and 25 meters long that roamed the Earth around 150 million …
The largest animal-shaped bronze mythical beast unearthed at Sanxingdui
The largest animal-shaped bronze mythical beast unearthed at Sanxingdui Chinese archaeologists have unearthed a big bronze beast – one of the most highly anticipated treasures of the Sanxingdui ruins – a year after spotting it in a pit at the mysterious site in Sichuan province. The bronze was discovered in July last year, but archaeologists were not able to …
Anglo-Saxon Trade Hub Found at Monastery Site in England
Anglo-Saxon Trade Hub Found at Monastery Site in England Archaeologists have unearthed a long-forgotten trading hub that researchers say would have enjoyed comparable status to London in the Middle Ages. The find on the banks of the Thames in Cookham, Berkshire, has been hailed as “a once in a generation discovery” by the University of …
Did archaeologists discover the grave of Alexander the Great?
Did archaeologists discover the grave of Alexander the Great? An Egyptian official has claimed that he has evidence that Alexander the Great’s tomb is in Siwa, Egypt, the Egypt Independent reported on Friday. The report says that Mohamed Omran, the director of Siwa’s Tourism Department, “announced evidence suggesting the potential discovery of the tomb of alexander the …