Gilt-Bronze Burial Shoes Unearthed in South Korea
Gilt-Bronze Burial Shoes Unearthed in South Korea NORTH GYEONGSANG PROVINCE, SOUTH KOREA—According to a Korea Herald report, a pair of gilt-bronze shoes thought to date to the late fifth or early sixth century A.D. was found in one of three tombs at a burial site in Gyeongju, the ancient capital of the Silla Kingdom in eastern …
Norway couple find Viking grave under floor of their house
Norway couple find Viking grave under floor of their house A Norwegian couple got quite the shock when renovating their old family house near Bodø in northern Norway this month. After removing the floorboards and some sand with the intention to install insulation, the couple discovered several rocks. They continued digging and spotted something glittering …
Archaeologists Discover More Than 200-Year-Old Shipwreck In Mexico’s Caribbean
Archaeologists Discover More Than 200-Year-Old Shipwreck In Mexico’s Caribbean. QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO— BBC reports that an eight-foot cannon, anchor, and pig-iron ingots thought to have been used as a ship’s ballast were spotted by a fisherman in the Caribbean Sea off the coast of southern Mexico. The wreckage rests in shallow waters and rough ocean currents …
Archaeologists discover giant defensive minefield from the roman iron age
Archaeologists discover giant defensive minefield from the roman iron age Archaeologists have unearthed a mᴀssive structure in Lolland that is believed to have been used to ward off an attacking army back in the Roman Iron Age. So far, 770 meters of the structure have been detected. In 2013 a team of archaeologists from the Museum …
Found with a metal detector: 52,503 bronze and silver Roman coins in a ceramic pot
Found with a metal detector: 52,503 bronze and silver Roman coins in a ceramic pot The Frome Hoard is a hoard of 52,503 Roman coins found by metal detectorist Dave Crisp near Frome in Somerset, England. The coins were contained in a ceramic pot 45 cm (18 in) in diameter, and date from AD 253 …
1100-year-old monolithic sandstone Shivling unearthed in Vietnam’s Cham temple complex
1100-year-old monolithic sandstone Shivling unearthed in Vietnam’s Cham temple complex The Indian Archeological Survey on Wednesday exposed a monolithic sandstone Shiva Linga from the 9th Common Era during its conservation project. The structure was excavated from the Cham Temple Complex at the My Son Sanctuary of Vietnam. My Son in Quang Nam province of Vietnam …
The face of Priest Buried at Lincoln Cathedral Reconstructed
The face of Priest Buried at Lincoln Cathedral Reconstructed A facial reconstruction of a medieval priest found buried at Lincoln Cathedral has been unveiled. The clergy members ‘ discoveries and facial reconstruction have been shared by archeologists who unearthed a particularly rare Medieval priestly burial in the Lincoln cathedral earlier this year to allow us …
Well-Preserved Medieval Brooch Discovered in England
Well-Preserved Medieval Brooch Discovered in England The origins of a 1,100-year-old brooch found in a lorry-load of soil may be “a mystery” that is never solved, say archaeologists. According to the archaeologists who think the brooch being discovered in a lorry full of soil means its original resting place will stay a mystery. The valuable silver …
2000-Year-Old Bronze Pot With Unknown 3,000 Ml Liquid Unearthed!
2000-Year-Old Bronze Pot With Unknown 3,000 Ml Liquid Unearthed! Archaeology Org reports that a 2,200-year-old tomb has been excavated in central China, at an ancient city site situated along the route between the two ancient capitals of Xi’an and Luoyang. According to Zhu Xiaodong of the Sanmenxia Insтιтute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, the tomb …
Roman mosaic floor has been discovered under a vineyard in northern Italy
Roman mosaic floor has been discovered under a vineyard in northern Italy A Roman mosaic floor has recently been discovered under a vineyard in northern Italy after decades of searching. While taking to Twitter Myko Clelland, who is a family historian, shared the images of the ‘biggest discovery’. Surveyors in the commune of Negrar di …