3 Bronze Shields and Helmet of 2700 Years Old Belonging to Urartians Found in Ayanis Castle
3 Bronze Shields and Helmet of 2700 Years Old Belonging to Urartians Found in Ayanis Castle Three bronze shields and a bronze helmet dedicated to Haldi, the chief god of the Urartians, were discovered during excavations at the Ayanis Castle in Van province in eastern Türkiye. The discovery was announced on the social media account of Mehmet …
New Discovery at Karahan Tepe: The Figure of a Running Wild Donkey Carved on Stone
New Discovery at Karahan Tepe: The Figure of a Running Wild Donkey Carved on Stone The figure of a running wild donkey carved on a stone was discovered during excavations at Karahan Tepe, a Pre-Pottery Neolithic site located in Şanlıurfa, southeast Türkiye. Karahan Tepe is one of the Pre Pottery Neolithic Sites emerging in what is …
Pictish ring believed to be more than 1,000-years-old found during Burghead fort dig in Scotland
Pictish ring believed to be more than 1,000-years-old found during Burghead fort dig in Scotland A “remarkable” Pictish ring thought to be more than 1,000 years old has been unearthed by an amateur archaeologist on a dig at the Burghead Fort in Moray, Scotland. Burghead Fort was a Pictish promontory fort on the site now …
2nd-Century Statue Head Discovered at Fethiye Castle
2nd-Century Statue Head Discovered at Fethiye Castle Türkiye’s coastal town of Fethiye, which is famous for its natural beauties and historical sites, found an 1800-year-old statue head thought to belong to the god Apollo during excavations in Fethiye castle. The castle was originally built during the time of the ancient Lycian city of Telmessos. Fethiye Castle was vital in protecting the …
The first and largest astronomical observatory of the 6th century BC discovered in Egypt’s Kafr El-Sheikh
The first and largest astronomical observatory of the 6th century BC discovered in Egypt’s Kafr El-Sheikh Archaeologists in Egypt unveiled the first and largest astronomical observatory from the 6th century BCE in the Buto Temple at Tell El-Faraeen archaeological site located in Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate. The discovery was announced on the social media account of …
Unique Gold Artefacts of Thracian horses Found in Bulgaria
Unique Gold Artefacts of Thracian Horseman Found in Bulgaria The Topolovgrad Municipality posted on its Facebook page on Wednesday that during excavations at the site of a Thracian warrior’s tomb in the Topolovgrad village of Kapitan Petko Voyvoda, valuable and unique archaeological artifacts, including gold jewelry, were found. Among them are as well as numerous …
A Sacred Area from the Copper Age and 5000-years-old A Stele Decorated Discovered in Italy
A Sacred Area from the Copper Age and 5000-years-old A Stele Decorated Discovered in Italy The remains of a sacred area that dates back at least four thousand years have been discovered during excavations for the new gymnasium at the primary school in Berbenno di Valtellina in the northern Lombardy region of Italy. The excavations …
3,000-Year-Old Iron Age Statuette Discovered in Italian Lake, With Fingerprints of Maker
3,000-Year-Old Iron Age Statuette Discovered in Italian Lake, With Fingerprints of Maker During work in Lake Bolsena, a volcanic lake in central Italy, at the submerged archaeological site of Gran Carro, a 3,000-year-old terracotta female figure has been discovered. Remarkably, after 3000 years of submersion, the figure still bears the fingerprints of its maker. This discovery was …
148 Ancient Tombs Spanning 2,100 Years Unearthed in the Construction Area of the Zoo
148 Ancient Tombs Spanning 2,100 Years Unearthed in the Construction Area of the Zoo An ancient burial site with 148 tombs, spanning over 2,100 years, has been discovered on the construction site of the Guangzhou Zoo in South China’s Guangdong Province. The tombs date from the Han Dynasty (206BC-AD220) to the early years following the …
8,000-year-old Female Figurine Discovered in Ulucak Höyük in Western Türkiye
8,000-year-old Female Figurine Discovered in Ulucak Höyük in Western Türkiye One of the most prominent and oldest Neolithic sites found in what is now Turkey has yielded yet another interesting find – a clay statuette of a female figurine has been unearthed in Ulucak Höyük (Ulucak Mound), dated to 8.000 years ago. The discovery was …