TURKEY: Discovery of Ancient Relief depicting Greco-Persian wars
TURKEY: Discovery of Ancient Relief depicting Greco-Persian wars Archaeologists in northwestern Turkey discovered a relief on Aug. 16 depicting a war between the Greeks and Persians in the fifth century B.C. The figures on the relief show fighting Greek soldiers beneath the hoofs of Persian warhorses said archaeologist Kaan Iren, who leads the dig site of the ancient city of …
Traces of Medieval Abbey Uncovered in Northeastern England
Traces of Medieval Abbey Uncovered in Northeastern England A team from York Archaeological Trust are currently based in Museum Gardens, where the Environment Agency will soon start work on a major upgrade of the flood embankment as part of the York Flood Alleviation Scheme. Both the Environment Agency and the City of York Council recognised …
Well-Preserved Human Remains Discovered in Pompeii Tomb
Well-Preserved Human Remains Discovered in Pompeii Tomb The partially mummified remains of an urbane Pompeii resident have been discovered in a tomb outside the city centre erected before the famous eruption that buried the town in ash. According to the inscriptions on the tomb, the deceased was a man named Marcus Venerius Secundio, who was …
Fourth-Century Coins Found in Northern Israel
Fourth-Century Coins Found in Northern Israel Ancient coins dating to 1,700 years ago were discovered by a family during a camping trip on an Israeli beach near Atlit on Tuesday. Yotam Dahan, a tour guide from Klil in northern Israel, found a bundle of antique coins during a family camping trip in Habonim beach. The bundle …
Graves dating back 2,700 years have been unearthed in southern Mexico City
Graves dating back 2,700 years have been unearthed in southern Mexico City Experts from the National Insтιтute of Anthropology and History (INAH) have discovered 26 ancient graves dating back 2,700 years at a site in Mexico City. Located in the south of the capital and adjoining a modern-day cemetery, the site measures 360 square meters …
6,000-Year-Old Axe Discovered at George Washington’s Estate
6,000-Year-Old Axe Discovered at George Washington’s Estate About 6,000 years ago, a precious stone axe that had been skillfully carved and shaped by Native Americans was lost on a ridge overlooking the Potomac River in Virginia. The axe, about seven inches long, had been hewed and smoothed and was narrowed at one end where a …
The Taliban destroyed Afghanistan’s ancient treasures
The Taliban destroyed Afghanistan’s ancient treasures. First, they destroyed television sets. Then they destroyed heritage sites. Since 1992, the Taliban’s war on art is the most revolting and senseless crusade anyone has ever accomplished. That feat is only rivalled by the destruction of ancient relics and artefacts by Alexander the Great more than 2,300 years …
Evidence of Neolithic Dairy Farming Found in Wales
Evidence of Neolithic Dairy Farming Found in Wales BBC News reports that dairy fat has been detected on pottery unearthed at the Trellyffaint Neolithic monument, a site in southwest Wales where two concentric earthen henges have been found. Dairy farming could have been happening in Wales as early as 3,100BC, according to new research. Shards …
A new clue to human evolution’s biggest mystery emerges in the Philippines
New clue to human evolution’s biggest mystery emerges in Philippines Denisovans are an elusive bunch, known mainly from ancient DNA samples and traces of that DNA that the ancient hominids shared when they interbred with Homo sapiens. They left their biggest genetic imprint on people who now live in Southeast Asian islands, nearby Papua New Guinea …
Iron Age Idol Discovered in Western Ireland
Iron Age Idol Discovered in Western Ireland Irish archaeologists have unearthed a 1,600-year-old wooden pagan idol from a bog in Co Roscommon. The artefact was retrieved from a bog in Gortnacrannagh, around six kilometres from the prehistoric royal site of Rathcroghan. The idol was made during the Iron Age from a split trunk of an …