1,500-Year-Old Industrial Agriculture Site Unearthed in Israel
1,500-Year-Old Industrial Agriculture Site Unearthed in Israel Archaeologists in Israel have discovered a wine press, a rare gold coin and other artefacts linked to a settlement that stood in what’s now the Tel Aviv suburb of Ramat Ha-Sharon some 1,500 years ago. Paved with a mosaic floor, the large wine press is a key indicator …
At the site of a new apartment building, a mᴀss burial of 18th century plague victims was discovered.
At the site of a new apartment building, a mᴀss burial of 18th century plague victims was discovered. An 18th-century cemetery containing the remains of plague victims has been uncovered during an apartment build in northern Poland. The grim discovery was made after builders stumbled upon human remains during work at the site in Mikołajki …
Health Goddess Statue Unearthed in Turkey
Health Goddess Statue Unearthed in Turkey An ancient statue of the mythological goddess Hygieia – seen as the guardian or personification of health – has been discovered in an ancient city in western Turkey, according to a researcher. “We unearthed a statue of Hygieia, known as the goddess of health and cleanliness, the daughter of …
Revealed: The ‘lost’ Anglo-Saxon monastery discovered next to Cookham church
Revealed: The ‘lost’ Anglo-Saxon monastery discovered next to Cookham church Archaeologists from the University of Reading have excavated a ‘lost” Anglo-Saxon monastery, in the present-day Berkshire village of Cookham, England. Despite being mentioned in a historical text, the location of the monastery had remained a mystery, with contemporary records placing it under the rule of …
South Africa’s Bandit Slaves And The Rock Art Of Resistance
South Africa’s Bandit Slaves And The Rock Art Of Resistance Not all South African rock art is ancient; some dates back to the colonial period – and was created by runaway slaves. It tells a remarkable story. With the founding of the Cape Colony in 1652, European colonists were forbidden from enslaving the indigenous Khoe, San and …
The insect, which is 49 million years old, appears to have been smashed just a few days ago
The insect, which is 49 million years old, appears to have been smashed just a few days ago A beetle that lived about 49 million years ago is so well-preserved that the insect looks like it could spread its strikingly patterned wing coverings and fly away. That is if it weren’t squashed and fossilized. Wing …
Preserved in poop: 1,000-year-old chicken egg found in Israel
Preserved in poop: 1,000-year-old chicken egg found in Israel It’s been said that the elegant egg is the perfect food, and that just might be true as eggs have been a staple of human diets for millions of years before chickens were domesticated for both eggs and meat some 8,000 years ago. In a remarkably …
An immense mystery older than Stonehenge
An immense mystery older than Stonehenge When German archaeologist Klaus Schmidt first began excavating on a Turkish mountaintop 25 years ago, he has convinced the buildings he uncovered were unusual, even unique. Atop a limestone plateau near Urfa called Gobekli Tepe, Turkish for “Belly Hill”, Schmidt discovered more than 20 circular stone enclosures. The largest …
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 …