Américas – Skeleton mystery solved: One-legged remains of Napoleon’s favorite general identified DNA tests on a one-legged skeleton found under a dance floor in Russia have officially confirmed the identification of one of Napoleon’s favorite generals In Smolensk, Russia, a team of French and Russic archeologists discovered the remains of General Charles-Étienne Gudin, one of …

Ancient 70-Mile-Long Wall Found in Western Iran. But Who Built It? Everyone knows of the Great Wall of China, the series of fortifications constructed across the northern border of China, designed to protect against numerous nomadic forces, which is supposed to appear from the space (fun fact, it’s not). But have you ever heard of the …

Divers found a perfectly preserved ancient Chinese underwater city A maze of white temples, memorial arches, paved roads, and houses… hidden 130 feet underwater: this is China’s real-life Atlantis. Incredible images show an incredible sunken city hidden in the depths of Qiandao Lake in China. Divers discovered a jaw-dropping labyrinth of adorned temples, memorial arches …

Mysterious 1,500-Year-Old Stone Complex Unearthed in Kazakhstan Near the eastern shore of Kazakhstan’s the Caspian Sea was discovered a huge, 1500-year-old stone complex constructed by nomadic tribes. The site comprises various stone structures scattered over around 120 hectares of land or more than 200 American football fields, archaeologists reported recently in the journal Ancient Civilizations …

10 tons of copper coins unearthed in 2,000 years old ancient tomb Archaeologists have unearthed more than two million copper coins from an ancient complex of tombs in the Xinjian District of China. The 2,000-year-old money, which bears Chinese symbols, characters, and a square hole in the centre, was found at a dig site in the …

1,400-year-old Byzantine Hammer and Nails Discovered in Ancient Jewish Village of Usha During a Sukkot holiday, some 8,500 individuals were participating in the IAA archeological excavations and activities, but none of them anticipated to discover the most closely ᴀssociated with building the Sukkah – the hammer and the nails – from the Byzantine period, about 1400 …

11,000-year-old ancient temple found in eastern Turkey In the form of the famous and controversial Góbekli Tepe, Archaeologists have uncovered a Temple from the Neolithic Age with 3 almost intact stelae. In southeast Turkey’s Mardin province, the ancient temple was unearthed in Dargeçit’s district of Ilısu, which archeologists say has now turned 11,300 years old. …

7,000-year-old Fortress Found Under the Yumuktepe Mound, Turkey At the Yumuktepe mound in southern Turkey’s Mersin province, a fortress wall dating back 7000 years from the Chalcolithic period was unlodged. As an ongoing settlement 9,000 years since the neolithic era, the Yumuktepe Mound is extremely important. Two and a half months of excavations at the …

Well-Preserved Byzantine Church Uncovered in Israel The Church of the Byzantine Age was discovered by Israeli archeologists on Wednesday in a neighborhood west of Jerusalem. The Israel Antiquities Authority showed some of the objects of the almost 1.500-year-old church after three years of excavations. During this discovery, scientists found many sophisticated mosaics depicting birds, fruit …