The sensational second discovery in Croatia: Greek-Illyrian Helmet 2500 years old Archaeologists found a 2500-year-old Greek-Ilyrian helmet during excavations in the Gomila area in the town of Zakotorac on Croatia’s Pelješac peninsula. The same team that found the Greek-Ilyrian helmet in 2020, in the same place, has found the next helmet, which according to the …

Unexpected Discovery Of Roman Baths Under Split City Museum In Croatia Archaeologists ᴀssisting with the restoration works of the Split City Museum in Croatia have made a surprising discovery. Beneath the building, they found large Roman baths and mosaics. Researchers did expect to make some minor archaeological discoveries, but not large Roman thermal baths! One …

Ancient Greek helmet found buried next to ‘elite warrior’ who died 2,400 years ago A very rare bronze Greek-Illyrian war helmet, used in Greece during the time of the Greco-Persian Wars, has just been discovered in a rock-cut tomb in Dalmatia, Croatia. The form of the iconic open-faced helmet, which archaeologists consider an especially rare …

A 3,000-Year-Old Olive Tree on the Greek Island of Crete Still Produces Olives Today The oldest olive tree in the world is located in the village of Ano Vouves of Kissamos in Chania, Crete. The ancient tree is 3000 years old, as determined by the international scientific community. The ancient olive tree in Vouves has …

Underwater Archaeologists Discover a 7,000-Year-Old Road in Croatia A team of underwater archaeologists from the University of Zadar has discovered the sunken ruins of a 7,000-year-old road that once linked an ancient artificial landmᴀss to the Croatian island of Korčula. The road is located at a depth of 5 meters in sediment deposits at the …

Mine-clearance divers discovered an ancient shipwreck dating from the 3rd century BC As a result of collaborative training exercises between Croatian and Italian naval mine-clearance divers, one of the earliest fully preserved shipwrecks in the eastern Adriatic seabed has been discovered. A previously undiscovered shipwreck containing a cargo of ancient amphorae from the 3rd century …

A Polish-Croatian team discovered an Ancient Roman Temple under a Croatian 18th Century church Under an 18th-century church, the Church of St. Daniel in Danilo near Sibenik, Croatia, the foundations of an ancient Roman temple have been found. Sibenik is the location of the former Roman city of Ridit, though the secret of the ancient …

Croatia’s Roman City of Ridit Investigated The ancient building has mᴀssive walls and a rectangular outline (approx. 20 x 10 m). Georadar images show the frame of the entrance, according to scientists most likely in the form of relics of a colonnade. The foundations were discovered under and next to the Church of St. Daniel …

Traces of Roman Pier Found Off Croatia’s Coast October 3rd, 2022 – There are frequent archaeological finds all over Croatia, with most of them involving the Roman Empire being discovered in Dalmatia. One such find is yet another in a series of impressive relics which transport us back to the time of Roman rule over …