Ancient Roman city of Pompeii, archaeologists have unearthed a fresco depicting the Greek mythological siblings Phrixus and Helle Archaeologists excavating a house adjacent to the House of Leda in Insula 6, Regio V, in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii have unearthed a fresco depicting the Greek mythological siblings Phrixus and Helle (also known as …

A ‘very rare’ clay figurine of the god Mercury and a previously unknown Roman settlement were discovered at the excavation site in Kent At a previously unknown Roman settlement that was formerly next to a busy port but is now 10 miles from the sea, a very rare clay figurine of the god Mercury—one of …

A metal detectorist finds a 4,000-year-old Dagger in Poland’s Forests A copper dagger more than 4,000 years old was found in a forest near the town of Jarosław on the San River in south-eastern Poland. This discovery is the oldest dagger made of metal found in the Podkarpackie Voivodeship. In the 3rd millennium BC, objects …

425 Million-years-old Millipede Fossil Discovered In Scotland A 425-million-year-old fossilized millipede has been discovered by researchers as the world’s oldest ‘bug’. The remains were discovered on Kerrera, a Scottish island, and show that bugs and plants evolved much more quickly than previously thought. After examining the petrified bug, the researchers discovered that ancient creatures left …

A Large Copper Age Necropolis Discovered in Italian Town In the town of San Giorgio Bigarello, near the northern Italia city of Mantua, a large Copper Age necropolis dating back to about 5000 years ago has been discovered. The discovery of the large necropolis has proved to be a surprise both in terms of the …

Undeciphered Rongorongo Script from Easter Island may Predate European Colonization From the depths of history, a wooden tablet bearing the mysterious “rongorongo” script has been unearthed from the small, remote island of Rapa Nui (also called Easter Island). This discovery, detailed in a study published in Scientific Reports on February 2nd, provides compelling evidence that the …

Excavation of Castle Site in Poland Uncovers Royal Kitchen The Museum of Applied Arts in Poznań, Poland, doesn’t just house a collection of Italian, German, Western European, and Polish Baroque paintings. As it turns out, its centuries-old building also holds a medieval kitchen that once served royalty.  Archaeologists from the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań …

3,000-year-old Treasure on the Iberian Peninsula made with material from a meteorite Scientists have recently discovered that some of the pieces in the amazing Bronze Age collection known as the Villena Treasure, which was found in Spain more than 60 years ago, contain iron that came from an alien meteorite that crashed into Earth about …

Discarded Neolithic Meal Identified in Germany People have been burning their porridge for at least 5,000 years, remains of a charred cooking pot unearthed in Germany confirms. And just like today, cleaning the pot was more hᴀssle than it was worth. Archaeologists discovered the meal mishap after examining a trash heap of mixed pottery shards …