Lavau Celtic Prince: 2,500-year-old royal tomb starts to reveal its secrets The eastern village of Lavau became world-renowned when archeologists found the tomb of the ancient Celtic prince from the 5th century BCE. As it is now known, the tomb of the Prince of Lavau holds many mysteries that archaeologists have sought to uncover during …

Archaeologists Discovered a ‘Little Pompeii’ in France A whole Roman neighborhood near the French town of Lyon has been discovered by archeologists. The location became quickly known as “Mini Pompeii” on the size of 7,000 square feet. French archaeologists are describing their discovery as a “little Pompeii,” referring to the Roman city-state in present-day Italy …

Viking Trade Center Found in Northern Norway According to a statement released by the Arctic University of Norway, archaeology student Tor-Kjetil Krokmyrdal has discovered a Viking trade center in northern Norway on the coast of the island of Hinnøya. Jewelry, weights, coins, and items related to forging iron and shipbuilding and repair have been recovered. The …

Restoration of Sicily’s Temple of Zeus Continues Archaeology org reports that the ruins of a 26-foot-tall sculpture of Atlas dated to the fifth century B.C. will be reinstalled at the Greek Temple of Zeus at Agrigento, a city once inhabited by as many as 100,000 people. According to Greek mythology, Atlas, a тιтan, was forced …

Traces of 5th-century Byzantine basilica were spotted under the water of turkey lake Researchers first dive themselves in the ruins of an almost 1600-year old basilica that was recently discovered under Lake Tusnik during a video shooting from the air About 20 meters from the coast was discovered in the early Byzantine basilica, which has the …

Ancient Necropolis With Lead Coffins Sheds Light On Early Christian Funeral Practices Excavation is currently being carried out by a team of Inrap archeologists in Autun – the Ancient Augustodunum – in collaboration with the Archaeological Service of the city of Autun. The excavation concerns a necropolis located near the early Christian church of Saint-Pierre-l’Estrier. …

Archaeologists uncover Celtic smelting furnace in Poland that pre-dates Jesus Archaeologists have discovered the remains of twelve iron smelting furnaces used by the Celts 2,400 years ago. According to the archaeologists, the find in the village of Warkocz near Strzelin in southwest Poland is the oldest of such furnaces in Poland. Excavation head Dr. Przemysław …

Scientists Analyze Composition of Rome’s Clear Glᴀss While its fragility and elegance are in themselves intriguing, geochemical studies of the glᴀss can show invisible tracers can reveal more than what meets the eye. Researchers found a way to identify the origin of colorless glᴀss from this in a new international collegial study from the Danish National Research …

Tooth decay was a major problem for our ancestors 9,000 years ago Archeological research reveals tooth decay is not an entirely modern-day problem. Archeologists at Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw (UKSW), Poland, have proposed diets heavy in fruit and honey contributed to poor dental hygiene during the European Mesolithic between 15,000 and 5,000 years …