Rare Bronze Age Sword Found at Secret New Site in the Czech Republic In the region of Richnov in northeast Bohemia, a bronze age Rare Sword was found in excellent condition. The blade is intact with its hilt and the gravel of its decorative fine lines along its edge is clearly visible to the naked eye while the …

7,000-Year-Old Ritual Site Unearthed in Poland The site of a mysterious 7,000-year-old ring structure believed to be used in semi-regular religious rituals has been excavated by researchers in Poland. The site for the excavation is located near the small village of Nowe objezierz, about ten miles from the German border. the excavation site features a …

12,000-Year-Old Lake Destroyed in Treasure Hunt for Roman Gold Dipsiz Lake, a 12,000-year-old glacial lake in Turkey’s north-east Gümüşhane province, had been desiccated by two men, including a ruling party official, who were looking for a treasure. Fatih Sözen, district chairman of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), is one of the two people …

France Returns to Senegal an 18th-Century Saber That It Looted During the Colonial Period As a symbolic gesture of France’s commitment in its dedication to restoring African cultural heritage, French Prime Minister Edouard Philip handed the historic sword to the President of Senegal Macky Sall. Omar Saïdou Tall, a leading Muslim religious leader in the …

Restored Pompeii Kitchens Give Us An Idea Of How Romans Cooked In a new project that seeks to give visitors a taste of the everyday life within the city the ancient roman kitchens of the Pompeii launderette were once again equipped with pots and pans. The kitchens were once used to provide food for the hungry …

From Thebes to Nazi Germany: ancient vase returned to Greece Upon his return to Athens, an amazing story about an ancient wine-cup given to the marathon champion of the first modern Olympics before being smuggled out of Greece by a notorious Nazi. Spyros Louis, who was a water carrier when he surprisingly won the opening marathon …

Discovery of hidden 3,500-year-old warrior grave stuffed with treasure could re-write ancient Greek history The 3,500-year-old remains of a prominent ancient warrior who has been buried alongside an ᴀssortment of riches have been uncovered by an American husband-and-wife team working in Greece. In more than 65 years, it is considered the most significant finding made …

2,000-Year-Old Shipwrecks With Cargo Discovered Off Greek Island Three shipwrecks from the ancient and medieval periods and large parts of their cargo are discovered in the remote Aegean island of Kasos, the ministry of cultural affairs in Greece reports. Examining the ship off the shores of Kasos’s tiny Aegean island, divers reported finding cannons, stone …

Genetic Study Reveals Exactly Who ‘The Romans’ Were Ancient Rome was the capital city of an empire that encompᴀssed some 70 million inhabitants. An international research team now reports on data from a genetic study suggesting that, just as all roads may once have led to Rome, in ancient times, a great many European genetic …