Ancient Gold Bracelet Unearthed in Estonia Hobbyists of metal detectors feel lucky when they come across an old ʙuттon or coin instead of just the usual old nails or scrap metal. However, amateur hunters don’t even dream of finding the type of thing that set off Jegor Klimov’s metal detector in Saaremaa earlier this month. …

1,700-Year-Old Roman Bronze Vessel Discovered in Norway Archaeologists do not every day have the opportunity to discover ancient objects in central Norway. Sometime in the Gaula River valley, southern Trøndelag, scientists report that about 150-300 CE a person died in the place now called Gylland. The remains were laid in a bronze vessel after the body …

The Catholic church is ‘shocked’ at the hundreds of children buried at Tuam. Really? Historian Catherine Corless was convinced that there — long-buried in a sewage system under the streets of a little town in Western Ireland — were the discarded remains of babies. Possibly hundreds of them. For years, no one believed her. Though, …

2,200-Year-Old Lion Statue Unearthed in Turkey In Turkey during archaeological excavations in the ancient Greek town of ᴀssos on the Anatolian shore, 2,200-year-old statue of a lion from the Hellenist Age and an Early Byzantine oven were found. ᴀssos, in the Ayvacik District, Canakkale Province, in Northwest Turkey, right across from the large Greek island of …

Strange moments in Edinburgh’s history: The mystery of the miniature coffins found at Arthur’s Seat It was a group of boys out hunting for rabbits who found the coffins one summer’s day in 1836. They were roaming a rocky peak known as Arthur’s Seat that overlooks Edinburgh, Scotland, when their attention was caught by a small cave, …

Moment horrified sailor finds mummified remains of German adventurer on stricken yacht On a yacht floating off the Philippines, fishermen have discovered the mummified body of a German sailor. After two people made the discovery, the police were investigating. Officers discovered that the ᴅᴇᴀᴅ person is Manfred Fritz Bajorat, aged 59, from idenтιтy documents found …

Ancient footprints show Neanderthals may have been taller than thought We know it as archeologists have seen hundreds of Neanderthals footprints in France — most of them laid by children. They walked and maybe played along the beach in the prehistoric world ; Do we discover that Neanderthals were more like modern humans than previously …

The Ancient Underwater 5,000- Year-Old Sunken City in Greece is considered to be the Oldest Submerged Lost City in the World. Pavlopetri is about 5 000 years old and one of the oldest populated city (oldest in Mediterranean sea). It is situated on the southern shore of Laconia, in Peloponnese, Greece. The name Pavlopetri (“Paul’s …

3,300-Year-Old Chamber Tombs Filled With Bones Discovered in Greece In an interesting burial ground in Greece in the Mycenaean era, two big chamber tombs dating back to around 1300 BC were discovered. Previously discovered tombs in the area were extensively looted, but these two are completely intact, offering exciting new insights into the culture and …