These Ancient Greek Helmets Tell of a Naval Battle 2,500 Years Ago
These Ancient Greek Helmets Tell of a Naval Battle 2,500 Years Ago Archaeologists in southern Italy announced last week that they unearthed two helmets, fragments of weapons and armour, bits of pottery and the remains of a possible temple to Athena at an archaeological excavation of the ancient Greek city of Velia, reports Frances D’Emilio …
The Stolen Nostradamus manuscript is returned to the library in Rome
The Stolen Nostradamus manuscript is returned to the library in Rome An ancient manuscript by the French astrologer Michel de Nostredame, better known as Nostradamus, stolen from a library in Rome has been returned to the Italian capital. The manuscript, enтιтled Nostradamus M Prophecies and dating back about 500 years, was rediscovered last year when …
Two more Giants were discovered at Mont’e Prama
Two more Giants were discovered at Mont’e Prama The powerful torsos of two boxers, a large flexible shield that covers the stomach and envelops an arm; then ahead, legs and other body parts – just days after the resumption of the latest excavation campaign, the Mont’e Prama Nuragic necropolis at Cabras has yielded the remains …
In a burial ground full of Stone Age men, one grave holds a ‘warrior’ woman
In a burial ground full of Stone Age men, one grave holds a ‘warrior’ woman The mysterious 6,500-year-old burial of a woman and several arrowheads in northern France may reveal details of how women were regarded in that society during the Neolithic period, or New Stone Age, a new study finds. The researchers investigated giant …
New research reveals how the black rat colonized Europe in the Roman and Medieval periods
New research reveals how the black rat colonized Europe in the Roman and Medieval periods New ancient DNA analysis has shed light on how the black rat, blamed for spreading Black Death, dispersed across Europe – revealing that the rodent colonized the continent on two occasions in the Roman and Medieval periods. The study – …
Remains of a man and dog trying to escape an ancient tsunami found on the Aegean coast
Remains of a man and dog trying to escape an ancient tsunami found on the Aegean coast The remains of a young man and a dog who were killed by a tsunami triggered by the eruption of the Thera volcano 3,600 years ago have been unearthed in Turkey. Archaeologists found the pair of skeletons during …
Foraging badger uncovers a hoard of more than 200 Roman coins dating back to the THIRD century in a Spanish cave
Foraging badger uncovers a hoard of more than 200 Roman coins dating back to the THIRD century in a Spanish cave Archaeologists are thanking a hungry badger for the discovery of a stash of 209 ancient Roman coins, found in a cave in the Asturias region of northern Spain. The find came a few months …
Roman Coin Cache Discovered in Switzerland
Roman Coin Cache Discovered in Switzerland An amateur treasure hunter in Switzerland has discovered a buried clay pot filled to the brim with 1,290 Roman coins that date to the fourth century A.D. However, an odd divider found within the pot — a piece of cowhide — has stumped archaeologists. “It was clearly used as …
Child mummies in Sicily’s Capuchin Catacombs to be X-rayed
Child mummies in Sicily’s Capuchin Catacombs to be X-rayed The mummified and skeletal remains of more than 160 children lie preserved in the Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo in northern Sicily, and soon, scientists hope to uncover some of the mysteries surrounding their lives and deaths using X-ray technology. The catacombs contain at least 1,284 mummified …
Hoard of 5,500 Roman-era Silver Coins Unearthed in Germany
Hoard of 5,500 Roman-era Silver Coins Unearthed in Germany Archaeologists in Augsburg, Germany, revealed unearthed a historical hoard including 15 kg of silver coins from the Roman Empire’s era. In a historic Roman camp in Augsburg, more than 5,500 coins from the first and second century AD were uncovered. According to the local newspaper emphasis, …