Ancient Helmets and Temple Ruins Exhumed Where Greeks Settlers First Arrived in Italy Archaeologists in southern Italy have discovered ancient warrior helmets and the ruins of a painted brick wall at a site that might have been a forerunner of a temple dedicated to the goddess Athena, officials said Tuesday. Italian Culture Minister Dario Franceschini …

Three Pendants Recovered at Nazi Death Camp Archaeologists in Poland have discovered three pendants that belonged to people who were murdered at Sobibor, a Nazi death camp in eastern Poland. The researchers discovered two of the pendants in places where Holocaust victims were forced to undress before guards herded them into gas chambers; they discovered …

Headless HORSE skeleton with rider unearthed in a medieval graveyard in Germany The skeletal remains of a man buried 1,400 years ago near a headless horse have been discovered at an ancient cemetery in the town of Knittlingen in southern Germany. He likely was the horse’s owner/rider when he was alive.  The man was buried at …

A Cave in France Changes What We Thought We Knew About Neanderthals The stone rings found inside the French cave were probably built by the Neanderthals 176,500 years ago. The study says that the structures are the oldest known human constructions, possibly altering the way we think about our ancestors. The team led by archaeologist …

Well-Preserved Visigoth Sarcophagus Found at Roman Villa in Spain Researchers in southeast Spain have uncovered an incredibly well-preserved Visigoth coffin at the site of a former Roman villa. The stone sarcophagus is about six feet, seven inches, long with a swirling geometric decoration along its slanted lid interlaced with intricate ivy leaves designs. It’s estimated …

Archaeometry also confirms that the Curia Pompeia in Rome was built in several phases The Curia of Pompey was one of the great meeting rooms of profound historical importance during the Roman Republic. Located on the eastern flank of the ancient Portico of Pompey, within its walls the senators of ancient Rome discussed weighty political …

4,500-year-old Neolithic tomb collapses in South Dublin The tomb, which dates back to the Neolithic period before the start of the Bronze Age, appears to have collapsed in late 2021, with pH๏τos showing the capstone having fallen in. The tomb itself is located on farmland in Shankill and is known as the Carrickgollogan wedge tomb. …

The Mystery of the Death of 60 Prisoners From a Camp in the Stargard Area ‘During research in Stalag II-D, we found several dozen mᴀss graves. We carried out exhumation in one of them and found the remains of 64 men. Based on the analysis of collected evidence, artefacts, we can now say that most …

2,000-Year-Old Intact Roman Glᴀss Bowl Uncovered in the Netherlands Archaeologists excavating a site in Nijmegen — the oldest city in the Netherlands, situated on the Waal river about six miles from the German border — have discovered a blue glᴀss bowl estimated to be some 2,000 years old, in pristine condition.  The bowl, just small …