Long-Lost Kingdom Over 3,000 Years Old Stumbled on by Archeologists in Turkey It was said that all he touched turned to gold. But destiny eventually caught up with the legendary King Midas, and a long-lost chronicle of his ancient downfall appears to have literally surfaced in Turkey. In 2019, archaeologists were investigating an ancient mound …

Mysterious footprints suggest Neanderthals climbed a volcano right after it erupted According to legend, the devil once took a walk down the side of a volcano in southern Italy, each step preserved forever in solid rock. The tracks are known as the “Ciampate del Diavolo“‘ or “Devil’s Trail” – but details published in 2020 reveal …

U.S. Repatriates Looted Artifacts to Italy Italy’s culture minister on Thursday welcomed the return of 201 prized antiquities valued at over 10 million euros ($11 million) that had been located in prestigious U.S. museums and galleries after being illegally trafficked in recent decades. They were among thousands of antiquities seized from traffickers or returned to …

Priceless Art Found In Paris Apartment Vacant Since 1939 Caked in dust and full of turn-of-the-century treasures, this Paris apartment is like going back in time. Having lain untouched for seven decades the abandoned home was discovered three years ago after its owner died aged 91. The woman who owned the flat, a Mrs De …

Skeletal remains of children amid 119 burials stun archaeologists The chilling archaeological discovery unearthed the skeletal remains of adults and children, some of whom were buried in pairs and coins in their mouths. The remains were buried in the village of Jeżowe in the Subcarpathia region of southeast Poland, where the S19 motorway is being constructed. …

Roman-Period Statue Unearthed in Southern Greece On Thursday, December 16, an important find came to light at the market of ancient Epidaurus. This is a life-size marble female statue of very good quality. The statue was found intact, with the exception of the arms, which were extra, and the head, which probably broke during its …

Died 3,600 years ago: the skeleton of a young man who became a victim of a tsunami found in Turkey An international team of researchers has found and excavated the remains of a young man killed approximately 3,600 years ago by a tsunami created by the eruption of Thera—a volcano located on what is now …

Possible World War II Wreckage Uncovered in Sicily An archaeological dig in Sicily has uncovered traces of a lost World War II American heavy bomber sH๏τ down in 1943, and possible human remains that could lead to the identification of five airmen whose bodies were never recovered. The six-week dig that ended this week was …

Thousands of bones discovered in Vatican crypt in search for missing teenager Bones were collected from the depths of the Vatican Saturday, the latest effort to solve the mystery of a 15-year-old girl who vanished 36 years ago. Representatives of the family of Emanuela Orlandi, who has been searching for the girl since she went …