Blackened mummy cake found intact 79 years after WWII air raid A cake baked 79 years ago has been found in the Old Town district of the city of Lübeck, which is located near the coast of northern Germany, according to a Live Science report. Though the charred delicacy hasn’t been edible for a very, …

The 1,500-Year-Old Byzantine Sandals with Sweet Message in Greek A pair of Byzantine sandals uncovered during an excavation in Istanbul has become one of the city’s most popular exhibits at the archaeological museum. The sandals have a message in Greek which reads: “Use in health, lady, wear in beauty and happiness.” The astonishing find was …

Spanish court throws out lawsuit against US treasure hunters A Spanish court has shelved a lawsuit against American treasure hunters that accused them of having destroyed an underwater archaeological site when they looted a sunken galleon for tons of precious coins over a decade ago. In 2007, the Florida-based Odyssey Marine Exploration scooped up over half a …

Traces Of An Ancient Road In A Lake Anyone travelling from the German city of Brandenburg via Berlin to Frankfurt an der Oder at the Polish-German border does so along with an ancient route that reaches far into Poland. German and Polish researchers have now documented the influence of this East-West connection on the history …

Human Remains Discovered Under 19th-Century Pub in Ireland The first skeleton was unearthed almost two weeks ago and works have now uncovered the remains of six people, believed to predate the 19th-century building on the site. The skeletal remains of six people have now been found under a partially demolished pub near the medieval heart …

11,000-year-old ‘abandoned’ site found with ‘erected penis’ pillars and head carvings Archaeologists in Turkey have found evidence that an 11,000-year-old prehistoric site was used for a ceremonial parade through a building containing phallus-shaped pillars and a carving of a human head.   Called Karahantepe, the site is located in southern Turkey, east of Şanlıurfa, and …

Medieval Graves Containing Luxury Goods Unearthed in Germany A wealthy medieval man who died over 1,500 years ago in what is now Bavaria, Germany, may have been a fierce warrior who also cared deeply about his personal appearance.  The man, who was about 40 to 50 years old when he died, was buried with fine …

1,800-Year-Old Rock-Cut Tombs Discovered in Turkey Archaeologists in Turkey have discovered 400 rock-cut chamber tombs that date to 1,800 years ago and makeup part of one of the largest rock-cut chamber tomb necropolises in the world. The team found the tombs in the ancient city of Blaundos (also spelled Blaundus), located about 110 miles (180 …

‘World’s oldest wine’ found in 8,000-year-old jars in Georgia This remarkable find deserves a toast: People were fermenting grapes into wine about 8,000 years back in what is now the Republic of Georgia, say scientists who found what’s now considered the oldest known winemaking site on record. Archaeologists discovered ceramic jars that showed proof of winemaking during an excavation …