Stalin-Era Mᴀss Graves Discovered in Ukraine The remains of up to 20,000 people have been found in Ukraine’s southern city of Odessa as excavations continue at a site believed to be a mᴀss grave of victims of Stalin’s Terror, historians said Monday. According to various estimates, the bones of between 5,000 and 20,000 people lie …

A 400-year old ship has been found in the Baltic Sea In June 2011, a Finnish treasure hunting company was scanning the Baltic Sea in the Gulf of Bothnia when “they claimed” their sonar captured what tabloid newspapers reported was “a sunken UFO.” While most scientists agree that the 2011 Baltic Sea discovery is most likely a …

2,000-Year-Old Roman-Era Chandelier is One-of-a-Kind! A Roman chandelier, which is believed to be the last one remaining, has been reconstructed by Spanish archaeologists after they discovered it among the ruins of a workshop. The round lamp which was used during the Roman Empire to light up large spaces has a diameter of half a metre …

Oldest Circular Structure Discovered – and It’s Made of Mammoth Bones Huts built from mammoth bones found along the Dniepr river valley of Ukraine (and also at locations in Moravia, Czech Republic, and in southern Poland) may be the earliest structures built by prehistoric man, and thus the earliest examples of architecture. Some of the …

In Madrid, a 76,000-year-old Neanderthal hunting camp was discovered In Madrid, archaeologists have uncovered an ancient camp where Neanderthals conducted ‘hunting parties’ 76,000 years ago to chase down big bovids and deer. Archaeologists think it is the largest such camp in the Iberian Peninsula region, with a total area of 3,200 square feet (300 square …

‘Extraordinary’ 800-year-old chain mail found in Co Longford In 1169 AD, Norman invaders arrived in County Wexford, Ireland. Now, a rare and complete, 800-year-old Norman “hauberk” (chainmail vest) has been discovered in County Longford thought to date to when the Normans arrived there in 1172. The “hauberk” was a coat of upper body armour that …

Tourists dive into underwater archaeological Roman party town Fish dart across mosaic floors and into the ruined villas, where holidaying Romans once drank, plotted and flirted in the party town of Baiae, now an underwater archaeological park near Naples. Statues which once decorated luxury abodes in this beachside resort are now playgrounds for crabs off …

Spinning Tools Recovered from 2,000-Year-Old Grave in Poland Archaeologists have uncovered a 2,000-year-old grave containing human remains lying one on top of the other, spindle whorls and the remains of distaffs during barrow excavations in the Sarbia forestry district. The remains are thought to date back to the Wielbark culture and according to researchers the …

At the site of a new apartment building, a mᴀss burial of 18th century plague victims was discovered. An 18th-century cemetery containing the remains of plague victims has been uncovered during an apartment build in northern Poland. The grim discovery was made after builders stumbled upon human remains during work at the site in Mikołajki …