Excavation in Western Turkey Reveals 2,000-Year-Old Sculpture Hurriyet Daily News reports that a fragment of a sculpture depicting the head of a priest has been unearthed in the large ancient city of Laodicea, which is located in western Turkey. Laodicea on the Lycus, situated in the western province of Denizli, was an ancient metropolis and …

2,300-Year-Old Burials Discovered in Southern Greece According to a Keep Talking Greece report, Greece’s Ministry of Culture and Sports announced the discovery of eight burials dated to the late fourth through the second century B.C. during rescue excavations on private land in southern Greece. A recent rescue excavation by the Ephorate of Antiquities of Ilia …

Metal Detectorist In Scotland Unearths Rare Medieval Knife Scottish history enthusiast and metal detectorist Craig Johnstone had worked out that woods near Penicuik were probably an escape route from a 1666 battle and he went to see what he could find. But after coming across some musket balls which confirmed his theory, he unearthed something …

Roman treasure discovered by chance: Hundreds of ancient gold coins hidden for centuries A precious cache of ancient Roman coins discovered on the site of a former theatre in northern Italy is being investigated by archaeologists. The coins, at least 300 of them, date back to the late Roman imperial era and were discovered in …

800-year-old Pueblo Indian blanket made out of 11,500 turkey feathers There are more uses for a turkey than the centerpiece of your Thanksgiving feast. Researchers believe the flightless fowl held a deep significance for ancient Pueblo Indians in the American Southwest, who domesticated the bird but didn’t eat it.  Archaeologists at Washington State University examined …

Norway ice melt reveals ‘frozen archive’ of ancient reindeer-hunting arrows In the Jotunheimen Mountains, the team found 68 arrows on the Langfonne ice patch, tracing the objects again to various lengths of time over 1000 years, from the Stone Age to the Medieval Period. In addition, the find, printed this week as an examination in …

The impressive Roman military base found in Cornfield in Serbia The well-maintained ruins of the headquarters of a Roman legion, hidden under a Serbian cornfield near the coal mines, are excavated by archaeologists, who say that its rural location makes it exceptional. Covering an estimated 3,500 square meters, the headquarters – or principium – belonged to …

Discovering ancient Egypt in the heart of Rome, Italy Have you ever seen a real mummy? In the Gregorian Egyptian Museum, which is a section of the Vatican’s museums, you will. It is the body of a woman, whose name was probably Amenirdis and it is greatly conserved. Many are the monuments and rarities coming …

Archaeologists uncovered entire roman city without digging Archaeologists first managed to map a full roman city, Falerii Novi in Italy, using advanced GPRs, which allowed them to reveal surprising information while it remains deep underground. The technology could revolutionise our view of ancient settlements. The team, from the University of Cambridge and Ghent University, has …