New study reveals unique characteristics and complex origins of late Bronze Age swords discovered in the Balearic Islands A recent study uncovered a wealth of new information regarding the production, material makeup, and cultural significance of Late Bronze Age swords found during several excavations conducted in the 20th century on Spain’s  Balearic Islands in the western …

Researchers have unveiled text concealed beneath an intricate decorative layer of gold leaf on a page of the famous Blue Qur’an Using multispectral imaging techniques, researchers from the Zayed National Museum have uncovered text hidden beneath an intricate layer of gold leaf on a page of the Blue Qur’an, one of the world’s best-known Quranic …

Iran Police Seize 2 Golden Elamite Masks More than 2000 Years Old The Bushehr provincial police chief seized some holy relics, including two more than 2,000-year-old golden masks, in an operation against antiquities smugglers. The experts of the Cultural Heritage Department estimated that these objects are more than 2000 years old, dating back to the pre-Achaemenid period …

Detectorists unearth record-breaking haul of 69,347 Iron Age coins after a 30-year search The biggest coin hoards found in the British Isles are recorded by treasure hunters, after unearthing 69,347 Roman and Celtic coins that were buried three feet beneath a hedge in Jersey, Channel Isles. Reg Mead and Richard Miles spent 30 years looking …

Huge Christian Grave Slabs Recovered From 13th-Century Shipwreck Maritime archaeologists from Bournemouth University have recovered two medieval grave slabs from the remains of the 13th Century Mortar Wreck, the oldest known shipwreck in British waters. Located in the Swash Channel on the approach to Poole Harbour off the coast of Dorset, England, the site of …

Fossil Hunters Found Bones From An Ancient Whale… And Then They Saw The Bite Marks There was tremendous turmoil at the top of the water’s surface. An island of flesh, once living and swimming gracefully through these ancient seas, bobbed silently, at times yanked violently to the side or jolted upward by forces below it. …

Roman Gold Coin Discovered on Island of Alderney Archaeologists carrying out a dig at a Roman site in Alderney have discovered an ancient gold coin. The coin dates back to the late 4th Century when Valens was emperor, experts said. The Romans came along after the Iron Age, with numerous examples of Roman pottery and …

5,500-Year-Old Sumerian Star Map Of Ancient Nineveh Reveals Observation Of Köfels’ Impact Event  Did ancient Sumerians observe and record the impact of the Aten asteroid over 5,000 years ago? For over 150 years scientists have tried to solve the mystery of a controversial cuneiform clay tablet that indicates the so-called Köfel’s impact event was observed …

Face of a 75,000-year-old Neanderthal woman revealed by scientists She looks pretty good for 75,000 years old. Particularly given that her skull was smashed into 200 pieces, possibly by a rockfall, before it was meticulously pieced together by scientists over the last six years. This is Shanidar Z, a Neanderthal woman whose face was recreated by archaeologists …