Excavations in a volcanic ash-covered region of southern Italy have uncovered the remains of a 2,000-year-old building. The excavation team believes that the structure could […]
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Three Roman tombs discovered in Ossónoba, Portugal, where the Visigoths ruled
Three tombs dating to the 5th or 6th century AD have been unearthed in the ancient Roman city of Ossónoba in Faro, southern Portugal. Phoenicians […]
Greek-Ilyrian helmet more than 2500 years old discovered in Croatia
A Greek-Illyrian helmet more than 2,500 years old was discovered at the Gomile cave burial site in the village of Zakotorac on the Pelješac peninsula […]
First Pacific cities appear 700 years earlier than known
A new study using LIDAR has found new evidence to suggest that the first Pacific cities were founded in 300 AD, 700 years earlier than […]
2,500-year-old bronze lamp discovered in Italy linked to the cult of Dionysus
Discovered in 1840 in a ditch near the town of Cortona in Italy, the 2500-year-old bronze lamp has been the subject of much debate until […]
New research finds more than a dozen murders in Neolithic Europe in which women were traditionally sacrificed
New research has identified more than a dozen murders in Neolithic Europe over a 2,000-year period in which women were traditionally sacrificed. The victims appear […]
1800-year-old Sassanid clay seal reads name of Iranian city
A 1,800-year-old clay seal from the Sassanid era, written in Pahlavi script, reads the name of the Iranian city of Shiraz. The territory of the […]
6000-year-old Chalcolithic ivory pot discovered in Israel
An excavation near Beersheba in southern Israel has unearthed a jar made of ivory tusks dating to the Chalcolithic period (around 4,000 BC). The find […]
Archaeologists discovered a Neolithic henge while searching for a nobleman’s grave in England
When archaeologists from Newcastle University were working to find the tomb of Saint Guthlac, who died in Crowland, Lincolnshire in 714 and became famous for […]
World’s oldest erotic graffiti found on the Greek island of Astypalaia
It was 2014 when prehistoric archaeologist Dr. Andreas Vlachopoulos discovered the world’s oldest erotic graffiti. Dr. Andreas Vlachopoulos made his discovery on the island of […]