Ancient Greek Tombstone Discovered in Libya After Storm ‘Daniel’
The flood disaster caused by the “Daniel” storm that struck Libya in September 2023 not only brought destruction but also uncovered a hidden history spanning thousands of years. An ancient Greek tombstone revealed by the storm’s currents in the city of Shahhat shed light on the region’s rich past. The Libyan Antiquities Authority officially confirmed
The Only Portrait of Byzantine Emperor Constantine Found in Mora
A significant discovery has been made in Greece’s Mora region, where the only known portrait of Constantine XI Palaiologos, the last emperor of the Byzantine Empire, has been found. Greek archaeologists uncovered this important find in a fresco dating back to the mid-15th century at the Aigialeia Aigio Monastery, located in the Achaea region of
A 3,500-year-old settlement has been discovered in Croatia
Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of a 3,500-year-old settlement in the center of the Croatian Dalmatian village of Stobreč. Stobreč is a quaint village near Split, about 250 miles south of the Croatian capital Zagreb. The find includes a well-preserved monumental Greek fortification or defensive wall 230 meters long, as well as structures from various
Skull with Greek inscription ‘Pilgrim Dimitrakis’ found in Sinop
A male skull with the Greek inscription “Pilgrim Dimitrakis” was found in the Balatlar Church in Sinop on the Black Sea coast of Türkiye. The building, known as Balatlar Church or Sinop Koimesis Church, is the only building in the history of Sinop whose identity and usage phases can be determined with the excavations that
The 2000 year old Anisa Plate shows that Greek was spoken in Anatolia at that time
The Anisa Plate with a 2000-year-old parliamentary resolution found in Kültepe, the most important karum of the Assyrian trade colonies, shows that Greek was used in Anatolia at that time. Kültepe Karum is located in the province of Kayseri in central Turkey. Kültepe/Kanesh is about 20 km from the center of Kayseri. Kültepe Kanesh Karum
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 Astypalaia, the farthest island of the Dodecanese. Dating from the early 6th and late 5th centuries BC, one of the inscriptions depicts two phalluses carved into the flat surface of
Archaeology students in Greece uncover the head of a statue of the god Apollo
A group of archaeology students working at the archaeological site of Philippi in northern Greece have unearthed the marble head of a statue believed to be of the god Apollo. The Greek Ministry of Culture announced the discovery in a statement on Thursday. Archaeologists say the statue head can be dated to the 2nd or
The unique “twin baby stele” that survived from the Ancient Greek
The National Archaeological Museum of Athens announced that the unique “twin baby stele” from Ancient Greece has gone on display. The stele of the unique twin babies will be on display for only a few weeks as part of the exhibition project “Unseen Museum“. The fragment, known as the “stele of twin babies”, depicting two
Greek archaeologists find 5,000-year-old shipwrecks in the Aegean Sea
Archaeologists in Greece have made an exciting discovery near the island of Kasos, located in the southern Aegean Sea. Kasos (Greek: Κάσος), mentioned in Homer’s Iliad, is an island southwest of Crete and northwest of Karpathos. Since 2019, the National Hellenic Research Foundation research team, working in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture, has discovered
Relief depiction of the Trojan War hero Ajax discovered
A relief depicting Ajax, one of the heroes of the legendary Trojan War, one of the most significant battles of the ancient world, has been discovered. The relief of Ajax was unearthed on the island of Salamis in Greece. The Trojan War begins with the abduction of Helen, the wife of Menelaus, the king of