‘Mysterious’ inscription on the bronze Dacia sphinx deciphered.
Discovered 2 centuries ago and stolen from a European count in 1848, the mystery of the inscription on the bronze Dacia sphinx statue has been solved. The bronze Dacian sphinx statue was discovered in Dacia, a Roman province corresponding to modern-day Romania. Dacia is the ancient name of Romania and has seen the domination of
Archaeologists discover the smallest Neolithic pot of its kind in China
Archaeologists have discovered a Neolithic pot, the smallest of its kind, in the Peiligang area in Xinzheng, eastern China’s Henan Province. This type of small-mouthed, pointed-bottomed amphora-like vessel is one of the characteristic artifacts of the Neolithic Yangshao culture. Dating to around 7,700 years ago, it is also the oldest of its kind, pushing back
New research shows the Cerne Abbas Giant was a muster station for King Alfred’s armies
New research from the University of Oxford concludes that the Cerne Abbas Giant was originally carved as an image of Hercules to mark a muster station for West Saxon armies. The figure was later reinterpreted by the monks of Cerne Abbas as their local Saint Eadwold. Research, undertaken by Martin Papworth for the National Trust,