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The first written evidence of the soul leaving the body in Anatolia: Kuttamuwa Stele

May 7, 2024

May 7, 2024

In the 8th century BC, a rich and powerful man named Kuttamuwa lived in the Gaziantep region of modern-day Turkey....

Roman cupid figurine found during road construction work

May 7, 2024

May 7, 2024

A Roman cupid figurine was found during road construction work on the A417 in the Cotswolds. Archaeological excavations carried out...

Stones inscribed with Allah in Arabic found in Byzantine church ruins

May 6, 2024

May 6, 2024

Stones inscribed with ‘Allah’ in Arabic were found among the ruins of a Byzantine church in the 1001 churches region...

Italian archaeologists uncover large Iron Age necropolis at Amorosi

May 5, 2024

May 5, 2024

Italian archaeologists have uncovered a large Iron Age necropolis in Valle Telesina, near the Volturno River, during work on a...

A 3,500-year-old Egyptian royal hermitage found in the Sinai Desert

May 5, 2024

May 5, 2024

Egyptian archaeologists have uncovered the remains of a 3,500-year-old “royal fortified rest area” in the northern Sinai Desert. The structure...

Archaeologists find rare Tyrian purple lump at Carlisle excavations

May 4, 2024

May 4, 2024

In 2023, archaeologists discovered a rare lump of Tyrian Purple during excavations at a Roman Bath on the grounds of...

Archaeological excavations have started at the Turuş Rock Tombs, thousands of years old used by the Romans

May 4, 2024

May 4, 2024

Archaeological excavation and cleaning works have started in Turuş rock tombs, one of the largest rock cemeteries in Türkiye. Turuş...

Another bronze statue head smuggled from the ancient city of Boubon returned to Türkiye

May 3, 2024

May 3, 2024

The J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, US, has announced that it has returned to Türkiye an ancient bronze...

Roman tomb discovered in Austria turns out to belong to mother and daughter

May 3, 2024

May 3, 2024

In 2004, during construction work in the eastern cemetery of the ancient Roman city of Ovilava (now Wels in Upper...

Sitting Buddha statue incidentally found in a paddy field

May 2, 2024

May 2, 2024

The seated Buddha statue was discovered by chance in a mound excavated in a paddy field where soil for the...