An international team of researchers has recreated the appearance of the famous Austrian composer and virtuoso musician Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791). This mystery has remained unsolved until now. Most portraits…
An international team of researchers has uncovered the oldest evidence of human presence in the tropical forests of Africa. This groundbreaking discovery indicates that these regions were inhabited as far…
A joint Egyptian-British archaeological mission led by Pearce Litherland from the University of Cambridge recently shared exciting news about a rare discovery. Near Luxor, researchers stumbled upon the tomb of…
The vase, produced around 160-200 years ago, is more than just a ceramic artifact. Scholars consider it a unique graphic and epigraphic testament to the gladiatorial games held in the…
Recent excavations in Shandong Province, eastern China, have revealed that some of the oldest sections of the Great Wall were built 300 years earlier than previously believed by scholars. Archaeologists…
A team of Italian archaeologists has announced a remarkable discovery. In the recently excavated House of Tias, researchers uncovered a massive, extraordinarily rare wall painting depicting an ancient mystery cult.…
Researchers have uncovered a prophecy about the end of the world among the notes of Sir Isaac Newton (1643 – 1727), renowned for his groundbreaking work in physics, mathematics, and…
Researchers have uncovered evidence of the earliest metal ore extraction and metallurgy in Poland by studying lead artifacts dated between 800 and 500 B.C. The team included scientists from the…
The secret underground passages from Leonardo da Vinci’s notebook have finally been discovered! They were hidden beneath the Sforza Castle in Milan. A team from the Polytechnic University of Milan,…
A team of Egyptian and British researchers has discovered a tomb near Luxor that belonged to Pharaoh Thutmose II of the 18th Dynasty, who ruled around 3,500 years ago. The…
As it turned out later, this is the oldest ancient Roman basilica in London. The ruins of the two-story structure were literally hidden beneath the foundations of the City of…
This scroll is one of hundreds discovered in the library of an ancient Roman villa in Herculaneum, a city on Italy’s western coast that, along with Pompeii, was destroyed by…
A resident of the village of Neo Epivatés, located 12 miles from Thessaloniki, discovered an 80-centimeter marble statue in a dumpster. It was packed inside a trash bag. The man…
This civilization thrived in the valley of the Indus River, covering parts of modern-day Pakistan, northwestern India, and eastern Afghanistan, during the 3rd to 2nd millennia BCE. The Indus people…
The oldest known tattoos were discovered on the remains of a person who lived in the Italian Alps around 3000 B.C. Recently, a multidisciplinary team of scientists uncovered remarkably intricate…
A well-preserved helmet from Ancient Greece is set to become one of the most unique lots at an upcoming London auction. Experts predict this rare artifact will fetch between $72,000…
Archaeologists have uncovered a lavish private bath in the city of Pompeii, buried nearly 2,000 years ago under layers of volcanic rock and ash. Researchers studying the ancient Roman site…
Researchers from the University of Barcelona (Spain) and the Institute of Ancient Near Eastern Studies (Germany) have uncovered a tomb containing 52 mummies in the ancient Egyptian city of Oxyrhynchus…
The Octagon, built at the end of the 1st century BC, was a monumental eight-sided mausoleum made of white marble, standing 13 meters tall. Dr. Keil examined the skull and…
Researchers have attempted to prove that the Garden of Eden was located in Mesopotamia and that humanity descends from a single common ancestor. According to the Bible, the first man…
In the cramped confines of a small cave south of Paris, scientists have uncovered what may be the oldest three-dimensional map of a region once inhabited by hunter-gatherers at the…
The Israeli Antiquities Authority (IAA) has uncovered a Christian monastery dating back to the 5th-6th centuries AD near the city of Kiryat Gat. On an intricate mosaic floor, researchers discovered…
During excavations in the ancient city of Heraclea, located near the modern town of Muğla, archaeologists made a remarkable discovery. Amazing mosaics featuring detailed depictions of animals such as crocodiles,…
According to researchers, the tomb discovered in the Saqqara necropolis dates back approximately 4,100 years. It belonged to a court physician named Tetinebefu. Who Was Tetinebefu? From the hieroglyphic inscriptions…
In Israel, during excavations in the Jordan River Valley, archaeologists uncovered 160 ancient coins. This valuable treasure dates back approximately 2,100 years. According to the team, the coins are dated…
A team of archaeologists from the University of São Paulo (Brazil) has uncovered new evidence of a pre-colonial garden city in Bolivia, where ancient Amazonian people once lived. They primarily…
Archaeologists from the Research Center for the Preservation of Historical and Cultural Heritage at Zhengzhou University have recreated imperial wine using a replica of a 2,000-year-old bronze distiller. This discovery…
Despite 50 years of excavations, archaeologists continue to uncover surprises about the Terracotta Army. Researchers discovered a richly adorned figure in the mausoleum of Emperor Qin Shi Huang in China’s…
A discovery dating back around 7,000 years has taken archaeologists by surprise. It seems that the model for this ancient sculptor was an alien. Researchers uncovered the head of the…
A sword dating back to the 9th or 10th century was discovered by museum employee Szczepan Skibiński while swimming in the Supraśl River. This rare artifact is one of the…
Thanks to nativity scenes, people have a visual representation of the birth of Jesus Christ. However, some scholars argue that not everything depicted in these Christmas displays can be found…
Researchers led by Dominican archaeologist Kathleen Martinez, who has spent 20 years searching for Cleopatra’s burial site, have announced a significant discovery. The team believes that the queen found her…
During excavations of the ancient Roman city of Prusias ad Hypium in the Düzce region of northwestern Turkey, archaeologists uncovered a theater ticket dating back to the Roman Empire. Alongside…
During the latest excavation session in the central part of the country, which has been ongoing for 22 consecutive years, Egyptian and German archaeologists stumbled upon the entrance to a…
A team of researchers from the University of Vermont (USA) has uncovered a complex network of fishing structures that played a crucial role in the development of the Maya civilization…
For decades, it was believed that the first alphabet was created by the ancient Egyptians. However, a shocking new discovery has called this assumption into question, pushing back the timeline…
A new study by American and Italian scientists, based on DNA analysis, has revealed that previous conclusions about the victims of the Pompeii tragedy may be incorrect. The research team…
Researchers from the United States and Italy have conducted a chemical analysis of residues found on the walls of a small ceramic jug, which was used by the inhabitants of…
Researchers from the British Museum in London have deciphered a map etched onto a clay tablet dating back approximately 3,000 years. The scientists discovered that the cuneiform symbols indicate the…
The discovery was announced by participants of the Egyptian-American mission dedicated to preserving the monuments of South Asasif, operating under the auspices of Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities. In…
Researchers from the University of Bologna have uncovered a connection between proto-cuneiform writing and ancient stone images engraved on cylinder seals dating back to around 3000 B.C. Scientists believe that…
According to scientists, an impressive cotton chiton (tunic) belonged to Alexander the Great. However, fragments of this ceremonial garment were discovered not in Alexander’s tomb, but likely in the grave…
The discovery was announced by the team from the National Institute of Archaeology and Heritage of Morocco, expanding our understanding of ancient medical practices in the ancient world. What Did…
The discovery by archaeologists from France and Saudi Arabia sheds light on the gradual transition from a nomadic lifestyle to urban living thousands of years ago. The ruins of a…
A team of researchers from the University of York in the UK claims that the ear holes in the mask suggest it was actually intended for a woman or a…
The Bible recounts two stories in which fishermen, thanks to Jesus, made enormous catches that fed their communities for weeks. These events likely took place on the Sea of Galilee,…
Vikings are often depicted as brutal, bloodthirsty warriors wielding battle axes and wearing horned helmets. In popular culture, they raid, plunder, and kill everyone in their path. But is this…
A team of underwater archaeologists from the University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli has detailed their discovery in the journal Antiquity. The religious structure, found near the port city of Pozzuoli…