A team of Spanish researchers has made an exciting discovery. They unearthed a stone mold dating back to the 2nd century BC at the archaeological site of Obulco, located in…
An astonishing discovery awaited an international team of researchers in Tombos—an archaeological site of Ancient Egypt located near the famous Nile River in northern modern-day Sudan. After the Egyptians conquered…
The discovery of Pharaoh Tutankhamun’s tomb in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings in 1922 was a scientific sensation. Alongside the body of the young ruler, more than 5,000 valuable artifacts…
The ship “Bom Jesus,” which set sail from Lisbon on March 7, 1533, was lost at sea during a fierce storm on its way to India. The remnants of the…
A team of researchers led by Cecilie Brøns, an archaeologist and curator at the New Glyptotek of Carlsberg in Copenhagen, has reached this conclusion. The scientists discovered that ancient Roman…
This small carved dog embodies the ancient Egyptians’ love for domesticated animals. The figure, measuring 18 centimeters in length, was crafted from ivory by an unknown artisan between 1390 and…
A knight in shining armor, wielding a sword or spear, is an iconic figure of the Middle Ages. However, during this era, more advanced weaponry emerged, including guns that fired…
An international team of underwater archaeologists has uncovered ancient port infrastructure in a submerged area near the ancient Greek city of Asini, located close to the village of Tolo in…
So it’s no surprise that the ancient Britons—builders of Stonehenge—also had dark skin. A new study by researchers at the University of Ferrara (Italy) has shown that most Europeans living…
Researchers led by archaeologist Jan Szymanski from the University of Warsaw (Poland) have uncovered five ceramic figurines with dramatic facial expressions at the archaeological site of San Isidro in El…
Archaeologists have unearthed the lost “Golden City,” which had been buried beneath the sands for millennia. The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced the completion of the excavation work,…
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…
In one of the world’s most iconic archaeological sites, a team of Italian researchers has unearthed yet another treasure trove. Among the unique finds are luxurious frescoes in a grand…
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…