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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…
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…
The city, discovered by chance in the southeastern state of Campeche, has been named Valeriana, after the nearby lagoon. Archaeologists uncovered pyramids, sports fields, causeways connecting different areas, and amphitheaters.…
Recently, archaeologists uncovered a small house among the ruins of Pompeii, adorned with frescoes featuring risqué themes. One of the wall paintings depicts a semi-nude Phaedra, the mythological queen of…
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…
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…
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,…
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 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…
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…
Archaeologists have unearthed thousands of stone axes and painted pottery shards in a 5,000-year-old agricultural settlement. The artifacts found indicate the existence of an unknown community whose members may have…
Farmer Mehmet Emin Sualp, while planting seedlings in his field in the village of Salkaya, unexpectedly stumbled upon an ancient mosaic floor measuring 84 square meters. Remarkably, it is well-preserved.…
A team of researchers from the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) made astonishing discoveries in the village of Sinauli back in 2018. However, it is only now that scientists have…
Researchers have discovered that the cosmetics industry was thriving in China during the Tang Dynasty, which spanned from 618 to 907 AD. According to a new study published in the…
The picturesque resort village of Stobreč is located 400 kilometers south of the country’s capital, Zagreb. The team from the Croatian Institute of Archaeology has unearthed a well-preserved monumental Greek…
A team of Spanish scientists led by forensic expert Miguel Lorente dedicated 22 years to analyzing the DNA of Christopher Columbus’s bones. The remains of the famed navigator, who died…
In the city of Petra, Jordan, beneath the rock-hewn temple of Al-Khazneh, researchers have uncovered a two-thousand-year-old unknown tomb containing the remains of 12 individuals along with burial artifacts. Scientists…
The National Research Institute for Cultural Properties in Nara has announced a significant discovery. The ruins of the ancient Japanese capital, Fujiwara-kyō, are located in the Takadonote and Daigote areas…
During archaeological excavations in the town of Burghead, at the site of an ancient Pictish fort, amateur archaeologist John Ralph unearthed a unique ring featuring a red inlay. It may…
Along a 2.7-kilometer-long wall, an international team of archaeologists has uncovered a moat and ramparts in the Dosone-della-Melia forest, located in south-central Calabria. Two thousand seventy years ago, these were…
According to a new study, the altar stone of the monument—a central blue stone weighing six tons—likely traveled over 700 kilometers. For more than a century, archaeologists have known that…
Evidence of this can be found in the markings from the time of Egypt’s most powerful king, depicted on an astonishing artifact that is over 3,000 years old (likely around…
A new theory has emerged from a team of archaeologists from the University of Bern and the University of Lausanne in Switzerland, along with the Institute of Civilizations in Madagascar,…
The ruins of Viroconium are located in the English village of Wroxeter. Founded in the late 1st century AD, this city was the fourth largest in Roman Britain, with a…
Researchers consider cooking to be an incredibly important factor in human evolution. It allowed our ancestors to unlock additional calories necessary for brain growth and development. So, when was cooking…
A groundbreaking study of a rare rock shelter in the Spanish Pyrenees has unveiled astonishing new insights into how Neanderthals lived before the arrival of Homo sapiens in Western Europe.…
The remnants of wells from Roman Britain (43-410 AD) were first discovered by road workers who were preparing to reconstruct a highway. They reported their findings to experts at the…
The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced the discovery in the Kafr el-Sheikh governorate on social media. The observatory, constructed from clay bricks, was of immense significance to the…
Archaeologists from the Berlin State Office for the Preservation of Monuments have uncovered a remarkable relic during excavations of World War II ruins at the site of the oldest city…
The team from the Micronesian Regional Research Center at the University of Guam (Mangilao, USA) believes that 4,800 years ago, ancient Asians were removing healthy teeth for the sake of…
A team of underwater archaeologists has uncovered a rare bronze dagger with silver rivets during excavations in the Kumludji area of Antalya. According to researchers, the artifact is approximately 3,600…
For a long time, researchers have speculated about the meanings hidden behind the peculiar wax hats worn by the inhabitants of Ancient Egypt. The oldest known burials where archaeologists discovered…
Archaeologists have uncovered the skeletons of two previously unknown victims of the volcanic eruption in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii, which occurred in 79 A.D., in the Regio IX…
Artificial intelligence has recreated a portrait of Christ based on a precious relic believed to bear the imprint of his face. The Shroud of Turin is a burial cloth that…
During recent archaeological excavations in Chorazin, researchers have likely uncovered the ruins of a long-lost synagogue where, according to the New Testament, Jesus healed the sick and preached. Previously, scientists…
A ship carrying around a hundred bottles of champagne, as well as mineral water, wine, and porcelain, likely sank in the 1850s or 1860s. The remains of the sailing vessel…
During the 10th phase of excavations at the archaeological site of Kiladi in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, researchers uncovered a terracotta pipeline. This discovery indicates the existence of…
On one of Bulgaria’s oldest resorts, located just six kilometers from Varna, an ancient Roman sarcophagus has been discovered. Since 2020, this relic has been used as a table. A…
British and Colombian archaeologists and anthropologists have explored a section of a massive series of frescoes that stretch approximately 13 kilometers across rock formations at the archaeological site of Serranía…
The team from the Institute of Crystallography at the National Research Council of Italy has made a stunning discovery. Researchers analyzed the legendary Shroud of Turin, which is believed to…
Written in cuneiform, this ancient document dates back to the 15th century BCE. It contains a record of the purchase of a large quantity of wooden furniture. Turkey’s Minister of…
Archaeologists from the International Centre for Underwater Archaeology in Croatia (ICUA) have uncovered true treasures aboard a trading ship that sank in the 16th century. However, the most valuable find…
This rare discovery is mentioned in two books of the Bible. It concerns the ruins of an ancient trench built over 3,000 years ago in the City of David, the…
Researchers from the Austrian Academy of Sciences have made an astonishing discovery. In Jerusalem, at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the site believed to be where Jesus Christ was…
About a year ago, builders laying a water pipeline in a field stumbled upon what has been dubbed the “Tomb of Cerberus.” The scientific community was taken aback by the…
For decades, archaeologists have been exploring the necropolis of Tel el-Deir, located near the border with Lebanon. Recently, however, researchers stumbled upon unknown tombs and untouched treasures. In 2019, archaeologists…
An international team of researchers, along with experts from the Association of Aromatic Culture and Tourism (Turkey), which specializes in promoting ancient scents, has recreated the perfume Telinum, famously worn…
According to experts, this is the first time that the remains of a pirate ship have been found “in the heart of Barbary.” The term Barbary referred to a large…