Python May Have Been on the Neolithic Menu in Southern China Snake bones that date back to the Neolithic period, around 6,000 years ago, have been discovered in the Zuojiang River basin, south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The longest…
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Scientists Review Beethoven’s Health With Hair Samples Beethoven had a likely genetic predisposition to liver disease and a hepatitis B infection months before his death, tests have revealed. A team of researchers led by Cambridge University analyzed five locks of…
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2,000-Year-Old Roman Dagger Unearthed by Archaeology Intern in Germany Nico Calman had a particularly good internship. During his time in Germany last year, with the Westphalia Department of Protection & Field Monuments, 19-year-old Calman discovered a 2,000-year-old silver dagger that…
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1,800-year-old Roman Chariot With Horses Found Buried in Croatia In Croatia, archaeologists discovered the fossilized remnants of a Roman chariot that had been buried with two horses as part of a burial ritual. A large burial chamber for an ‘extremely…
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Remarkably Well-Preserved 2,000-Year-Old ‘Tomb Of Cerberus’ With Amazing Frescoes Discovered In Italy Archaeologists in Italy could hardly believe their eyes when they opened a mysterious ancient chamber tomb in the municipality of Giugliano in Campania, near Naples. The tomb was…
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Archaeologists Uncover 2,000-year-old Wooden Bridge Linking England and Wales In the historic town of Chepstow, often referred to as the “gateway to Wales,” a team of archaeologists recently made a remarkable discovery. Nestled beneath the shadow of a 950-year-old Norman…
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1,500-Year-Old Byzantine Sandals with Sweet Message in Greek A pair of Byzantine sandals uncovered during an excavation in Istanbul has become one of the city’s most popular exhibits at the archaeological museum. The sandals have a message in Greek which…
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Ancient Egyptian Mummy Rewrites History: Advanced Techniques 1,000 Years Earlier A new analysis of an ancient Egyptian mummy suggests that advanced mummification techniques were used 1,000 years earlier than previously believed, rewriting the understood history of ancient Egyptian funerary practices.…
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Exploring the Enigmatic 3,500-Year-Old Minoan Vase in Zakros, Crete Ideally situated in a sheltered gulf surrounded by mountains, Zakros (or Kato Zakros) in south-eastern Crete, was the fourth largest Minoan settlement after Knossos, Phaistos and Malia. The ancient name has…
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Divers Uncover Ancient Submarine Temple in the ‘Egyptian Atlantis’ of Heracleion The remnants of the ancient submarine temple were found in the ancient sunken town of Heracleion, off the north coast of Egypt, identified as the Atlantic of Egypt. About…
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