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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120 Million-Year-Old Map Discovered Proof Of Advanced Ancient Civilization A discovery by Bashkir scientists contradicts all traditional notions of human history: stone slabs which are 120 million years old and covered with the relief map of the Ural Region. This seems to be…
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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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Face of a 7500-year-old Woman Reveals Gibraltar’s Earliest Humans The Minister of Heritage Dr. John Cortes unveiled a historical reconstruction of the head of a Neolithic woman who lived in Gibraltar 7,500 years ago. Archeologists who worked in the Gibraltar…
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Archaeologists Discover Long-Lost Scottish Monastery Of Deer And Solve An Old Manuscript Mystery It is believed that the earliest written Scots Gaelic in the world was produced in the Monastery of Deer in the late 11th and early 12th century.…
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Egtved Girl’s Unique 3,400-Year-Old Style Of Dress About 3,400 years ago, a teenage girl died and was buried near Egtved, west of Vejle, Denmark. Although she is long gone, learning some things about her life is still possible. Her oak…
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