Archaeologists Crack Open a 2,000-Year-Old Coffin in Italy’s ‘Tomb of Cerberus’ Archaeologists opened a coffin in an ancient tomb in Italy—dubbed the “Tomb of Cerberus” for its murals depicting the mythical three-headed dog—and found a shrouded skeleton surrounded by goods. They…
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1,600-Year-Old Roman Merchant Ship Cargo Discovered off Caesarea Coast In recent times, divers have discovered some rarity of archaeological artifacts on the bottom of the sea off the coast of Israel in Caesarea. The objects that seem to have been…
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Massive Ancient Lion Sculpture Uncovered in Cambodia According to a report in The Phnom Penh Post, two pieces of a six-foot-tall statue of a lion were unearthed by mine-clearing experts preparing the site of a new groundwater reservoir along the…
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Ancient Canadian Village Predates Egyptian Pyramids by 8,000 Years Archaeologists on British Columbia’s Triquet Island have excavated an ancient settlement dating back some 14,000 years, to the last ice age. Archaeologists working with the support of the Hakai Institute began…
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Lost City of Alexander the Great Discovered in Iraq Using Old Spy Footage The ‘lost city’ of Alexander the Great was a mystical place where people drank wine and naked philosophers exchanged wisdom, ancient accounts claim. Now, nearly 2,000 years…
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4,300-Year-Old Figurines Unearthed in Central Anatolia Hurriyet Daily News reports that a team of researchers led by Fikri Kulakoğlu of Ankara University uncovered more than a dozen 4,300-year-old figurines thought to depict gods and goddesses at the Kültepe mound in central…
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World’s Longest Fossilized Human Trackway Discovered at White Sands Footprints are a common theme at White Sands. Every day, people from all over the world visit and leave traces of their comings and goings. The white dunes of the Tularosa…
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Archaeologists Discover London’s Oldest Theatre in Whitechapel Excavation A team of archaeologists has discovered the oldest built theatre in London beneath a construction site in Whitechapel, UK. The Elizabethan playhouse, also known as the Red Lion, was built in 1567,…
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Surprising Archaeologists Find 1,000-Year-Old Stainless Steel in Iran Stainless steel as we know it today was created in the early 20th century, in England. However, researchers found evidence of the use of an alloy of iron and chromium quite similar…
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2,000-Year-Old Remains of Infant and Pet Dog Uncovered in France Excavations in France revealed a well-off child and their pet dog that had been buried in the 2,000s BCE making this find over 2,000 years ago. The infant, believed to…
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