Author: Gavin

Ancient Sunken Roman City Found Off the Coast of Tunisia Vast underwater Roman ruins were found at northeastern Tunisia, apparently confirming a theory that the city of Neapolis was partly submerged by a tsunami in the 4th century AD. “It’s a great find,” Mounir Fantar, head of an archaeological mission from Tunisian-Italian, found off the coast of Nabeul, told AFP. […]

Scientists discover rare, a 7,000-year-old burial site in Gulf of Mexico Native Americans during the Florida Archaic Period used the burial ground today known as the Manasota Key Offshore Archeological Site as early as 8000 years ago, Ryan Duggins told members of the Time Sifters Archeological Society at Selby Public Library in the Geldbart Auditorium. The site was thought to date back about […]

Treasure hunter digs up 200-piece haul of Viking jewellery and coins A metal detector unearthed the ‘find of a lifetime’ after finding a Viking treasure hoard including 200 pieces of silver jewellery. Darren Webster dug up a 1,000-year-old casket which also included coins, hacksilver and ingots while scouring in an unknown spot on the border between Cumbria and North Lancashire. The discovery is […]

THE SKELETON of a child dating back to the early Viking period has been discovered during an archaeological dig in Dublin. It was found during excavations near the original Dubh Linn, which translates as black pool and served as the origins for the name Dublin. The mostly intact skeleton was discovered just before the point where the Poddle river flows […]