Category: ARCHAEOLOGY

Remains of a 7,000-Year-Old Lost City Discovered in Egypt Egypt has announced the discovery of the ruins of a long-lost city in the Upper Egypt province of Sohag, which are believed to be over 7,000 years old. The 5,316 BC residential city, discovered alongside a nearby cemetery, is being hailed as a major archaeological find that predates ancient Egypt’s Early […]

Roman temple remains discovered in Aswan by Egyptian archaeologists The Egyptian Excavation Field School discovered the remains of a Roman sandstone temple dating from the 2nd century AD at the Kom Al- Rasras archaeological site in Aswan. Several Roman emperors’ cartouches can be found on the temple, including Domitian (81-96 CE), Hadrian (117-138 CE), and Antonius Pius (138-161 CE). Head […]

Billion-year-old fossils set back evolution of earliest fungi Scientists have discovered fossils of a fungus that lived roughly one billion years ago—yes, a billion years ago—making it more than twice as old as any other fungus specimen discovered to date. The new fungus species, Ourasphaira giraldae, was discovered in the Grassy Bay Formation in the Canadian Arctic. Key fungal features […]

Antarctica pyramids claim: ‘Oldest pyramid on Earth’ is hidden on icy continent On the History Channel, conspiracy theorists argued that the world’s oldest pyramids are hidden beneath the deep cold snow of Antarctica. The History Channel’s TV series Ancient Aliens, which explores various extraterrestrial theories, introduced this incredibly bizarre theory. Ancient Aliens season 11 episode 1 looked into the possibility […]

Archaeologists uncover an ancient Viking camp from the 870s in the village of Repton Archeologists in the small Derbyshire village of Repton have discovered a Viking camp dating back to the 870s. The new discoveries were made at a village campground that had been known about since the 1970s. Ground penetrating radar and other techniques were used to uncover evidence […]

A 2000-Year-Old Sarcophagus Found in Egypt and Its Contents Are Still a Mystery Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered what is believed to be the world’s largest granite sarcophagus in Alexandria, measuring nearly nine feet long. The enormous stone casket was buried alongside a massive alabaster head – most likely belonging to the tomb’s owner – more than 16 feet beneath […]

Russian Archaeologists Uncover Rare Amazon Warrior Women Burial A remarkable trove of ancient jewellery has been discovered in the first-century AD grave of a noble warrior woman. The female fighter was a Sarmatian, a people who worshipped fire and were modelled after the Amazons of Greek mythology for their prominent role in warfare. Archaeologists have characterized the discovery of the […]

The 1,000-year-old ship found underneath ground on Norwegian island Archaeologists found a huge Viking ship buried just underneath a farmer’s field in Norway, thanks to a coincidental search of the region with ground-penetrating radar. According to researchers at the Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Studies, the approximately 17-metre-long vessel is believed to be over 1,000 years old (NIKU). According to […]

Child’s 600-year-old shoe is found at Newton Abbot A child’s shoe discovered during an excavation in Devon may be hundreds of years old. When archaeologists discovered the ancient footwear during a dig in Newton Abbot, they were shocked. The leather shoe, which has been well-preserved in the site’s clay soil, may be from the 1400s. The team involved in the […]

Archaeologists Uncover the “Lamborghini of Chariots” Outside Pompeii Researchers at Pompeii have confirmed the discovery of an intact ceremonial chariot from a villa near the famous Italian archaeological site, calling it a “exceptional discovery.” The chariot was described as “an exceptional discovery” that “has no counterpart in Italy thus far,” according to the announcement made Saturday. Officials state the chariot […]