Category: ARCHAEOLOGY

Inside £300million 17th-century ‘shipwreck of century’ discovery The heavily armed galleon Nuestra Senora de Atocha served as the rear guard of the 20-strong Spanish fleet that left Havana, Cuba, in early September 1622, bound for Spain. The ship had more than 265 people and 40 tonnes of silver , gold and about 70 pounds of Colombian emeralds, some of the […]

44 African-American Graves Found Under Florida School District Parking Lot Another forgotten burial ground has been found in African America. Ground-penetrating radar recorded 44 ‘grave-like anomalies’ from an African American cemetery once located on the corner of Holt Avenue and Engman Street, Clearwater city and Pinellas County School District officials announced on Friday. The graves have now been found on a […]

Exquisite 2,000-year-old sapphire ring thought to have belonged to Roman Emperor Caligula An exquisite 2,000-year-old ring of Saphire, One of the ‘Marlborough Gems’, believed to belong to the Roman Emperor, Caligula, is sold for almost £500,000. It is thought to have owned by Caligula, who reigned four years later from 37AD until his assassination,  the sky blue hololith made from one piece […]

Archaeologists Uncover 1,700-year-old Roman villa with Stunning Mosaics in Libya In the 1700-year-old villa in Ptolemais, a major trading port of the ancient Romans on the Libyan coast, archaeologists have uncovered statues, elaborate mosaics and other treasures.  Artifacts and a hoard of 553 silver and bronze coins from Republican times were discovered in a vast building 600 square metre dating back to […]