Category: ARCHAEOLOGY

Cyprus Antiquities Department reported that the sewerage system of the town of Larnaca continues to bring to light archaeological finds of ancient Kition. Some of these are regarded as extremely valuable and have an outstanding historic value, as for example a section of the defence wall of the ancient city of Kition situated on Teukros street. Another rare Roman mosaic, […]

Thousands of Mysterious Holes Discovered on Seafloor Off California Coast MBARI researchers found thousands of mysterious holes or pits in the seafloor in a recent study of the deep seafloor off Big Sur. Resource managers and scientists would like to understand how these pits have formed because this is the site of a proposed wind-energy farm. This week researchers Eve Lundsten […]

First Ever Viking Helmet Discovered in Britain In the 1950s, a rusted iron helmet was discovered by workers who installed sewage pipes at Yarm, a small town in Yorkshire, England. Now, BBC News reports, a new study has identified the artefact as a rare example of Viking armor from the 10th century. According to a statement,  the gear is the first of […]

World’s first pyramid… in KAZAKHSTAN: Scientists discover tomb structure was built 1,000 years BEFORE those in Egypt Kazakhstan archaeologists have recently found a pyramid-shaped mausoleum that is more than 3,000 years old and older than some – but not all – pyramids in Egypt. The remarkable discovery has been made in the area of Sary-Arka near the city of Karaganda, […]

Sleuth finds a lost Spanish settlement in Florida Panhandle Tom Garner, an amateur archaeologist who had time to kill and took a drive along Pensacola Bay in the Florida Panhandle. He Spying a recently cleared lot and hoped to find artefacts from the rich history of the city to the Spanish explorers for centuries. Garner stumbled over some 16th Spanish pottery […]

The largest Roman Pottery Industry Found In Málaga Spain During the excavation of the parking area of Citesa industrial premises, in the Martiricos district of Andalusian city of Malaga, the archaeological remains discovered last year showed that this region housed an important roman period ceramics industry that has mysteriously ceased its activity leaving practically intact ovens and stacked amphorae. The main kiln, which features […]

Ancient ‘iPhone case’ found with 2,100-year-old remains in Russia Archaeologists emerged with what looks like a jewel-studded case for an iPhone from the depths of Russia’s “Atlantis,” a famous archaeological site in southern Siberia that has been underwater for much of the year. According to Siberian Times reports—The black rectangle which measures approximately seven inches (18 centimetres) long and nearly […]

1,100-year-old Viking treasure reveals its secrets Experts reveal the secrets of a mysterious Viking treasure trove that was found in Scotland. In 2014, a man using a metal detector discovered the “Galloway Hoard.” In 2017 it was acquired in Scotland by the National Museums, which describes the trove as “the richest collection of rare and unusual artefacts of the Viking age ever […]

Florida Woman Finds Megalodon Tooth While Out Walking Her Dog A woman had found a megalodon tooth while her dog was walking in the Eglin Reservation, northwest of Florida, at the beginning of this month. It was found by chance on a dirt road that she had driven down hundreds of times before. It has since been confirmed by three palaeontologists […]

13-year-old finds Viking king’s massive treasure trove On the northern German island of Ruegen in the Baltic Sea, hundreds of 1,000 years-old silver coins, rings, pearls and bracelets linked to the era of Danish King Harald Gormsson were discovered. Two amateur archaeologists, one of them a 13-year-old boy, found a single silver coin in a field near the village of Schaprode […]