Category: ARCHAEOLOGY

2,200-Year-Old Bronze Artefacts Found At Magdala In archaeological excavations in Magdala, on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee, a decorated bronze incense shovel (used to move embers from place to place) and bronze jug have recently been uncovered. The Israel Antiquities Authority is undertaking archeological excavations to establish a guesthouse in Magdala. Arke New Gate owns the land. “The incense […]

Hoard of Hasmonean Period Silver Coins Unearthed in Israel Archaeologists in Modiin reached a rare silver cache in a crack of an ancient wall. During an excavation in Central Israel, the hoard of silver coins from the Hasmonean period (126 BCE) was uncovered. “Perhaps the cache belonged to a Jew who hid his money to collect it, but he was unfortunate […]

In Mexican city Teotihuacan, 2,000-year-old tunnel holds ancient mysteries Hundreds of mysterious golden-coloured orbs were found buried beneath the Feathered Serpent Temple in Mexico in a hidden chamber. Archaeologists of the National Institute of Anthropology and History from Mexico have made the discovery and who admit they have no idea what the spheres are for. The orbs were found with infrared scanners using the tiny robot called Tláloc II-TC, which scanned the tunnels deeper below the famous temple. They were hidden at […]

The Zapata Footprint Mystery: Claims of a Human Footprint Dating Back 290 Million Years The Zapata Footprint is a suspected human footprint embedded into a Permian Rock in New Mexico. Many people refer to it as the New Mexico track or the Zapata a number of conspiracy theories have been woven around it. A Permian Mystery? Those in favour of its […]

Archaeologists find rare artifacts under floorboards of English manor house An archaeologist unexpectedly discovered medieval manuscripts, clothing from the 16th century, and Tudor books among the many artifacts left behind under the floorboards of Oxburgh Hall in Oxborough, England. The most interesting finding was a 15th-century manuscript, which the curator of the National Trust Anna Forrest believes was part of […]

Archaeologists unearth 2,000-year-old Roman Legion outpost that controlled Jewish uprisings In the 1st and 2nd centuries, AD Rome had its hands full in Palestine, with two Jewish uprisings against Roman rule. The establishment in Galilee of the outpost of the Roman Legion may prevent the revolt of the 2nd century from spreading to the north. Now the Roman camp is […]

Archaeologists find lamb bone and limpet offerings in coffin of Bronze Age woman on Orkney island Bronze Age mourners left lamb bones and limpet offerings in a frail prehistoric woman’s coffin after disturbing her grave. Archaeologists who suspect the body buried on a Scottish island might have belonged to a loom worker or net fisher. Experts at the Lopness Cist […]

Researchers stunned by ‘perfect’ £300million shipwreck treasure The Archaeologists discovery of various artifacts and treasure worth hundreds of millions of pounds aboard a 19th-century Spanish vessel. The fortune of Nuestra Senora de las Mercedes which collapsed in a battle over Portugal’s Cape St Mary in 1804, was raised at the American court after a US salvage company took 594,000 gold and […]

Utility Workers in England Stumble Upon Grisly Graves of 26 Iron Age Skeletons Construction work in Oxfordshire, England, resulted in 26 skeletons from the Iron Age discovery. Archaeologists suspect that some of the remains of some 3,000 years old may have been victims of human sacrifice. Experts from Cotswold Archaeology were called to investigate, according to a statement. The Thames Water […]

Siberia: Ancient grave reveals ‘dancing’ skeleton tied up after death in ritual burial In Siberia, a bizarre medieval “dancing skeleton” is discovered, with archaeologists saying that they are “amazed” by his pose. The ‘Dark Ages dancer’ is thought to have been around 30 years old when he died in the seventh to ninth centuries AD. But experts believe that there […]