Category: ARCHAEOLOGY

1,000-Year-Old Christian Jewellery Mould Found In Switzerland During excavations in Chur, the oldest town of Switzerland, a 1,000-year-old, double-sided mould which was probably used to manufacture of Christian-related artifacts or/and jewellery was uncovered. The town is located on the border of Austria, Italy and Liechtenstein in the Swiss canton of Graubünden, in the south-eastern region of Switzerland. The double-sided concrete mould, measuring 9 […]

Student’s Lucky Find Worth £145,000 Is Rewriting Anglo-Saxon History A student in Norfolk never expected that his discovery of a female skeleton wearing a pendant could rewrite Anglo-Saxon history – but researchers say that the “exquisite” piece of gold is doing just that. “The discovery of a female skeleton wearing a gold pendant imported from Sri Lanka and coins bearing the marks of a continental king is prompting […]

Archaeology bombshell: Expert explains a biblical discovery that could prove Bible RIGHT  ARCHAEOLOGICAL discoveries from the Middle East can prove the historical accuracy of the Bible. According to an expert who believes the ancient Seal of Isaiah to be one such artefact. The Seal of Isaiah was discovered in Israel, the clay seal is an 8th century BC and was believed by some […]

Spanish Archaeologists Dig Up Dozens Of Mysterious Tiny Human Figures Scientists from Jordan found dozens of tiny flint figures, thousands of years after their use in the funerals and memorial ceremonies. -According to a press release from the Spanish Superior Council of scientific investigations (CSIC) and its affiliated Milá and Fontanal Institution for Humanities Research—the dozens of tiny human figures were […]

Archaeology Student Discovers Viking Trading Station in Northern Norway A Norwegian student of archaeology has discovered a remote Viking settlement that will change the history of  Viking Age Norway’s, reports Torgeir Skeie and Laila Lanes for Norwegian broadcast network NRK. The intrepid discoverer, Tor-Kjetil Krokmyrdal, is a Norwegian master ’s student from the Arctic University of Norway (UiT) who recently published […]

How 3,300-year discovery could prove the Bible’s ‘historical accuracy’ The Bible is said to have been recorded history for at least 1,400 years, although some estimates extend it as far back as 4,000 years and more. During that time, empires rose and fell and their marks were left on history through a rich and detailed historical record. While many of the kings and […]

Shackled skeletons discovered in ancient Roman burial ground in France Archaeologists in south-western France uncovered hundreds of Roman tombs, some of which contain skeletons still bound by shackles on their necks and ankles. The amazing excavation is located at a construction site about 250 m west of the Saintes amphitheatre once used for battles between gladiators and wild animals. Among the hundreds of graves […]

Archaeology breakthrough: Scientists discover chilling ‘nest’ of ancient humans in cave The discovery took place in a cave in France containing remains of prehistoric hunter-gatherers who died about thirty thousand years ago. The Grotte de Cussac, first discovered 20 years ago, is located in the southwest of the country. Frequented by members of theGravettian culture of the European Upper Paleolithic, finding […]

‘Secret’ German World War II island found by archaeologists with troves of Nazi artefacts exposed ARCHAEOLOGISTS were thrilled when they found a secret German World War II base in an island near the North Pole that had been untouched for decades with hoards of war-time treasure found for the first time. The wartime weather station was constructed by the German […]

African American artifacts over 130 years old discovered during Albany archaeological excavation An archaeological excavation was completed on Monday in downtown Albany. They tried to find out more about the history of the Harlem neighbourhood in Albany. The excavation took place in 300 blocks on West Highland Avenue. Archaeologist Anne Dorland said  — “We do not just find their structures with bricks […]