Category: ARCHAEOLOGY

Remains of horses from 2,700 years ago found in Chinese family tomb In central China, a tomb complex containing horse remains believed to be part of an ancient royal household was uncovered. Excavation of the surrounding land revealed 21 large tombs, six-horse pits and 500 pieces of relics made of copper, ceramic and jade. The tomb has been believed to be part […]

4,000-Year-Old Hidden Tunnel Discovered in Ancient Castle in Turkey In Turkey, Central Anatolia, a Hittite castle secret tunnel was excavated. The tunnel is about 4,000 years old and is part of the castle of Geval Castle. Nearly 150 meters of the tunnel was dug and investigated at this point; the rest is sealed off with a vault. Geval Castle, where […]

4,500-Year-Old Burial Ground Discovered Near Egypt’s Great Pyramids Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered an ancient cemetery beside the famous Giza pyramids just outside Cairo. In a Facebook post, the Ministry of Antiquities in Egypt said it was discovered in the Giza Plateau, where pyramids are located. The Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, Mostafa Waziri, said on Saturday that the […]

8000-year old a structure with T-shaped monument stone unearthed in Gokcheada Anadolu Agency reports – A monument thought to be around 8,000 years old have been found in the Ugurlu-Zeytinlik mound in the north-west of Turkey, in the Gokceada district of Canakkale province. The structure is the T-shaped monument – an obelisk – tall, four-sided tapering structure, ending in pyramidion. “We […]

Archaeologists discover magnificent mosaics in the long lost Gallo-Roman city of Ucetia Amazing mosaic paving stones showing the first-century wolf, duck and fawn have been unearthed at a construction site in South France. The artwork made of the floor of a large Roman building inside the mysterious city of Ucetia, a settlement which was previously only known by name. But now […]

Roman swords and toys found in Hadrian’s Wall Vindolanda dig A significant new find of Roman artefacts in the North East was similarly to winning the lottery by archaeologists. Thousands of objects were found in a barracks beneath the 4th-century fort of Vindolanda, south of Hadrian ’s Wall near Hexham in Northumberland. It is one of the earliest barracks on the […]

Ancient Roman Structures Discovered Under Sphinx-Lined Egyptian Road Underneath an iconic Egyptian road have been found remarkable Roman-era structures. Kebbash Road connected the Karnak Temple Complex to the Luxor Temple in ancient Egypt. Kebbash Road was pharaohs sphinx-lined walkway for parades and ceremonies and was now reconstructed to look the same as in ancient Egypt. In March 2013, the site was opened […]

Archaeologists solve Roman Empire mystery with 500 letters discovered near Hadrian’s Wall After discovering 500 stone tablets which reveal the mysteries of the Roman Empire, ARCHAEOLOGISTS resolved the 2000 year old mystery. Neapolis was a major ancient city, founded by the Greeks of Cyrene as a trading port in the 5th century before it became a port when the Roman Empire […]

Pompeii: How archaeologists found ‘ketchup of Roman Empire’ buried for 2,000 years During a documentary, ARCHAEOLOGISTS discovered “the ketchup of the Roman world” buried in Pompeii for nearly 2,000 years in what was called “an incredible discovery.” In the 79 AD, in one of the deadliest volcanic eruptions ever in Mount Vesuvius, a stratovolcano in modern-day Italy, sprawling a cloud of superheated tephras […]

Late Roman necropolis with more than 350 buried skeletons After almost a year of excavations on Gosposvetska Street in Ljubljana and a fast approach to reopening deadline, the archaeologists have stumbled on another surprise as they discovered in what was a cemetery on the northern outskirts of the Roman outpost Emona. As archaeologists know that an ancient cemetery was located south […]