Category: ARCHAEOLOGY

5,000-Year-Old Copper Ax Found in Switzerland In Switzerland archaeologists found a copper blade which was just like the axis of Ötzi, the famous “Iceman” was carrying when he died.” Like Ötzi’s ax, this tool was made with copper that came from hundreds of miles away, in present-day Tuscany in central Italy . The findings could shed light on the links between the […]

Long Lost Monastery of Dark Age Anglo-Saxon Princess Discovered in Scotland The daughter of King Ethelfrith of Bernicia and Acha of Deira was a pagan princess, Aebbe (Æbbe of Coldingham).  Bernicia and Deira were Anglo-Saxon kingdoms in what is now southeastern Scotland and North East England. Aebbe moved to Dál Riata, a kingdom that extended the parts of Western Scotland and […]

Renovation of Benjamin Franklin’s home reveals 1200 human bones in his basement Whether they are minor or major, everybody has secrets. While some people will discuss their secrets with someone they trust, others may take their secrets to their grave with them. Benjamin Franklin was one of those persons who took their secret to the grave. While alive, Franklin had lived […]

The Mysterious Mari People – Last Pagans of Europe A Finno-Ugrian population of about 600,000, the Mari are mostly located in the Mari EI Republic, one of the several semi-autonomous ethnic republics of the Russian Federation. Just 15 % of the republic’s population continued to adopt the old belief, and only 45% were Mari (most are ethnic Russians) of the population […]

Dozens of decapitated skeletons unearthed in mysterious Roman Cemetery The 52 skeletons that were discovered in 4th century A.D. Cemetery, 17, was decapitated. And nearly every head was resting between the legs or feet of its owner’s. It is not clear why these decapitations happened, but “this is a deliberate funeral ritual that can be associated with a particular group of […]

Late Eighteenth-Century Ice House Found in London Archaeologists now discovered a link to the lost ice trade of the capital with the rediscovery of an enormous 18th-century ice store, under the most prestigious addresses in London, the existence of which has almost entirely been forgotten. The cavernous underground structure was built in the 1780s just south of Regent ‘s Park and […]

Part of Hadrian’s Wall is discovered in Newcastle city center in England During the investigations on-site as part of a scheme to revive a historic building in Newcastle city the Hadrians’ Wall was uncovered. The section of the wall on Westgate Road was discovered outside the Mining Institute. It was reportedly last seen during a site excavation in 1952. But […]

Toppled Trees in Florida Reveal 19th-Century Fort where 270 escaped slaves died A post overlooking the Apalachicola River, 200 years ago, housed what historians say at the time was the largest community of freed slaves in North America. Hurricane Michael gave an unprecedented opportunity for archaeologists to research its story, a significant tale of black resistance that ended in bloodshed. The area, […]

In mint condition! Millions of pounds-worth of pristine 5th-century gold coins are found buried in a pot under an Italian theatre. It was an amphora, not a pot, but archaeologists found a literal jackpot in a dig in northern Italy last week. No word on if there was a rainbow. Hundreds of gold coins dating from Rome’s late Imperial era, […]

Ruins of a 3000-year-old Armenian castle found in Lake Van – Turkey The remains of an ancient fortification, 3,000 years old, have been discovered at the bottom of Turkey ‘s largest lake. Divers exploring Lake Van have uncovered the tremendously well-preserved wall of a castle, which the Urartu civilization thought to have been built. Experts had been studying the water body for a decade before revealing that the fortress was lost deep under its surface. The discovery was made by a […]