Category: ARCHAEOLOGY

Scientists have found that the tomb of Jesus Christ is far older than people thought Scientific studies indicate that a tomb that, according to legend, held Jesus Christ’s body dates back nearly 1,700 years. It is unknown whether the tomb ever really kept Jesus ‘ body. The limestone bed dates back to nearly 300 years after Jesus ‘ death. In […]

Archaeologist discovered One of the earliest images of Jesus’ unearthed in an Egyptian tomb A group of Catalan archaeologists believes it has unearthed one of the earliest images of Jesus Christ buried deep in an ancient Egyptian tomb. Specialists at the University of Barcelona discovered an underground structure in the ancient Egyptian city of Oxyrhynchu which may have acted as a resting place for a number […]

Archaeologist Recently Discovered Oldest handwritten documents in UK Excavated in London dig Tertius the Brewer, Junius the Cooper and Julius Classicus – the up-and-coming military commander who would turn traitor against Rome a decade later – have sprung back to life from the first decade of Roman London, their names – along with the first reference to London itself – […]

A Farmer’s Misplaced Hammer Led to the Largest Roman Treasure in Britain On November 16, 1992, when Eric Lawes set off for a field in the village of Hoxne, Suffolk, he was not on a treasure hunt. The metal detector he had received as a gift for retirement was intended to find a hammer lost on the farmland. But a […]

Oldest Tree in the World Hidden in California’s White Mountains Meet California’s Methuselah Tree, The Oldest Tree In The World California’s Methuselah grove, which is home to the Methuselah tree, widely considered to be the oldest tree in the world. To protect the tree, its location has remained undisclosed, meaning no confirmed photos of it are publicly available. The Methuselah […]

What an Ancient Roman Shoe Found in a Well Tells Us About Fashion Ancient Shoe Discovery Shows High Fashion Sense of Roman Footwear Italians are generally known throughout the world as excellent shoemakers. Their products are usually placed in a more luxurious category as the average person can afford their designer shoes. However, their predecessors on the Italian Peninsula ― […]

Archaeologists discover medieval skeleton with his boots still on in London Archaeologists excavating a site along the Thames Tideway Tunnel—a massive pipeline nicknamed London’s “super sewer”—have revealed the skeleton of a medieval man who literally died with his boots on. “It’s extremely rare to discover any boots from the late 15th century, let alone a skeleton still wearing them,” says Beth Richardson of the Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA). […]