Category: ARCHAEOLOGY

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). […]

Archaeologist Found 1,500 Year Old Rare Painting Depicting Jesus Found in Negev Desert The portrait of Jesus Christ is thought to date back to the 6th century AD It was seen in the ruins of a  Byzantine church in Israel’s Negev desert The portrait shows a young Jesus’s facial outline and uncovers he had short hair Importance stems from it pre-dating religious symbols in the […]

Mosaic Fragments Uncovered at Roman Villa in Georgia For several years the Polish-Georgian excavations have been taking place in the Roman Fort of Apsaros, in Gonio, near Batumi resort, West Georgia. In the course of this year’s research, archaeologists continued excavations of the stunning villa of the commander of the Roman Garrison within 2000 years of existence. “We found the […]

The Mystery of the Giant Crystals: How the 36-foot Geode of Pulpí Formed In an abandoned mine in southern Spain, there is a room of pure crystal.  You have to go to a deep tunnel, get into a ladder in the rocks, and squeeze across a jagged gypsum crystal tube that is barely wide enough for a person. If you […]