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Ear from a Roman statue found in North Yorkshire A bronze ear believed to have fallen off from a Roman statue has been discovered 1,800 years after it was presumed to be lost. A metal detectorist found the three-inch (eight-centimetre) long fragment in a field near Catterick, North Yorkshire. It is one of the oldest relics of its kind ever […]

4,500-year-old ‘timber circles’ discovered in Portugal Excavations in Portugal have uncovered 4,500-year-old circular structures that were once used for ancient ritual services. The Bronze Age monument, known as ‘wood circles,’ has a diameter of 20 meters and resembles the famous Neolithic Stonehenge, but it is entirely made of wood. The entrance is timed to coincide with the rising of the […]

Two 4,500-year-old houses discovered near Giza pyramids Near the Giza pyramids in Egypt, archaeologists found two ancient homes. More than 4,500 years ago, the structures may have housed officials in charge of overseeing the processing of food for a paramilitary group. The residences were discovered in an ancient port at Giza that flourished during the construction of Menkaure’s Pyramid. (Menkaure […]

Nail linked to Jesus’ crucifixion found in monastery’s secret chamber A NAIL believed to have been used in the crucifixion of Jesus Christ has been uncovered in the underground chamber of a monastery. Archaeologists working in the Czech Republic’s Milevsko monastery claim to have discovered the incredible discovery. The six-inch-long nail was found in a box in the monastery’s cellar, […]

Israel Unveils ‘Oldest’ Hebrew Mention Of Jerusalem Israeli scholars have discovered a text from the 7th century BC that they say includes the first mention of Jerusalem in Hebrew outside of the Bible. The reference was written in ancient Hebrew on a small piece of papyrus and was part of a wine-shipping order. ‘From the king’s maidservant, Na’arat, jars of […]

Walk through the 2,000-year-old Mausoleum of Augustus, Rome’s first emperor The huge mausoleum constructed for Rome’s first emperor Augustus in 28 BC has been restored and will reopen to the public next year. The ancient tomb, which towers above Rome’s historic centre, was once used as a military lookout point and hosted the Roman dynasty’s lavish parties. The building was […]

Tiny, 48-million-year-old Primitive Horse Looked Like a Badger The 48-million-year-old beast could have resembled a modern-day badger, according to a reconstruction of a wild horse the size of a small dog. Experts named the early equid ‘Propalaeotherium voigti’ after it was discovered in an oil pit in Messel, near Frankfurt, in southern Germany, in 2015. The Messel Pit, which was […]

4000-Year-Old Miracle Unearthed! Clay Urn With Human Remains Discovered in Cornwall According to Cornwall Live, 4,000-year-old burnt human remains were discovered on a farm in Cornwall, which are thought to be part of an ancient medieval ritual. This was discovered by a team of volunteers who were investigating a Bronze Age burial mound. They also discovered food, Cornish Bronze Age […]

‘Sea monster’ dating back 150 million years discovered in India Scientists have described a 132 million-year-old sea beast measuring 8 meters (26 feet) as a new species. The discovery was made while researching a fossil that was found more than half a century ago in northern Germany. The skeleton belongs to a plesiosaur, an ancient marine reptile that looked like […]

Stunning hoard of sealed bottles dug up on a building site could fetch £20,000 After being discovered by accident at a construction site, a hoard of gold-encrusted 17th century wine bottles is scheduled to go to auction with a guide price of £20,000. The seven ‘highly rare’ black glass curved bottles, which bear the Earl of Coventry’s seal, were unearthed […]