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Buhen – The Sunken Ancient Egyptian Fortress Buhen was an ancient Egyptian settlement and fortress, located on the West bank of the Nile in present-day Sudan. During the Old Kingdom, Buhen was first settled, probably as a small trading post and copper works by Sneferu (the founding Pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty of Egypt) until the settlement was abandoned two […]

Christopher Columbus find could rewrite European history Four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean were completed by the Italian, opening the way for European exploration and colonisation of the Americas. His expeditions were the first European contact with the Caribbean, Central and South America, funded by the Catholic monarchs of Spain. But the navigator has also been long blamed for bringing the syphilis […]

Roman Settlement Unearthed in Eastern England Human bones, ancient buildings and a pottery kiln are just a couple of the unexpected finds made during works on a major new route in Lincolnshire. The bones of many adults, including eight newborn babies who died during the 2nd or 3rd centuries AD, were found near Grantham. Overall, the Grantham Southern Relief Road revealed thousands […]

Norwegian Archaeologists Unearth Grave of Left-Handed Viking Warrior A group of Viking tombs from the 9th or 10th centuries have recently been discovered by excavators in Vinjeøra, Norway, including one whose unusual layout suggests it may contain the cremated remains of a left-handed warrior. Most of the swords used in Viking burials are placed on the right side of the […]

Composed of over 16 million bricks, Fort Jefferson in Florida is the largest abandoned brick structure in North America The unfinished Fort Jefferson proudly demonstrates its influence in Florida Keys Dry Tortugas National Park, covering an area of 16 acres. Constructed from over 16 million bricks, the coastal fortress is the largest brick masonry structure in the United States and one […]

How ‘chance discovery’ uncovered the oldest church in Holy Land The wonder of archaeology was discovered in the ancient city of Megiddo, one of Israel’s oldest and most popular biblical cities. At about 91 kilometres from Jerusalem, during the Bronze Age Megiddo became famous and later a royal city in the Kingdom of Israel. Today there are very few remains of […]

During tough times, ancient ‘tourists’ sought solace in Florida oyster feasts More than 1,000 years ago, people from across the southeast frequently traveled a small island on the Gulf Coast of Florida to bond over oysters, likely as a means of coping with climate change and social upheaval. A study by archaeologists on Roberts Island, some 50 miles north of Tampa Bay, revealed that […]

Archaeologists verify Florida’s Mound Key as location of elusive Spanish fort Archaeologists in Florida and Georgia discovered Fort San Antón de Carlos, home to one of the first Jesuit missions in North America.  The Spanish Fort was built in 1566 on present-day Mound Key in the centre of Estero Bay on the Florida Gulf Coast in Calusa, the city of […]

7,000-Year-Old Native American ‘Bog Burial’ Found Off the Coast of Florida The 167 bodies discovered in a pond in Windover, Florida started to stir up excitement in the archaeological world only after the bones were declared very old, and not the product of mass murder. Researchers from Florida State University came to the site, believing that in the swampland some […]

A student found an ancient Canadian village that’s 10,000 years older than the Pyramids An ancients village dating back to before the Pyramids era was discovered by a team from Canadian Ph.D. students. CTV reports that a team of students from the University of Victoria’s archeology department has uncovered the oldest settlement in North America. This ancient village was discovered when […]