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Roman Chamber Tomb Found In Ancient Corinth  According to archaeologists In Corinth, a well-preserved and ornately decorated underground Roman tomb was found in the works for the extension of the Corinthian Patras national road. The discovery came to light a little more than a year after another ornate Roman tomb in the same place was revealed. The tomb was originally dated between the […]

400-year-old mummified goat found frozen in Alps by champion skier A hiker in a remote region of the Italian Alps came across a startling sight-the preserved remains of a 400-year-old goat. With just half of her body stuck out from the ice, Hermann Oberlechner said that the skin of the animal looked like leather, totally hairless. Oberlechner went into the mountains […]

Archaeologists excavating the former Radcliffe Infirmary site in Oxford have uncovered evidence of a prehistoric monumental landscape stretching across the gravel terrace between the Thames and Cherwell rivers. The work was carried out during the summer to prepare for the Oxford University’s proposed Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, which was announced earlier this month. Moreover, the study also found evidence of a Saxon settlement […]

Archaeologists Discover Large Ancient Theater on Greek Island of Lefkada The culture minister reported that the archaeological excavations on the Ionian island of Lefkada have brought to light an unknown and significant ancient theatre. It said that it was discovered on Koulmou hill toward the end of 2015. The ministry reported that test sections were cut in an area on the north-east flank of Koulmou ‘s mid […]

Possible Viking Settlement In The Ålands Found According to archaeologists, aerial infrared images indicate the presence of a settlement of the late Iron Age, possibly the largest such find ever in the Åland Islands or all of mainland Finland. Researchers working under the leadership of archaeologist Dr. Kristin Ilves found the objects in the form of a prey bird as well […]

Secrets of the sunken city at the British Museum The French archaeologist and maritime explorer Franck Goddio was planning to end a day’s dive in Egypt’s Bay of Aboukir in ten metres of swirling Mediterranean murk, four miles from shore. Then I saw ‘Giant Granite Block,’ says the 68-year-old founder and director of the European Institute of Underwater Archaeology. Swimming closer, […]

More On Mass Grave In London Result Of Cataclysmic Event Archaeologists who find thousands of skeletons in mediaeval mass graves in the East End of London claim that these have been the victims of a volcanic eruption of the 13th century, on the other side of the world. Osteologist Don Walker has worked with the solving of the mystery and has […]

Holding hands for 5,000 years, a couple with mysterious jade rings and dagger An elderly couple who have held hands for the last five thousand years were revealed by archaeologists in a Bronze Age grave. The skeletons, thought an ancient dignitary and his wife or lover, were uncovered at a burial site overlooking Baikal lake in Siberia. They were found decorated with […]

An “imposing” late Roman building has been revealed in a dig on playing fields in an East Yorkshire town. During the two week dig, in Brough – known to the Romans as Petuaria – Several rooms and finds, including a needle case made out of animal bone, a brooch and coins, were uncovered although the remains of a theatre eluded diggers. […]

Cahokia: The largest and most complex ancient archaeological site you probably didn’t hear of Cahokia is the largest and most complex ancient archaeological site in the North of pre-Columbian cities of Mexico, the forgotten city in America. It is probably the oldest civilization found between Mexico’s arid desert and the northern parts of the United States of America. Archaeologists place Cahokia among […]