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1600-Year-Old Cargo of a Roman Merchant Ship has been Discovered in Caesarea The two divers knew they discovered something unique on the Mediterranean Sea in the shallow waters of the ancient Roman port of Caesarea. What they didn’t understand was that they found a 1600-year-old shipwreck whose precious cargo was still in the remains of the deteriorating wooden hold. An […]

Divers find ‘priceless’ hoard of gold coins off Israel’s Mediterranean coast Record haul of 2,000 coins found in an ancient harbour and belong to era of Fatimid Caliphate which ruled much of the Middle East and North Africa from 909 to 1171 Scuba divers discovered the largest cache of gold coins ever discovered on the Mediterranean coast of Israel – […]

Grave of the king who laid foundations for Mayan civilization in 700 B.C. unearthed This is the extraordinary grave of an ancient king credited with laying the foundations more than 2,000 years ago for the Mayan civilization discovered in Guatemala by archaeologists. Researchers said the tomb of King K’utz Chman, a priest believed to have reigned about 700 B.C., was discovered […]

Gold coins from the Crusades found in Israel Israeli archaeologists have found buried treasures: over 100 golden dinar coins from the times of the Crusade, with local sultan’s names and legends, blessings and more, worth up to $500,000. The joint team of the University of Tel Aviv and the Authority of Israel’s Nature Parks worked in the Apollonia National Park, […]

1000-years-old Viking treasure hoard discovered in Scotland The item was contained inside a pot that was discovered in Galloway and included rare objects such as a silver brooch from Ireland and silk from around modern-day Istanbul as well as gold and crystal. The artefacts dating back to the 9th and 10th centuries are part of a wider collection of around one hundred […]

Archaeologists Find Viking Sword in Central Norway Swords were not only deadly weapons for Viking warriors but symbols of power. In southern Norway a rare example with gold details and a mysterious inscription was discovered. Experts believe that the elaborate weapon may belong to one of the hand-picked men of King Canute who fought with King Ethelred of England. The […]

Archaeologists discover a leather toy mouse from Roman Vindolanda A 2,000-year-old ‘prank mouse’ was found in a bag of Roman leather offcuts in a collection of artefacts in the Northumberland Vindolanda Museum. The leather mouse of a size of about 12 cm was found in a bag of offcuts excavated in the Roman fort of Vindolanda in Northumberland, England, in 1993, to the […]

Norway couple find Viking grave under floor of their house A Norwegian couple made an interesting historical discovery during their home renovations. They found a number of artefacts from the Viking Age, and now archaeologists claim that under their floor they found a Viking grave. Experts are undertaking a site survey and the grave is being hailed as a very […]

A Makeshift Casket of Sea Shells and Antlers: The 6500-Year-Old Grave of the Unfortunate Ladies of Téviec Téviec would be quite an unknown island somewhere in Brittany, France, if it wasn’t for have its huge archaeological value, thanks to the various finds excavated there, mostly from the Mesolithic period. These findings include the skeletons of two women who were murdered […]

Ancient coins weighing 460 kg found in Shaanxi In western China, a farmer dug nearly half a tonne of ancient coins that date back to the time of Jesus. The farmer, surnamed Zhang, found the coins, 459 kg in weights, while preparing the foundations for his village house near Xingping, province of Shaanxi, reported Shaanxi Radio and Television. A local heritage […]