The Mont’e Prama Giants: A Massive Archaeological Mystery The Mont’e Prama Giants are two to two and a half meter high sculptures believed to have been created by the Nuragic civilization, an ancient culture that inhabited the island of Sardinia between the XVIII and II centuries AD. Interestingly, NO written records of this civilization have been discovered apart from a few […]
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Celtic shield buried with Bronze Age warrior 2,000 years ago is ‘UK’s most important find’ Archeologists uncovered an amazing Iron Age shield within a 2,200-year-old tomb together with a cart and two ponies hidden in a springing location, in what archeologists call one of the UK’s biggest discoveries. The grave in the vicinity of Pocklington was found by a group […]
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Ancient Egyptian Inscriptions Found at Amethyst Mining Site Archaeologists have uncovered more than 100 ancient inscriptions carved into the rock at Wadi el-Hudi, where the ancient Egyptians mined amethyst. In addition to the carved-rock inscription, the researchers also found 14 steles (inscriptions carved on a stone slab or pillar) and 45 ostraca (inscriptions written on pieces of pottery). Analysis of the newfound […]
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OPERATION ALBERICH, THE CAMPAIGN THAT INSPIRED SAM MENDES’ 1917 The WWI drama of Sam Mendes is based on the retreat of Operation Alberich, a German force named code. This is the real story of the maneuver that prolonged the war for one more brutal year. Is it a true story from 1917? Yes and no. The drama of the First […]
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Long-Lost Roman Fort Discovered in Germany Archaeologist have found the remains of a 1,900-year-old Roman fort that once quartered 500 troops in what is today Germany. The fort was discovered in the town of Gernsheim, which sits along the Rhine River in the German state of Hesse. Researchers knew the area was the site of a village during the 1st […]
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Scientists uncover mysteries of ancient culture after studying oldest DNA ever from Africa: Burials from a cave in Morocco have yielded the oldest human DNA evidences yet from Africa, offering new insight into Stone Age migrations. The DNA sample come from one of the most ancient cemeteries in the world, the Grotte des Pigeons, near the village of Taforalt in northeast […]
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The small piece of silver was found at a Viking fortress in Køge, Denmark A small silver fitting has been discovered during excavations of the Viking fortress “Borgring” in Køge, east Denmark. It resembles one of the 3 missing parts of a distinctive Gotlandic box brooch previously found at the Fyrkat fortress in Hobro, north of Borgring. The Fyrkat grave was one […]
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Tomb of Rome’s Legendary Founder Romulus Believed to be Found Is that Romulus ‘ last resting place? A newly found tomb could shed new light on the defining legend of ancient Rome. Was there in the sarcophagus the city’s famous founder? Archeologists believe so, but hope to find out with certainty. One thing is certain, the sarcophagus is now empty. […]
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Artifact Packed 3,000-Year-Old Canaanite Temple Unearthed In Israel Southern Israel was unearthed a 3,000 year-old temple, constructed by the Canaanites in time of the ancient Israeli invasion. The finds include an Idol of the Canaanite god Baal, which was the object of worship and sacrifice in the inner sanctuary of the temple. It is the first ancient temple of the Canaanites […]
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Mystery behind inscription on rock in French cove solved after 230 years A competition was launched to help decipher the mysterious inscription, 230 years old, found on a rock slab discovered on the coast of Brittany and reveals the story of a tragic death at sea. When one thinks of Brittany in northwestern France the megalithic Carnac stones generally come to mind. The vast astronomical observatory of […]
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