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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Archaeology discovered World’s oldest tattooed woman was believed that she is Egyptian: An archaeologist who followed a hunch has discovered the oldest figural tattoo in the world on the bodies of two 5,000-year-old mummies from Egypt. Infrared images of the mummy revealed tattoos of a wild bull (Bos primigenius) and a Barbary sheep (Ammotragus lervia) on the upper arm of a mummy nicknamed […]
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Archeologists find Viking sword in southern Turkey: As part of excavation works in the ancient city of Patara along the Mediterranean coast of Turkey, archaeologists have revealed an exceptional Viking sword, believed to be nearly 1,000 years old. Later renamed to Arsinoe, the region was once a thriving maritime city, situated on the south-west coast of Lycia near to the present-day village of […]
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2,000-Year-Old Warrior Woman Discovered with Rare Gems In the Russian Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria, an ancient warrior woman with rare Roman jewels was found. Believed to be a warrior or leader, the ancient women was discovered in a family tomb in Kabardino-Balkaria, a mountainous northern Caucasus between Georgia and Russia, and she was found to wear two “very precious rings” with […]
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Shot and blinded, a pigeon named Cher Ami continued her flight and saved 197 American soldiers at the end of World War I On October 4, 1918, it is the eve. Slowly but surely “The War to End All Wars” is ending. In Chatel Chéhéry in northeastern France, the Allied Forces were fighting against the Germans through the valley Already […]
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