Archeologists Discover 200-Year-Old Message in a Bottle
An intriguing discovery linking a group of volunteers with archaeologists of the past was made recently on the northern coast of France. Volunteer archaeologists were excavating a section of a Gaul ruin when they discovered something incredible. Artnet Reported on friday. They found a 200-year-old message in a small bottle that offered a glimpse into […]
Archeologists Uncover 3,600-Year-Old Hoard Of Weapons, Other Items
Archaeologists in the Czech Republic have uncovered a trove of artefacts, including weapons and jewellery dating back 3,600 years. Researchers were investigating the town of Budinje nad Offri, about 40 miles from Prague, in 2023 when they found eight axes, a spearhead, eight bracelets and two pins, Prague Morning reported. report Thursday. The artefacts are […]
Archeologists Discover 3,500-Year-Old Shopping List
Archaeologists in Turkey have discovered a 3,500-year-old clay tablet that was later deciphered to be a shopping list, authorities said. Türkiye’s Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Ersoy said: statement Translated into English, Live Science report Wednesday. The ancient shopping list includes “a large purchase of furniture,” according to the statement. “We believe that this […]
Archeologists Uncover Ancient Gold Ring Portraying the Face of Christ
Archaeologists recently discovered an ancient gold ring inscribed with the face of Jesus Christ in “almost mint condition” among 30,000 other medieval archaeological artifacts in southeastern Sweden.According to reports christian postthe discovery was made in the coastal city of Kalmar during an excavation project that included 50 medieval quarters, about 10 streets and part of […]
Archeologists announce restoation plan for Pyramid of Menkaure
This may be the ultimate fixer-upper. Egyptian archaeologists are working to restore one of the pyramids at Giza to the way it looked when it was built some 4,000 years ago. They call this plan the “project of the century.” Mostafa Waziri, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Egyptian Antiquities, said: announced last week […]
Indian Archeologists Find 17th-Century Mosque Was Built over Hindu Temple
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has reportedly discovered the remains of an ancient Hindu temple beneath a mosque built in the 17th century in the city of Varanasi. The discovery could be an explosive development in a bitter dispute between India's Hindus and Muslims, who are already fighting over the site in court. The […]
Archeologists find German medieval skeleton with iron hand prosthetic
German archaeologists have discovered the remains of a medieval man with a centuries-old “sophisticated” iron prosthesis. The complete skeleton of a middle-aged man at the time of his death was accidentally discovered by pipeline workers near the parish church of St. George in Freising, a Bavarian town 39 miles northeast of Munich. “Even for experienced […]
Ancient tomb may have belonged to a courtesan with Alexander the Great’s army, archeologists reveal
Israeli archaeologists may have discovered, for the first time ever, the tomb of a woman known as a “hetaira” in the army of Alexander the Great in ancient Greece. The Israeli newspaper Haaretz said hetaira, or courtesans, were “respected bodyguards.” More specifically, the hetaira were “a class of professional, independent courtesans in ancient Greece who, […]
Archeologists exhume remains to identify victims of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
Archaeologists have exhumed one body and plan to exhume a second as the search for victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre resumes at Tulsa Cemetery. The body, one of 22 found in the current search at Oak Lawn Cemetery, was housed in a simple wooden casket, as described in newspaper articles, death certificates and […]
Ancient Roman wall painting does not depict pizza after all, archeologists say
A still-life fresco recently discovered in the ruins of ancient Pompeii was originally thought to depict pizza, but archaeologists argue that pizza is not the iconic Italian dish after all. . This fresco was painted nearly 2,000 years ago, long before the main ingredients of pizza, tomatoes and mozzarella cheese, were introduced to Italy. Tomatoes […]