Jordan’s Pella Reveals Artifacts and Palatial Sections
Greek Pella, the capital of ancient Macedon, is famous as the birthplace of Alexander the Great. But in terms of history, there is another Pella…
Archaeology
Archaeologists Excavate A Four-Towered Egyptian Fortress Dating From 6th Century BC
The power of the last dynasty of the native Egyptians (26th Dynasty) was snuffed out by the invading Persians – a political outcome often epitomized…
The Magnificent Sphinx Room Inside Nero’s Golden House Revealed After 2,000 Years
Beyond military triumphs, the Romans were known for both their architectural and engineering prowess. And sometimes such scopes of expertise even reached obsessive and (we…
1200-Year Old Tibetan Chessboard Found Engraved On Rock
The Tubo Kingdom of Tibet flourished from circa 7th – 9th centuries. Interestingly enough, the ancient land-locked realm was influenced by both contemporary Chinese and…
Vibrant 4,400-Year Old Fifth Dynasty Tomb Discovered in Egypt
Astounding vibrancy meets ancient legacy inside the tomb of one Khuwy, a senior official who was a nobleman during the period of the Fifth Dynasty…
2,300-year old Greek necropolis found in Bari, southern Italy
Magna Graecia (‘Great Greece’ or Megalē Hellas) pertains to the various coastal factions and settlements of southern Italy that were colonized by the Greeks from…
Long-lost Monastery of Anglo-Saxon Princess Possibly Found by Archaeologists
Æbbe (or Aebbe) of Coldingham, a princess in her own right (by virtue of being the daughter of Æthelfrith, the 7th century king of Bernicia),…
Catacombs of Kom El-Shuqafa in Alexandria restored by a $5.7 million project
The catacombs of Kom el-Shuqafa in western Alexandria are sometimes counted among the Seven Wonders of the Middle Ages (a notion put forth by 19th-20th…
Large ram-headed sphinx sculpture found in Egypt
The New Kingdom of Egypt, roughly corresponding to the period between 16th century BC and the 11th century BC (encompassing the 18th, 19th and 20th…
Magnificent fresco depicting Narcissus found at Pompeii
After almost two millennia, the ruins of Pompeii still continue to astound us with its rich archaeological legacy. Following the incredible discoveries of last year,…
