Amateur detectorist strikes ‘gold’ with a high-value Roman signet ring
Touted as one of the significant discoveries made in Somerset’s recent history, Jason Massey, an amateur detectorist, came across an ancient Roman signet ring made…
Archaeology
Archaeological excavation reveals possible Gallic settlement in Saint-Flour, France
Excavations by a team from the Institut National de Recherches Archéologiques Préventives (Inrap) in Saint-Flour – a commune in south-central France – has uncovered a…
British soldiers find the remains and sword of a rich Saxon warrior
Soldiers stumbling across the grave of a soldier – in an almost poignant yet poetic twist, British veterans of Afghanistan came across one of their…
The oldest known pottery workshop of the Old Kingdom found in Egypt
A more than 4,500-year old ancient pottery manufacturing facility has been found in the southern province of Aswan, Egypt. According to the Egyptian Antiquities Ministry,…
Rewriting the history of agriculture: Oldest bread that predated farming by 4,000 years found In Jordan
In a major archaeological discovery, researchers in northeastern Jordan have found the charred remains of what appears to the world’s oldest bread. Baked by hunter-gatherers…
A hundred 2,000-year-old Roman observation towers found in Konya, Turkey
The remnants of nearly a hundred border monitoring towers have been unearthed at the Bozdağ National Park in Karatay, a town and district of Konya…
The Mummy With The Silver Gilded Mask – Discovered In Saqqara, Egypt
Since 2016, a group of researchers at the University of Tübingen have been excavating a major burial complex (necropolis) in Saqqara, Egypt. And this time…
Archaeologists may have come across the oldest known extract of Homer’s Odyssey
Almost alluding to a poetic note, a clay plaque found in Olympia – the home to ancient Olympics and feats of athleticism, might just pertain…
Earliest evidence of child sacrifice in Mesopotamia found inside a 5000-year-old tomb in Turkey
A team of archaeologists has unearthed the graves of several youth at Başur Höyük, a Bronze Age burial site in Turkey. Believed to be oldest…
Archaeologists discover two 4,500-year old houses near the Giza Pyramids
When it comes to the Giza Pyramids, our first thoughts tend to relate to the sheer size of these massive structures, further complemented by their…
