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…
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Archaeologists have possibly found a previously unknown ancient Greek settlement in Crimea
Recent excavation-related exploits of the Russian Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Archaeology have revealed some fascinating finds, like an ancient Greek fortress in Crimea and…
Gallo-Roman necropolis revealed at the French city of Mâcon
A preventive archaeological excavation carried out by INRAP at the city of Mâcon (in east-central France) revealed the remains of a necropolis dated from circa…
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…
Aberrant burials found inside a Merovingian necropolis in Germany
When it comes to the hindsight of history, it was the Merovingian dynasty (circa 5th – 8th century AD) that sowed the seeds of statehood…
An elevated tomb at Paphos in Cyprus might have belonged to a 12-year old Ptolemaic prince
The Tombs of the Kings at Paphos (north of the harbor) in Cyprus pertain to a World Heritage Site, with the earliest structures of the…
3,400-year old Egyptian necropolis discovered at Gebel el Silsila, the famed stone quarry
In the last two years, archaeologists have made quite a few fascinating discoveries over at Gebel el Silsila (also known as Kheny or ‘Rowing Place’…
Huge 4,000-year old necropolis found near the ancient town of Bethlehem
A few days ago we talked about a mysterious religious icon (crafted from valuable materials) being discovered inside Church of the Nativity, in Bethlehem –…
