Medieval Monastery Reveals Hidden Treasures: 500-Year-Old Gold Coins Unearthed in Germany Archaeologists have uncovered several 500-year-old gold coins during excavations at the ruins of a medieval monastery in Germany. The discovery was made in the former Himmelpforten monastery near the…
Stolen fragment of 3,400-year-old statue of Ramses II returned to Egypt More than 30 years after its theft, Switzerland handed back to Egypt on Monday a fragment of a 3,400-year-old statue of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Ramses II. Carine Bachmann,…
1,700-Year-Old Statue OF Greek God Pan Unearthed In Istanbul Archaeologists in Istanbul excavating the ruins of an early Christian church have unearthed a pagan statue of the Greek god Pan, who is depicted with goat horns and a naked torso…
Archaeologists had to destroy nearly all of the medieval ‘King’s Wharf’ soon after they excavated it While excavating at Bjørvika, east of Oslo’s center in Norway, scientists discovered the remains of an ancient structure. It turned out that these remains…
A woman in Norway found Viking-age 1000-year-old hoard in basement Iron bars likely used as a means of payment have been discovered in Norway, in what archaeologists say is a very rare and exciting find. Here’s what we know so…
1,000-year-old Native American canoe pulled from North Carolina lake Two years ago, a teenage boy swimming in North Carolina’s Lake Waccamaw stumbled upon what appeared to be a log wedged in the muck. However, this “log” was actually an ancient…
Unearthed Roman Ring with Apollo Carving Suggests Link to Famous Snettisham Hoard A silver ring unearthed in an Essex field may be connected to a famous Roman jeweller’s hoard found in Norfolk in 1985, a historian has said. The ring…
New Study Reveals Surprising Source of Metal Used in Benin Bronzes The renowned Benin Bronzes are composed of metal sourced from Germany, according to a study published April 5, 2023, in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Tobias Skowronek of the Technische…
Mexico Repatriates 83 Historical Artifacts from Italy, Germany, and France, Including Nearly 1,700-Year-Old Pieces The National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) has announced the return of 40 historical artifacts from Italy, as well as another 40 from Germany and…
Ruins of 3,000-year-old castle discovered in Turkey’s mysterious Lake Van For thousands of years, humanity has been tantalized by the mysteries of ancient civilizations and unknown worlds from the misty past. Our primordial wanderlust has been nurtured by stories of the…