Unique Well-Preserved 16th-17th Century Fabrics And Shoes Found In Toruń, Poland Archaeologists in Poland recently discovered a rare collection of fabrics and shoes dating back to the 16th and 17th centuries while excavating the site of a future film studio. The collection of centuries-old outfits is quite possibly the largest ever found in Europe. The … Read more
Huge Ancient Sarayini Underground City Is Twice As Large As Previously Thought The ‘world’s most advanced’ ancient underground city, kitted out with modern stoves and cellars, has been unearthed for the first time. Turkish archaeologists discovered the long-lost complex that is believed to have been used as a sanctuary during the Roman Empire. Named Sarayini, the … Read more
2,000-year-old stone faces and engravings emerge amid severe drought in Amazon Ancient human faces believed to have been carved into rock up to 2,000 years ago have been revealed in the Amazon. The previously hidden petroglyphs were spotted on a riverbank after an extreme drought last week caused water levels to plummet to their lowest level … Read more
2,000-Year-Old Celtic Dice Discovered In Poland A dice, probably dating from the 3rd and early 2nd centuries BC, was discovered at the Celtic settlement of Samborowice in the Silesian Voivodeship in southern Poland. The oldest dice found in Poland! Celts once inhabited southern Poland only in a few regions, including: on the Głubczyce plateau, i.e. near Racibórz … Read more
Intact 1,800-Year-Old Roman Sarcophagus With Unexpected Treasures Found In France Archaeologists from France’s National Institute of Preventive Archeology (INRAP) have unearthed an unlooted ancient stone sarcophagus in the vast ancient necropolis on Rue Soussillon in northeastern France. It’s not often that archaeologists find an unlooted Roman sarcophagus, so when it does happen, it becomes the … Read more
Remarkable Discovery: Ancient Roman Temple Unearthed Beneath Supermarket Site in Sarsina Sarsina is a sleepy, rural town of barely 3,000 residents straddling the pristine Apennine mountains in Italy’s Emilia Romagna region, surrounded by stunning views and grazing sheep. While it has a glorious past, as a strategic defensive outpost for the Roman Empire and the … Read more
8-year-old boy unearths 1800-Year-Old Roman Coin Found in German School Playground A nine-year-old boy in Germany has made a remarkable discovery while playing in a sandbox: a rare 1800-year-old Roman coin. The child, named Bjarne, discovered the object in August 2022 while playing in the sandbox of the elementary school in the city of Bremen. … Read more
2,000-year-old synagogue found in southern Russia Archaeologists say they have discovered one of the world’s earliest synagogues at the site of an ancient city. A team of experts made the find during excavations at the archaeological site of Phanagoria, which is on the Taman Peninsula in southwestern Russia. The ancient settlement was founded by Greek … Read more
3,800-Year-Old Cuneiform Tablet Unearthed at Earthquake-Damaged Site in Turkey Earlier this year, a massive and horrifying earthquake struck southern and central Turkey and northern and western Syria. Almost 60,000 people died in the deadliest earthquake in present-day Turkey since the 526 Antioch earthquake and the deadliest natural disaster in its modern history. When residential buildings, … Read more
Lost 1,500-Year-Old Teotihuacan Village Unearthed in Mexico City’s Heart Excavations revealed three human burials, as well as ceramics and architectural structures from a settlement that existed around A.D. 450 to 650. Archeologists have unearthed the lost remains of a Teotihuacan village, including human burials, in the heart of Mexico City. Ceramics found scattered around the … Read more