Depiction of Trojan War hero Ajax found in 1,800-year-old submerged building in Greece Archaeologists exploring the east coast of Salamis, the largest Greek island in the Saronic Gulf, discovered a large, long, and narrow public building partially submerged underwater. The…
Mysterious boat from 1800s uncovered by construction crews during downtown St. Augustine road project Construction workers in northeast Florida have unearthed a piece of 19th-century history buried beneath the oldest city in the United States. Florida Department of Transportation crews were digging…
Shipboard cannon found off the Swedish coast may be the oldest in Europe An international research team led by maritime archaeologist Staffan von Arbin of the University of Gothenburg has studied what might be Europe’s oldest shipboard cannon. The cannon…
19th-Century Hospital and Cemetery Unearthed Underwater off Florida Keys Archaeologists have found the remains of a 19th-century hospital and cemetery underwater off the coast of the Florida Keys, officials shared this week. The wreckage of a small quarantine hospital and…
17th-Century Warship Wrested From Icy Baltic Sea, Near-Perfect Condition During the 1620s, Swedish king Gustavus Adolphus ordered the construction of a new warship to serve his people’s defense. The warship picked the name Vasa and its construction was hurried as…
Legendary Viking Sunstones Did Exist: Viking Sagas Were More Truthful Than We Realized Ancient lore has suggested that the Vikings used special crystals to find their way under less-than-sunny skies. Though none of these so-called “sunstones” have ever been found…