Archaeologists have just discovered an inextricable network of galleries, shafts and chambers. Continue reading “An exceptional discovery at Thorikos, Greece”
Archaeologists from the Museum of London have discovered an ornate Roman fresco lying some six metres below street level. Continue reading “Roman fresco unearthed in London”
The head of an ancient Greek statue of extraordinary artistic and historical value will finally arrive back in Italy on Friday – almost three decades after being illegally ripped from the ground. Continue reading “Getty Museum returns head of Greek statue to Italy”
Archaeologists have discovered what appears to be a Viking navigational sundial. Continue reading “Viking ‘sunstones’ put to the test”
ARCHAEOLOGISTS have uncovered a boat intended to carry the soul of its owner to the stars buried under the ruins of a 4500-year-old Egyptian tomb. Continue reading “Egyptian Solar boat discovered”
The SS Monte Carlo was sunk nearly 80 years ago with the ruins lying on a beach near Coronado Shores, California. Continue reading “SS Monte Carlo ‘Sin Ship’ resurfaces”
Historian of science Mathieu Ossendrijver of Humboldt University, using the texts from three published and two unpublished cuneiform tablets from the British Museum, realized that the Babylonians calculated the position of the planet Jupiter with geometrical methods between 350 and 50 B.C. Continue reading “Babylonian Astronomers Described Jupiter’s Motion”
The illegal dumping of rubbish in Roman catacombs along the Appian Way has been discovered by Italian police. Continue reading “Illegal dumpsite found in Roman catacombs”
Archaeologists have discovered a mass grave containing 300 skeletons under ground being assessed for an affordable housing development. Continue reading “Medieval mass burial found under UK car park”
The 1,500-year-old history of Hagia Sophia, an iconic world cultural heritage site and the most spectacular Orthodox cathedral in eastern Christendom for a millennium, is explored in a new 45-minute screening on show at the Hellenic Cosmos Culture Centre’s dome-shaped Virtual Reality Theatre, or ‘Tholos’, in Athens.
Source: The Archaeology News Network: History of Hagia Sophia at Hellenic Cosmos VR ‘Tholos’ Theatre, Athens
Two small sized sculptures (approx 0.54cm height), one of Artemis made of copper and a second of her brother Apollo made of marble Have been found on Crete.
Continue reading “Statues depicting Artemis and Apollo found in Crete”
A worker excavating the planned site of a bridge and new interstate connection on the northwest side has unearthed a series of footprints, an archaeological find that is believed to date back more than 2,500 years. Continue reading “Ancient footprints found at Tucson road construction site”
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