The tomb was discovered by an Italian farmer while plowing a field near Perugia in Umbria. Continue reading “Intact Etruscan tomb discovered”
As we have written about a couple of times in the past, Isis is engaged in the systemic destruction of ancient sites and artefacts in Syria but at the same time, as the warnings from the FBI indicate, they are selling artefacts to fund their activities.
Footprints belonging to sauropods that plodded through a lagoon in the middle Jurassic period have been uncovered on a beach on the Isle of Skye. Continue reading “Dinosaur footprints found on beach”
Researchers working on the tomb of Tutankhamen investigating the theory put forward by Nicholas Reeves have announced that Continue reading “Tutankhamen’s tomb almost certain to have hidden chamber”
Researchers have discovered a number of stone tools and a near complete elephant skeleton dating to 300,000-600,000 years ago at Megalopolis in Greece. Continue reading “Elephant butchered at one of the oldest sites in Greece”
In revisit of an earlier story the darker side of the world’s oldest winemaking facility has been revealed. Continue reading “Revisiting the world’s oldest winery”
In March 1879, the Cyrus cylinder was discovered in Iraq made from baked clay and only about 22cm long Continue reading “Ancient Babylonian declaration of human rights”
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Archaeologist Patricia Sutherland has been putting together a compelling case for the discovery for the second viking outpost ever discovered in the Americas. Whilst working on the Island of Baffin Sutherland found whetstones containing cupric-alloy traces, indicating the presence of bronze which was unknown to the native inhabitants but used by the viking metalsmiths.
Earlier excavations in the 1960’s uncovered parts of a stone and sod building which archaeologist Moreau Maxwell described as difficult interpret led Sutherland to suspect the presence of vikings.
In addition Sutherland has, since 2001, discovered a number of artefacts pointing to the presence of vikings, including : yarn, building remains, a whalebone shovel and pelt fragments.
The video below is presented by two members of the world monuments fund team working on the archaeological site of Babylon in Iraq. Continue reading “A video walk-through of the archaeological site of Babylon”
An important neolithic site has been discovered by archaeologists surveying the site for a new school. Continue reading “Largest ever Neolithic discovery on Anglesey”
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