Archaeologist Kostas Sismanidis announced the discovery of the likely resting place of Aristotle at an international conference at Thessaloniki on Thursday.
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The remains of Roman urns have been discovered by workers expanding a private carpark in the area of Put Dragulina.
The British Library’s Flickr Commons project archive contains over one million images from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. Continue reading “British library puts over 1,000,000 images in the Public Domain”
Nova Scotia archaeologists say they may have unearthed fresh evidence of a long-sought-after 18th century British fortress under a lawn in this historic coastal city.
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It is with sadness that History Bytez relays the news of the death of a colleague and friend most recently of the Classics department at UTAS. Dr Geoff Adams passed away too young on Sunday at the age of only 40, I worked with Geoff for several years in his time at UNE we shared many a beer and discussion about all things history, he was an enthusiastic lover of the past and clearly instilled that passion in his students. History Bytez would like to send its condolences not only to his family, friends and colleagues but also his children and wife Nicole.
He will be missed.
Vale Geoff
Two amateur divers have discovered the remains of a sunken merchant ship from approximately 1,600 years ago in the ancient port of Caesarea.
Police arrested two alleged gang members and seized hundreds of looted treasures from the ancient Greek and Roman eras during the operation. Continue reading “Italy busts gang ‘smuggling looted archaeological treasures’”
Archaeologists believe that they have identified one of the Norse ‘Thing’ sites on the island Bute.
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Leonard Siffleet was an Australian Special Forces radio operator, sent on mission to Papua New Guinea to establish a coastwatching station. Continue reading “1943 Leonard Siffleet beheaded with a sword by a Japanese soldier”
Inquisitive teen William Gadoury, has a deep fascination with ancient Maya, analysed 22 Mayan constellations and realised that the Mayans aligned their 117 cities with the positions of the stars.
May 10 – The future emperor Claudius II (Marcus Aurelius Valerius Claudius Augustus) more commonly known as Claudius Gothicus was born on this day A.D. 210.
Tombs dated to the Mycenaean period (1600-1100 BC) have been uncovered near the town of Kiveri.
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On May 8th 1886 Coca – Cola was invented in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr John Stith Pemberton made a syrup which was then carbonated with water. The drink was trialed at a local pharmacy and sold as a soda fountain drink for 5 cents a glass.
First settled around 3000BC the sacred ground of Olympia on the Peloponnese peninsula in Greece, is believed to have become the stage for the first Ancient Olympic Games in 776BC.
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