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Latest Articles

Byzantine swords unearthed at the Jaffa Gate in Jerusalem

2023-11-18

During urban redevelopment work west of the Jaffa Gate, one of the seven main entrances to the Old City of Jerusalem, archaeologists stumbled upon an unexpected treasure. The Israel Antiquities Authority, led by archaeologist Aren Maeir, uncovered a complex of buildings dating from the...

New discovery in San Casciano: A marble Apollo emerges from the water

2023-11-18

Following the awe-inspiring bronze findings, a monumental statue standing almost two meters tall, a marble copy of the Greek Praxiteles' original bronze, is the latest treasure unearthed from the mud and bubbling water of the San Casciano excavations. This extraordinary discovery is exclusively revealed...

Well-preserved mosaic featuring lions discovered in the ancient city of Prusias ad Hypium

2023-11-17

Archaeologists have uncovered a mosaic with lion motifs during excavations in the ancient city of Prusias ad Hypium. Excavations continue in the ancient city of "Prusias on the Hypius River" or Prusias ad Hypium in the Conurālṗa region of the Düzce province in Turkey. It...

Significant discoveries made at the Claterna Archaeological Site in northern Italy

2023-11-17

The archaeological investigations at the ancient Roman city of Claterna, covering only a tenth of the site's vast 18-hectare expanse, have yielded remarkable findings, according to statements by Undersecretary Lucia Borgonzoni. Describing it as the largest unstratified archaeological area in Northern Italy, Borgonzoni drew...

Radiocarbon dating meets Egyptology and Biblical accounts in the city of Gezer

2023-11-15

New dates provide detailed insights into the timing of events in the ancient city of Gezer, according to a study published in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Lyndelle Webster of the Austrian Academy of Sciences and colleagues. Gezer is an ancient southern Levantine city, well known from Egyptian,...

The complex origins of viticulture in the Western Mediterranean

2023-11-15

A study of grape seeds from the Middle Bronze Age, conducted by Italian, French, and British researchers, provides unprecedented information about the origins of domesticated vines and viticulture in Southern Italy. Published in the journal Scientific Reports, the study demonstrates the exploitation of domesticated...

Europe was not covered by dense forest before the arrival of modern humans

2023-11-15

Textbooks on biology and forestry make it clear that large parts of Europe would naturally be covered by dense forests. The textbook narrative is that our ancestors felled the forests, drained the swamps and cultivated the heathland. In other words, they created the varied landscapes...

Archaeologists discover Roman wind chime decorated with ‘magical’ phallus in Serbia

2023-11-14

Recent excavations in Viminacium have led to an extraordinary discovery. Archaeologists, just as they began researching the city, stumbled upon a unique object known as a tintinabulum, shaped like a winged phallus, serving as an amulet. "Just as the exploration of the civilian settlement (city)...

Monumental Bronze Age Meeting Hall discovered near tomb of legendary king in Germany

2023-11-12

Archaeologists have debunked the notion that the Prignitz is a peripheral region, at least concerning the Bronze Age. It appears that the region was a center of power around the time of the legendary King Hinz, about 2800 years ago. This is supported by the...

Sculpted warrior face emerges at Chichén Itzá

2023-11-10

During excavations funded by the Archaeological Zones Improvement Program (Promeza) at the Temple 6 of Maudslay, part of the Casa Colorada complex in Chichén Itzá, Yucatán, the sculpted face of a warrior has emerged. Adorned with a snake helmet with open jaws and a...

Anthropology

New research exposes early humans’ ecological versatility

2023-11-09

The origins of human genus have long been associated with savannah and grassland environments of Africa. Due to this association, it was thought that the first human dispersal into Eurasia followed grassy corridors leading from Africa to Asia and to Europe. This link between...