Archaeology
Rare gold coin of the Roman Empire discovered in South Russia
Russian news sources have reported the discovery of a rare gold coin of the Bosporan kingdom during the course of excavations in the Crimean region of Kuban.
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Archaeology
Ancient Egyptian funerary equipment workshops revealed at Valley of the Monkeys
Ancient Egyptian funerary equipment workshops have been revealed at Luxor’s Valley of the Monkeys by a team of...
Archaeology
3,000-year-old teeth solve Pacific banana mystery
Humans began transporting and growing banana in Vanuatu 3000 years ago, a University of Otago scientist has discovered.
Skeletons...
Archaeology
Pala period Vishnu idol unearthed
A stone idol of Lord Vishnu resembling the idols of Pala and Sen period was recovered from Beldanga...
Archaeology
Floods threaten Iran’s ancient sites
Some of Iran’s age-old cultural heritage sites have been reportedly damaged as a result of heavy rainfall and...
Byzantine swords unearthed at the Jaffa Gate in Jerusalem
During urban redevelopment work west of the Jaffa Gate, one of the seven main entrances to the Old City of Jerusalem, archaeologists stumbled upon...
New discovery in San Casciano: A marble Apollo emerges from the water
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...
Well-preserved mosaic featuring lions discovered in the ancient city of Prusias ad Hypium
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...
Significant discoveries made at the Claterna Archaeological Site in northern Italy
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,...
Radiocarbon dating meets Egyptology and Biblical accounts in the city of Gezer
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...
The complex origins of viticulture in the Western Mediterranean
A study of grape seeds from the Middle Bronze Age, conducted by Italian, French, and British researchers, provides unprecedented information about the origins of...