Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The medieval treasures including coins and jewelry that could possibly belong to a Ruthenian princess and sister-in-law of 12-century Polish king Bolesław the Wrymouth were discovered in the small village of Słuszków. The 900-year-old riches which
Jan Bartek – Ancient Pages.com – Archaeologists have found an ancient stone vessel that reveals the location of a long-lost tomb of a Chinese Emperor in the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220). Scientists have long speculated the tomb of emperor Liu
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Homo sapiens emerged in Africa around 300 thousand years ago, where their fossils are found with the earliest cultural and technological expressions of our species. The last populations to preserve tool-making traditions first established by the
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A six-foot-tall statue of a female figure who may represent an elite woman rather than a goddess, or some mixture of the two, has been accidentally unearthed in a citrus grove near Mexico’s Gulf coast.
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A stone bearing a Greek inscription dated to the end of the Byzantine period (the late sixth–early seventh centuries CE) was recently discovered last during maintenance works in the area of the Nitzana National Park
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists excavating in Tartu in Estonia have discovered a Medieval city dating back to the Great Northern War. Tartu, the oldest city of Estonia was demolished in the Great Northern War, but the walls remained. Many
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists excavating near the city of Capua, Italy have unearthed two ancient tombs. One of the discovered sarcophagi still remains sealed. The find was made at the cemetery near the central Piazza San Tommaso d’Aquino.
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A team of Turkish scientists and archaeologists discovered the remains of A 2,500-year-old Aphrodite Temple in the Urla-Cesme peninsula in Turkey’s west. A compilation photo of the artifacts found at the temple. MSGSÜ via Anadolu
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – More than 12,000 years ago, people developed a sophisticated technique for making a play dough-like material from mammoth ivory. This prehistoric technique enabled us to make tools – or decorations – that still puzzle modern
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Four previously unknown and interconnected cisterns have been unearthed during archaeological excavations carried out at the ancient city of Metropolis, an important city of trade along with Ephesus and Smyrna. The ruins of Metropolis have
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Many treasure hunters spend years searching for something valuable, but sometimes the most precious ancient objects can be discovered by those who don’t look for them at all. This is exactly what happened to a
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Stealing ancient artifacts has become a common crime these days and authorities are doing all they can to retrieve antiques that are often smuggled in the most unusual way. This time Israel Antiquities Authority reports
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Researchers examined the prehistoric, 350,000-year-old stone tool that was used to grind food and other materials, and to make the hard life of hominids easier. The artifact is the oldest tool identified to date, was
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A large number of artifacts dated back to the Bronze Age were found hidden in a truck with Romanian license plates, driven by a Serbian citizen who said he was transporting them from Ukraine. Photo: Serbian
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Underwater excavation suggests a massive paleo-tsunami struck near the ancient settlement of Tel Dor between 9,910 to 9,290 years ago. Tel Dor was a maritime city-mound occupied from the Middle Bronze II period (2000-1550 BCE)
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The two-meter-long Roman mosaic dating back to the city’s Roman occupation between 60 BC. and AD 300 was uncovered under a municipality building by a team of workers who were carrying out excavations to extend
