Wednesday, September 3 2025

Author: Emma Carola

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850-year-old medieval coins discovered in a grave in Sweden

Archaeologists have opened the grave of a man they believe was between 20 and 25 years old when he died. They found 170 silver coins in the grave, some of which were previously unknown. The coins were found in a medieval cemetery in Brahekyrkan on the Swedish island of Visingsö. The Jönköping County Museum announced

Scientists offer new insight into when the first humans may have appeared off the coast of Southeast Alaska

Scientists offer new insight into when the first humans may have appeared off the coast of Southeast Alaska

For many years, scientists investigate when the first humans made the first footprints in North America. The discovery of a set of 20,000-year-old human footprints in a dry lake bed in New Mexico has scientists excited to answer this question. First discovered in 2009, these fossilized footprints overturned everything known about when humans first appeared

Hundreds of previously unknown prehistoric monuments discovered with LIDAR technology in Ireland

Hundreds of previously unknown prehistoric monuments discovered with LIDAR technology in Ireland

James O’Driscoll from the Department of Archaeology at the University of Aberdeen used LIDAR technology to survey the Baltinglass site in County Wicklow, Ireland. The results of the study were published in the journal Antiquity. LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) is a remote sensing method that measures the distance and shape of an object or

Volcanic glass rock dating back to 5900 BC found in Dündartepe mound is on display at Samsun Museum

Volcanic glass rock dating back to 5900 BC found in Dündartepe mound is on display at Samsun Museum

Obsidian (volcanic glass rock) blades and many tools belonging to the Chalcolithic Age between 5900-3200 BC, found during the excavations at Dündartepe mound, are on display at the Samsun Museum. Dündartepe Mound is located in the İlkadım district of Samsun. Today the mound is located in the city center. Dündartepe is also known as Öksürük

A colonnaded Roman street connected to the sea was unearthed in Antalya

A colonnaded Roman street connected to the sea was unearthed in Antalya

A colonnaded Roman street connected to the sea has been discovered in Antalya, Turkey’s city of culture and tourism. 100 meters of the 800-meter-long road has been uncovered so far. The street was uncovered during the ongoing archaeological excavations at the Hıdırlık Tower, one of the historical symbols of Antalya. ‘Hıdırlık Tower Surrounding Archaeological Excavation

Thousands of artifacts smuggled abroad brought back to Turkey

Thousands of artifacts smuggled abroad brought back to Türkiye

Türkiye has managed to recover thousands of cultural artifacts that it has been tracking since 1980. Historical artifacts smuggled abroad are being brought back with the efforts of the teams fighting against cultural heritage smuggling within the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. According to the data of the General Directorate of Cultural Heritage and Museums

6000-year-old Chalcolithic ivory pot discovered in Israel

6000-year-old Chalcolithic ivory pot discovered in Israel

An excavation near Beersheba in southern Israel has unearthed a jar made of ivory tusks dating to the Chalcolithic period (around 4,000 BC). The find is the first Chalcolithic ivory pot discovered in Israel. Although the jar was initially disassembled, careful restoration work by experts at the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) laboratories enabled it to

Archaeologists discovered a Neolithic henge while searching for a nobleman's grave in England

Archaeologists discovered a Neolithic henge while searching for a nobleman’s grave in England

When archaeologists from Newcastle University were working to find the tomb of Saint Guthlac, who died in Crowland, Lincolnshire in 714 and became famous for his life of solitude, renouncing a life of wealth as the son of a nobleman, they surprisingly found a much more complex and ancient history than they expected. Guthlac was

Amisos Mosaic depicting Achilles and Thetis in the Ancient City of Amisos

The Amisos Mosaic was discovered in 1958 during excavation works in the ancient city of Amisos. The central panel in the center of the Amisos Mosaic, which has a base size of 56 m2, depicts Achilles and Thetis, and there are inscriptions on the heads of the figures indicating their identity. This panel depicts the

Roman sarcophagus found for the first time in Diyarbakır

Roman sarcophagus found for the first time in Diyarbakır

A sarcophagus thought to be from the Roman period was found during the restoration works of the damaged points of the 5,000-year-old Diyarbakır city walls, a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site. The sarcophagus found in Diyarbakır attracted attention because it was found for the first time. While the restoration work on the 4th stage of

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