Investigations of the Georgenberg Mine in Dürrnberg near Salzburg have led to the discovery of a well-preserved 2000-year-old children’s shoe. The German Mining Museum Bochum and the Leibniz Research Museum…
Category: Archaeology
Tomb of 3,000-year-old priest found at Pacopampa |
Archaeologists have found a tomb containing the burial of a 3,000-year-old priest in the Pacopampa Archaeological Zone, located in the department of Cajamarca, Peru. Excavations have been conducted as a…
Nose ring made from human bone found by archaeologists at Palenque |
Archaeologists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) have uncovered a nose ring made from human bone during excavations at the Maya city of Palenque. Palenque, also known…
Archaeologists find stone lion’s head during excavations in Sicily |
Archaeologists from Ruhr University (RUB) have uncovered a stone lion’s head during excavations in the ancient city of Selinunte. Selinunte was a Greek city on the south-western coast of Sicily.…
Atlantean type sculpture discovered in the Archaeological Zone of Chichén Itzá |
Archaeologists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) have discovered an Atlantean type sculpture while prospecting for a new road in the Archaeological Zone of Chichén Itzá. Chichén…
Neolithic shell dragon discovered in Inner Mongolia |
According to a news announcement by China’s Global Times, archaeologists have discovered a shell dragon made from mussels during excavations in the city of Chifeng, Inner Mongolia. The discovery has…
Archaeologists uncover large Roman complex in gravel quarry |
A team of archaeologists from the Office for the Preservation of Monuments and Archaeology have uncovered a large Roman complex during excavations in a gravel quarry near Cham-Oberwil, located in…
Roman capitolium temple discovered in Sarsina |
In a press announcement by the Italian Ministry of Culture (MIC), archaeologists have discovered a Roman temple in the Italian town of Sarsina. During antiquity, Sarsina was a settlement of…
Researchers extract ancient DNA from a 2,900-year-old clay brick |
Researchers from the University of Oxford have extracted ancient DNA from a 2,900-year-old clay brick that originates from the ancient city of Kalhu. Kalhu, also known as Nimrud, is an…
Archaeologists uncover Maya dish depicting wahyis spirit |
Archaeologists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) have uncovered a Maya dish depicting a wahyis protective spirit during excavations at Cansacbé in the Mexican state of Campeche.…
