Archeology
The Vanished Tomb of Alexander the Great
One of the unsolved mysteries of antiquity is the time-worn tomb of Alexander the Great. His biographer Arrian / Arrian of Nicomedia, or Flavius Arrian, is a Greek who lived…
Category: Archeology
Archeology
Tomb of a Mongol warrior with a horse, saber and arrows found in Transnistria
In the vicinity of the village of Glinoe, Slobodzeya region, Pridnestrovian archaeologists discovered the burial place of a noble Mongol warrior. His belonging to the highest military aristocracy is evidenced…
Archeology
A mysterious “Master of the Universe” from ancient Palmyra has finally been identified
An unknown god described in inscriptions from the ancient city of Palmyra, located in modern Syria, has long puzzled scientists. But now a researcher says she's cracked the case, Live…
Archeology
Treasure of gold Roman aureus buried in Britain before the Roman conquest
British archaeologist Adrian Marsden reported on the results of a study of a treasure found several years ago in Norfolk County. The most valuable finds were ten Roman gold coins…
America
Mythical treasures of the ship “San Jose” turned out to be real
Colombia, Spain and a Bolivian tribe dispute whose galleon and its riches sunk in the Caribbean sea At the end of May 1708, the Spanish galleon "San Jose" set sail…
Archeology
Archaeologists thaw a block of ice containing the remains of a warrior boy who lived 1,300 years ago
In the laboratory of the Bavarian Monuments Authority in Bamberg, scientists have begun thawing a block of ice containing remains from an elite 6th-century burial. The block was specially created…
Archeology
Buried in three coffins made of gold, silver and steel: scientists continue the search for the tomb of Attila
The famous ancient military leader died at the age of 58 on his wedding night, after marrying his new wife. The leader of the ancient tribe of the Huns, Attila,…
Archeology
Lying in a mound with a naked concubine: scientists showed a mummy that is 2.5 thousand years old
The mummy, which is more than two and a half thousand years old, has been kept in Novosibirsk for 30 years, reports Alina Guritzkaya for Sibkray.ru. The body of a…
Archeology
1,600-year-old depictions of Old Testament heroines discovered in Israel
The earliest known depictions of two biblical heroines were recently discovered by a team of archaeologists at the ancient synagogue of Hukok in the Lower Galilee. The Huqoq Excavation Project…
Archeology
Napoleon’s soldiers fertilized the fields of Britain
A Scottish archaeologist has proposed his hypothesis to explain the extremely small number of human remains on the battlefield of Waterloo. Duke of Wellington at the Battle of Waterloo. Painting…