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The villa where Emperor Augustus died excavated

Researchers from the University of Tokyo have discovered a nearly 2,000-year-old building among ancient Roman ruins buried in volcanic ash in southern Italy. Scholars believe it may have been a villa owned by the...

A robot to protect cultural monuments developed in China

Space engineers from China have developed a robot to protect cultural monuments from harmful environmental influences, reported end of February Xinhua. Scientists from Beijing's space program have used a robot originally designed for orbital missions...

Climate change is a threat to antiquities

A study in Greece shows how weather events affect cultural heritage Rising temperatures, prolonged heat and drought are affecting climate change worldwide. Now, the first study in Greece that examines the effect of climate change...

Manuscripts Charred After the Eruption of Vesuvius Read by Artificial Intelligence

The manuscripts are more than 2,000 years old and were severely damaged after the eruption of the volcano in AD 79. Three scientists managed to read a small part of charred manuscripts after the eruption...

Rome partially restored Trajan’s Basilica with the money of a Russian oligarch

Asked about the topic, Rome's chief curator of cultural heritage, Claudio Parisi Presicce, said Usmanov's funding was agreed before Western sanctions, and Rome's ancient heritage, he says, is "universal". The imposing colonnade of Trajan's Basilica...

Archaeologists in Turkey have discovered the oldest pieces of cloth

Fossilised textile products have been discovered in the town of Çatal-Huyük, founded around 9,000 years ago in what is now Turkey.

Yakhchāl: The Ancient Ice Makers of the Desert

These structures, scattered across Iran, functioned as primitive refrigerators In the waterless expanses of the Persian desert, an amazing and ingenious ancient technology was discovered, known as yakhchāl, which means "ice pit" in Persian. Yakhchāl...

Archaeologists have discovered a tomb of a royal scribe near Cairo

Discovery of a tomb of a royal scribe Jheuti Em Hat by A Czech archaeological expedition from Charles University during excavations at the Abu Sir necropolis

An ancient Egyptian papyrus describes a rare snake with 4 teeth and dozens of other poisonous reptiles

Written records can tell us a lot about ancient civilizations. Recent research on the venomous snakes described in an ancient Egyptian papyrus suggests more than you might think. A much more diverse range of...

A 500-year-old hammam harkens back to Istanbul’s ancient past

Closed to the public for more than a decade, the stunning Zeyrek Çinili Hamam once again reveals its wonders to the world. Located in Istanbul's Zeyrek district, on the European side of the Bosphorus, adjacent...

Countless treasures found in world’s oldest merchant ship

A Middle Bronze Age shipwreck discovered at Kumluk, off Antalya, on Turkey's southern coast, is believed to be one of the world's oldest known wrecks. It represents a significant discovery for underwater archeology from...

The “Tomb of Salome”

A 2,000-year-old burial web site has been found by Israeli authorities. The discover is named the "Tomb of Salome", one of the midwives who attended the delivery of Jesus The Israeli authorities have revealed "one of...

A famous archaeologist with sensational news: We are about to discover the common grave of Cleopatra and Mark Antony

Archaeologists have announced that they are very close to discovering the place where the last ruler of Egypt, Cleopatra, and her lover, the Roman general Mark Antony, were buried, in all probability together. Scientists believe...

Serbian miners discovered a valuable archaeological find on the banks of the Danube

A valuable archaeological find on the banks of the Danube, not far from Bulgaria - Serbian miners discovered an ancient Roman ship with a 13-meter hull in a mine. An excavator in the Dramno mine...

The British Museum displays the Bulgarian national treasure – the Panagyurishte treasure

The Panagyurishte Treasure is included in the exhibition "Luxury and Power: From Persia to Greece" at the British Museum. The exhibition explores the history of luxury as a political tool in the Middle East and...

The first Roman coins with a female image are of the cruel Fulvia

Mark Antony's wife was reputed to be a greater tyrant than men in the Roman Empire Ancient Roman coins with the profiles of Fulvia As is known, when Mark Antony fell in love with the Egyptian...

A rare 2,000-year-old coin was discovered in the Judean desert

It was found next to the entrance to a cave in the Ain Gedi nature reserve, with three pomegranates on one side and a cup on the other A rare 2,000-year-old coin dating back to...

Archaeologist claims to have discovered biblical Sodom

Researchers are certain that Tell el-Hamam in Jordan, where signs of extreme heat and a layer of destruction are consistent with the biblical story of the destruction of Sodom, is the site of this...

A 7,000-year-old mummy with a tattoo discovered

Archaeologists uncover a 7000-year-old perfectly preserved tattoo on the Siberian Ice Maiden, shedding light on the enduring nature of fashion trends throughout history. Intriguing archaeological findings suggest that the age-old saying "the new is the...

The Cleopatra scandal deepens: Egypt demands billions of dollars in compensation

A team of Egyptian lawyers and archaeologists is demanding that the streaming company "Netflix" pay compensation in the amount of two billion dollars for the distortion of the image of Queen Cleopatra and Ancient...

Remains of an ancient Roman watchtower have been discovered in Switzerland

Swiss archaeologists conducting exploratory excavations in the Schaarenwald am Rhein nature reserve earlier this year discovered the location of an ancient Roman watchtower. It was a site surrounded by a moat (possibly additionally reinforced with...

The Sumerian King List and Kubaba: The First Queen of the Ancient World

From Cleopatra to Razia Sultan, history is full of powerful women who defied the norms of their time. But have you ever heard of Queen Kubaba? Ruler of Sumer around 2500 BC, she may...

Scientists study sarcophagi from Ancient Egypt with computed tomography

A collaboration between the museum and the clinic could set a precedent for combining the study of historical artifacts with cutting-edge medical technology to better understand the past In a meticulously planned operation that took...

A woman from a Fayum portrait was diagnosed by the image

Scientists have studied a Fayum portrait of a young woman dating back to the 2nd century and stored at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Did the Library of Alexandria really exist?

It is said to be one of the greatest archives of classical knowledge of the ancient world, it housed the books of all times. It was built by the Greek-speaking subjects of the Ptolemaic...
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