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Ancient treasure hiding place found in Israel

Israeli archaeologists were lucky to find in 2021 a treasure with rare silver coins, which are more than 2 thousand years old. An ancient cache has been set up in a crevice in a rock...

Why did Vikings have ‘Allah’ embroidered into funeral clothes?

Researchers in Sweden have found Arabic characters woven into burial costumes from Viking boat graves. The discovery raises new questions about the influence of Islam in Scandinavia, writes journalist Tharik Hussain. They were kept in...

Mosaic with thank you inscription found in ancient Antioch

Archaeologists have discovered images of heaven, peacocks, and a text in which a former slave thanks God for liberation in a 6th-century church. Specialists from the Museum of Archeology of Hatay (Turkey) are excavating a...

An ancient gold mask from Peru is painted with human blood

The red pigment also contains traces of bird eggs A 1,000-year-old mask found on the head of an ancient skeleton was painted with human blood, according to a new study. Archaeologists from the Sikan Archaeological Project...

Israel Antiquities Authority reports underwater find

Israel Antiquities Authority reports underwater find of 900-year-old sword of a knight-crusader Recently, an Israeli diver discovered ancient objects at the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea near Hof HaCarmel, among which there was a sword...

Roman villa in Croatia rebuilt to protect against Ostrogoths

Archaeologists have discovered on the Croatian island of Rab a building of Roman settlers from Dalmatia, erected to protect against the Ostrogoths. A temporary wooden structure was erected on the site of a complex...

Alemannic horseman with weapons and an ivory comb

Archaeologists have found the burial of an Alemannic horseman with weapons and an ivory comb German archaeologists have discovered in Bavaria two burials of the Alemanns of the 6th century AD. The grave of the...

20th century invention found in Persian manuscripts

Chromium steel was considered one of the main inventions of the 20th century, but archaeologists from Great Britain, having examined medieval Persian manuscripts, discovered a recipe for its receipt. This is a 10-11 century manuscript...

Archaeologists find a bronze military diploma from the Roman period in Turkey

Archaeologists have found during the excavation of the ancient city of Perret a bronze military diploma from the Roman period, which was issued in 123 AD, that is, during the reign of Emperor Hadrian....

Court in the Netherlands – Scythian gold is owned by Ukraine, not Russia

A court in the Netherlands has ruled that Scythian gold is owned by Ukraine, not Russia The Court of Appeal in Amsterdam recognized the Scythian gold as Ukrainian property, Novosti reports. "Although the sites originate in...

Anthropological gallery of the inhabitants of ancient Phanagoria

Anthropologists and scientists from the Institute of Archeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences plan to recreate the image of people who lived in ancient times in the city of Phanagoria on the Taman...

Ancient grave of a decapitated horse found in Germany

The animal was buried among the people in the cemetery for nobles and warriors of the Merovingian era. Excavations took place in the city of Knitlingen, in the southern part of Germany, in the state...

A collector who lived 105 thousand years ago

In South Africa, found a cache of a collector who lived 105 thousand years ago Artifacts were found in a stone cave in the Kalahari. This hideout is located on the Ga-Mohana Hill near the city...

Italian works of art found in the United States

Italian works of art worth 10 million euros have been found in the United States Antiques from various American museums have been found to have been obtained illegally Italian police have found about 200 works of...

Candy from a Grand Duchess for a restorer at the Hermitage

The emperor's sister hid the delicacy in the sleeve of her ball gown. Hermitage restorer Galina Fedorova came across an unexpected gift in the ball gown of Grand Duchess Ksenia Alexandrovna, sister of Russian Emperor...

The mythical temple of Melkart discovered

Researchers from the University of Seville may have managed to locate the long-sought ruins of the temple of the Phoenician god Melkart, whom locals call Hercules Gaditano. It is a monumental structure in the Gulf...

Forgotten fossils

The remains of ancient animals were wrapped in 100-year-old newspapers. Two dozen fossils, wrapped in multiple layers of newspaper and tied with twine, were found in wooden boxes on one of the shelves in the...

Film studio “Lenfilm” intends to restore all films from its “golden collection”

The process has already begun with paintings by Alexander Sokurov. The immediate plans are to restore the tape "Taurus" by Alexander Sokurov. The TASS agency was told in the studio that the director's personal participation...

Egypt has returned to the country about 30 thousand stolen artifacts in 10 years

This year alone, 5,300 monuments of ancient Egyptian civilization were uncovered at the Museum of the Bible in Washington. Over the past 10 years, Egypt has managed to return to its homeland about 30 thousand...

Ritual artifacts found under the temple of the female pharaoh Hatshepsut

Archaeologists were surprised by the quality and quantity of finds, among which statuettes of women sacrificed stood out. The funeral temple of Hatshepsut in Deir el-Bahri was built during the reign of the female pharaoh...

Archaeologists have found a shovel, created 100 thousand years BC

In China, archaeologists during excavations in the Shandong province discovered an unusual bone tool - a "shovel", which is at least 99,000 years old. This weapon is already recognized as the oldest ever found...

Roman Baths – in Bulgaria, archaeologists have found jewelry that was lost 1600 years ago

In Bulgaria, archaeologists have discovered a gold chain with three beads in Roman baths, The history blog reports. Such a find was discovered in the Deultum National Archaeological Reserve, which is located in southeastern...

A rare copy of the US constitution sold at auction for $ 43 million

An extremely rare original copy of the US constitution has sold for $ 43 million - a world record for a historical document sold at auction, Sotheby's said. It is one of only 11...

“Tiffany” from the Paleolithic. Archaeologists find world’s oldest jewelry in Morocco

Morocco is a country located in the northwestern part of Africa, a former French colony. The capital is Rabat. Famous and one of the largest cities in the country are Casablanca and Marrakech. According to...

A fragment of a long-lost 12th-century poem has been found in the cover of a book

The work tells the story of the siege of Orange - a city in the Rhone Valley, France, and is part of a series of epic narrative poems about the legendary hero Guillaume d'Orange A...
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