Category: Archaeology

Archaeologists Find Mysterious Pyramid Staircase

A mysterious 2,000 year old pyramid-shaped staircase has been uncovered by Israeli archaeologists in the former site of Jerusalem’s ancient City of David, The Jerusalem […]

Giant prehistoric HYENAS may have prevented spread of early humans into Europe

Early humans are thought to have first ventured into Europe around 1.4 million years ago, but failed to spread far across the continent.Exactly why these […]

Walking Dead and Vengeful Spirits

Far from being a modern invention, genuine belief in what we would deem today to be ‘fringe’ or ‘occult’ was commonplace in the ancient world. […]

Secrets of Britain’s Atlantis revealed? Archaeologists prepare to uncover ancient civilisation’s drowned world – Mirror Online

Archaeologists are preparing to unveil the secrets of a lost civilisation known as Britain’s Atlantis.The new research will focus on an area of the North […]

2k-year-old stone podium discovered could be Jerusalem’s Stone of Claims | Daily Mail Online

A pyramid-shaped platform that may have been an ancient ‘lost and found’ for pilgrims walking through the ancient city of David in Israel has been […]

Grave of the Torryburn Witch Uncovered in Scotland

In 1709, an old poor woman in Torryburn, Scotland named Lilias Adie confessed to being a witch and having sex with the devil. She died […]

Ancient Egyptian underwater treasures to be exhibited for the first time

Spectacular ancient Egyptian treasures are to be exhibited for the first time having been discovered underwater in the submerged ruins of the near-legendary cities of […]

Medieval Friary Unearthed in England

Archaeologists excavating ahead of a new development in Norwich are revealing the remains of a 13th-century Augustinian friary that was dissolved by Henry VIII in […]

African rock art image project

Africa’s rock art is as diverse as the continent itself. In 2013, the African rock art image project team began cataloguing around 25,000 digital photographs […]

Culloden Moor 1746

In the late morning of the 16th April 1746 a Jacobite Army commanded by General George Murray fighting for Prince Charles Edward Louis John Severino […]

Beaked whale reveals Africa’s tectonic secrets

Some 17 million years ago, a beaked whale took a wrong turn up an African river, something which ultimately turned out to be its demise. […]

Bones In Bronze Age Armenia Uncover A Strange Story

It sounds like the perfect script for a sci-fi/ fantasy novel. A ruthless ruler under siege in his fortress, trying to keep his crumbling power […]

The Remains Of Miguel de Cervantes Have Been Found In A Convent

The 400-year old remains of Miguel de Cervantes, the author of Don Quixote, have been recovered, Spanish researchers reported today. The search for the remains […]

Identifying malaria in the bone marrow of ancient human remains

A Yale University scientist has developed a promising new method to identify malaria in the bone marrow of ancient human remains. It is the first […]

Bristol divers uncover history behind wreck of WWI ship torpedoed by a U-Boat

For three years, members of a Bristol scuba diving club have meticulously examined the remains of a ship torpedoed by a U-boat in World War […]

Ancient Greek Jug Found in Celtic Prince’s Grave

National Institute of Preventive Archaeological Research (INRAP) archaeologists unearthed the tomb of an ancient Celtic ruler in Lavau, France. They were surprised to find an […]

One-of-a-Kind Bronze Mask of the God Pan Unearthed in Israel

Not long ago, a mask depicting Pan, the ancient god of the wild, of music and of enjoyment, was unearthed by a team of archaeologists […]

Clitheroe Castle

Originally built as a defence, Clitheroe Castle was developed into a comfortable residence for Henry de Lacy in the 13th century. Later it became a […]

US tourists caught carving names into Rome’s Colosseum

Tourists are once again getting into trouble in Italy, with two American women caught carving their names into Rome’s Colosseum. The Californians, aged 21 and […]

Archaeologists excavate a cultic pit near temple of Ptah at Karnak

An archaeological team working at Karnak in Egypt has just completed the excavation of a pit for cultic objects (favissa), which was discovered in early […]

Pioneering Women in Archaeology

Back in the days when archaeology was a developing discipline, it was – like so many things – dominated by men. Or so you would […]

Was Silbury Hill a Neolithic LIGHTHOUSE? Ancient mound was built as a beacon for a once waterlogged Wiltshire, expert claims

The ancient mound of Silbury Hill was built as lighthouse and harbour to help Neolithic traders navigate post-glacial waterways, an expert has claimed. Archaeologists have […]

8 Amazing Human Bone Ossuaries

An ossuary is a chest, box, building, well, or site made to serve as the final resting place of human skeletal remains. They are frequently […]

Celtic Tomb Sheds Light on Iron Age Trade

A tomb dating to the fifth century B.C. has been discovered in eastern France. “It is probably a local Celtic prince,” Dominique Garcia, president of […]

Believe it or not, this carving is actually a 3,750-year-old customer service complaint

While this stone might look like random scribbles carved into a piece of rock, it actually says: ‘This place was awful: Un-comfy beds, rude staff, […]