Lost Byzantine City Rediscovered in Jordanian Desert

A Manx metal detectorist has discovered a piece of a Viking gold arm ring crafted with exceptional skill. It dates to around 1000-1100 A.D. Ronald Clucas has been metal detecting for 50 years this ye

An ancient funerary altar discovered in Rome’s Appia Antica archaeological park has been reunited with its cover 1,800 years after they were unceremoniously separated. Archaeologists discovered

GOBI WALL, MONGOLIA––Snaking for 200 miles across the inhospitable terrain of southern Mongolia, the so-called […] The post Secrets of the Gobi Wall Revealed appeared first on Archaeology Ma

GYEONGJU, SOUTH KOREA––Five years ago South Korean archaeologists unearthed an elaborate 1,400-year-old grave at the […] The post Unique Silla Kingdom Crown Was Decorated With Insect Wings a

BAY OF BISCAY, SPAIN––Whales, as the largest mammals on Earth, have long been an important […] The post Oldest Known Tools Made From Whale Bone Date Back 20,000 Years appeared first on Archa

A little over two years into his imperial administration, the Roman emperor Titus (r. 79-81 CE) and a retinue of followers traveled to the Sabine countryside for a respite. As they made the overland j

The Russian Revolution of 1905 challenged the absolute power of Tsar Nicholas II (reign 1894-1917) as ruler of the Russian Empire. Bloody Sunday in 1905 started the year disastrously for the tsar when

Many university students today have complained about the dryness and boringness of their history courses. Tore Olsson, Associate Professor of History at the University of Tennessee, who specializes in

Evidence of a major flood that swept through Roman Utrecht around 100 A.D. has been discovered in an excavation of the Merwede Canal Zone. The flood was wreaked havoc with the Roman infrastructure of

MATSSIES, GERMANY—Four years ago German archaeologists unearthed the grave of a small child who was […] The post New Revelations Emerge About Medieval German "Ice Prince" appeared first on Arc

SEGOVIA, SPAIN—When archaeologists were sifting through layers of sediment from the San Lázaro rock shelter […] The post Oldest Known Human Fingerprint Detected on Neanderthal Object appeared

Sir Philip Sidney (1554-1586) was an English poet, scholar, soldier, and courtier, one of the most prominent figures at the court of Queen Elizabeth I of England (r. 1558-1603). During his lifetime, h

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The oldest baked bread in Anatolia has been reproduced for sale in Eskişehir, northwestern Turkey. The historic loaf dates to the Early Bronze Age (ca. 3300 B.C.) and was unearthed at the Küllüoba

GRAN PAJATÉN, PERU—The Chachapoya civilization developed between the seventh and the sixteenth century high in […] The post Major Discoveries at Chachapoya Site in Peru Announced appeared fir

HOOG BUURLO, THE NETHERLANDS—An archaeological team identified a buried Roman military camp dating to the […] The post Roman Military Camp Located Beyond Empire's Borders appeared first on Arc

LUXOR, EGYPT—During the 1970s, excavations at the Al-Asasif necropolis on Luxor’s west bank uncovered an […] The post Occupant of Egyptian Tomb Finally Identified After 50 Years appeared fir

James Drummond MacGregor (1759-1830) was a Presbyterian minister in Pictou, Nova Scotia, who became the first published abolitionist in Canada through his A Letter to a Clergyman Urging Him to Set Fre