In Egypt’s Sharqia Governorate, near the modern town of Tell el-Fara’un, archaeologists have uncovered significant remnants of the ancient city of Imet, dating to approximately 400–350 BCE. Recent excavations, led by a British team from the University of Manchester, have revealed a complex urban landscape buried beneath a hill, offering fresh perspectives on life in
In 2021, archaeological excavations in Southwark, London, uncovered one of the most significant finds of Roman wall paintings in Britain. Conducted by the Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA) ahead of the Liberty of Southwark development, the discovery revealed thousands of plaster fragments from a high-status Roman building, demolished before AD 200. These fragments, painstakingly reassembled
A metal detectorist’s sweep across a field on the Isle of Man uncovered a treasure that gleams with history: a 1,000-year-old Viking gold arm-ring, its eight gold rods expertly braided by a skilled goldsmith. Declared treasure by the Isle of Man Deputy Coroner of Inquests, this rare find offers a vivid glimpse into the wealth
On the windswept hills close to Hadrian’s Wall in northern England, at the Vindolanda fort, archaeologists have found a stone relief of Victoria, the goddess of victory. This sarcophagus, completed around AD 213 and measuring 47 cm tall, 28 cm wide and 17 cm deep, likely marked the royal entrance of a grand archway celebrating
Two shipwrecks maintain their presence in Costa Rica’s Cahuita National Park beneath its turquoise waters as coral reefs dance with tropical fish that have graced the ocean floor for more than three hundred years. For numerous decades fishers from the area shared stories about pirate galleons whose broken pieces suggested battles which occurred long ago.
Imagine a Neanderthal hunter, crouched in the dim light of a prehistoric dawn, meticulously shaping a bone into a deadly spear tip. This scene, vivid with the weight of survival, comes to life through a remarkable discovery in northern Spain. Archaeologists have unearthed a 120,000-year-old bone spear tip, created by Neanderthals, now recognized as the
