The silver artifacts recovered were far from any known Dacian presence. So, what were they doing here? Source: Breaza Mures Municipality.

Dacian Treasure Horde found in Romania May Hint at Lost Enclave

Two amateur metal detectorists have found something unexpected in the commune of Breaza in Mureș County, in the heart of Romania. A Dacian treasure trove of silver artifacts has been found, dating back some two thousand years. The Dacians were skilled metalworkers and this new discovery does not disappoint. The horde, found by detectorists Dionisie-Aurel

The 5,000 year old Romanian fortress structures are hidden underneath dense forest. Source: Geocad Services / Facebook.

LiDAR Reveals Neolithic Romanian Fortress Towns

Another day, another fascinating LiDAR discovery, this time in the Romanian county of Neamț. Archaeologists have used the pulsed laser technology to uncover ancient human settlements hidden in the dense forests of the area. The study, a joint collaboration between Geocad Services, Geo Edu Lab, and the National Institute for Research and Development for Earth

Bram stoker’s Dracula showed us the way to our modern pop-culture vampire. But the author needed to pay homage to existing legends, even as he created something new. Source: Dracula (1931) / Public Domain.

Dracula, Stoker’s Vision and the Path to the Modern Vampire

When Dracula was published in 1897 it was an instant success, but one built on an old legend. The strange gothic count of the novel may have been new, but the legend on which Bram Stoker built his story was decidedly not. Vampires had been around for hundreds of years, one of the motley assortment