They Found World's Largest Intact Mosaic at Site of Turkish Hotel - Where it's Now a Stunning Feature
The Museum Hotel undertook one of the most extensive archeological excavations in the city's long history to dig up the mosaic.
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Iraqi Drought Reveals Stunning 3,400-Year-Old City Covered By Tigris River
German and Kurdish archaeologists have uncovered an ancient city of the Mittani Empire after a drought lowered levels of the Tigris River.
While Building New Industrial Park Crew Stumbles on 'Remarkable' 1,400-yo Ruins of Maya City
The city of nearly 100 identified buildings is soon to open for tourists after the COVID-19 shutdowns along the Maya Riviera.
Piece of Ancient Graffiti Reveals New Clues About the Day Pompeii Was Destroyed
The estimated date of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius has been pushed back based on new discoveries in the ever-intriguing site of Pompeii.
$35 Thrift Store Purchase Turns Out to be Priceless 2000-Year-old Roman Bust
A chipped marble bust bought for $35 at a Goodwill thrift store has turned out to be priceless 2,000 year-old Roman artifact.
10-Year-old Finds Medieval Priory Seal Within Minutes of Using Metal Detector and Gets $5,000 For it
A ten-year-old boy who found an 800-year-old medieval priory seal matrix with his metal detector has raked in a small fortune after it sold for £4,000.
Ancient Tomb Found Beneath Notre Dame is 'Remarkable Scientific Discovery' of Sealed Sarcophagus
Tombs and a lead sarcophagus still containing human remains all dated from the 13th to the 14th century, offer insight into Medieval burials.
Friendship Ornaments From the Stone Age Were Crafted and Worn as a 'Symbol of connection'
University of Helsinki researchers have discovered that Stone Age humans made each other friendship ornaments. Take a look of them.
Metal Detector Left Him Stunned After Unearthing Ancient Ring Belonging to the Sheriff of Nottingham
A 350-year-old ring belonging to the Sheriff of Nottingham is set to fetch thousands at auction after being unearthed by a metal detectorist.
Robotic Dog Designed in Boston Patrols the Ruins of Pompeii to Help Preserve Relics
SPOT the robotic scouting dog will investigate illegal tunnels, and check for structural and safety issues where humans cannot go.
Doomed Ship of Gold's Ghostly Portrait Gallery is Finally Unveiled After Surviving for a Century on Sea Floor
The Central America went down with over 500 souls, and more gold than had ever been loaded onto a steamship. These photos capture their faces.
The Endurance Ship Wreck, Lost for 100 Years is Finally Found, 10,000-ft Below the Ice
The ship was beautifully preserved, so much so that the painted wood-carved name "Endurance" was clearly seen on her stern.
Stunning 2,000-Year-old Glass Bowl is Still Flawless After Archaeologists Dig it Up in Netherlands
Nijmegen was an ancient Roman city of trade, and the bowl's origins likely came from German glass workshops.
Scientists Digitally 'Unwrap' Pharaoh Amenhotep Mummy, While Leaving 3,000 Year-old Artifact Untouched
A new study, published in Frontiers, shows a digitally unwrapped Pharaoh Amenhotep. Take a look at the images from Cairo University here.
Extraordinary Roman Mosaic and Villa Discovered Beneath British Farmer's Field
Archaeologists at the University of Leicester in England have unearthed the first Roman mosaic of its kind in the UK.
Solstice Sunbeam Through Stained Glass Window of Neolithic Burial Room Creates Mesmerizing Rainbow Cloud
Incredible photos show a beam of the setting sun through a stained glass window at a Neolithic burial barrow creating a mesmerizing rainbow.
English Teenager Discovers Hoard of 3,300 Year-Old Axes and Becomes Metal Detecting Celebrity
A 13-year old with a metal detector has discovered 65 bronze axes and other objects that date to 1,300 BCE, and has become a bit famous.
Check Out These Solstice Webcams Capturing Today's Winter Celestial Event Live at Ancient Monoliths
At Neolithic sites across Great Britain and Ireland, the Winter Solstice is a spectacular event which is being livestreamed.
Surviving the Nazis and Fire, 2000-Year-old Caligula Mosaic Finally Returns to Museum
After 90 years, a lost Roman mosaic that escaped a museum fire before being sold as a coffee table in the 1960s in NYC, has returned home.
Incredible Cave Paintings 8 Miles-Long Revealed Deep in Amazon Forest: The Sistine Chapel of Ancients
An 8-mile long wall of over 10,000 cave paintings was discoverd in Colombia, and is being dubbed the Sistine Chapel of the Ancients.
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