Who was buried at Vergina?
Claims that a tomb at Vergina, Greece, the ancient burial place of the Macedonian royal family in the fourth century BC, contains the…
Cleopatra could have drunk a pearl, researcher finds
An ancient story about Cleopatra, Mark Antony and a pearl may have been true, according to a recent article. In her article, “Cleopatra’s…
An Archaeological Map of Hadrian's Wall
A new map will help walkers and other visitors to Hadrian
52,000 Roman coins discovered in England
A massive hoard of over 52 000 coins dating back to the third century AD have been discovered in a field near Frome in the English country of Somerset.
What do we really know about the crucifixion of Jesus?
The many different accounts of the crucifixion of Jesus find little support in historical sources.
World's oldest leather shoe found in Armenia
A perfectly preserved shoe, 1,000 years older than the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt and 400 years older than Stonehenge in the…
Ancient Egyptian priests 'killed by rich ritual food'
The splendid banquets offered to ancient Egyptian gods may have been delicious and bountiful but they were also a killer, blocking the arteries…
Africans in Roman York?
New forensic techniques in archaeology reveal existence of high status Africans living in 4th Century AD York. A picture of multi-cultural Britain in…
3000-year-old city wall discovered in Jerusalem
A section of an ancient city wall of Jerusalem from the tenth century B.C. — possibly built by King Solomon — has been…
Another 700km of the Great Wall of China discovered
Reports indicate that the third national survey on cultural relics in China has revealed more than 700 km of ancient Great Wall in…