Earthquake-protected skeleton
San Francisco in 1906, Tangshan in 1976 and Izmit in 1999. Why does “Object of the Month” begin with a list of foreign places and years? Well,…
How the bones of 1185 soldiers became part of the largest battlefield skeletal collection
Skull from the mᴀss graves ᴀssociated with the Battle of Visby. Image Credit: Xenophon on Wikipedia The Visby skeletal collection at the Fornsalen Museum contains the remains of…
Archeologists find pregnant woman with fetus in Ancient Egyptian pit burial site
In 2018, archaeologists excavating near Aswan, Egypt, uncovered the remains of a young woman who lived approximately 3,700 years ago. Tragically, she was in the final stages…
Discovery of 6,500-Year-Old Human Skull, Suspected to be a Flood Victim in the Time of the Prophet Noah
The mysterious skull is known as ‘Noah’ in the latest archaeological find! 1 of 10 pages Discovery of 6,500-Year-Old Human Skull, Suspected to be a Flood…
The Lady of Elche: a mysterious artifact found in 1897 on a private estate at La Alcudia, Spain
Whether she was a funerary holder, a depiction of a goddess, or an Iberian princess, the Lady of Elche’s origin can never be known for sure. Nevertheless,…
The archaeological discovery of a mysterious tomb with the jellyfish necklace
In eastern Serbia, at the archaeological site of Viminacium Vi še Grobalja, an extraordinary discovery comes to light, bringing with it the traces of an ancient and…
Iron Age Danube Model
Am 15. Februar durfte ich für die Koryphäe der Textilarchäologie, Karina Grömer, modeln. Natürlich habe ich diese Gelegenheit auch gleich genutzt für einige Fragen zu diesem Thema….
In September, the Nymph statue, which was found during the Gymnasium excavations carried out in the Amasra district of Bartı and dated to the 2nd century AD, started to be exhibited in the Amasra Museum.
In September, the Nymph statue, which was found during the Gymnasium excavations carried out in the Amasra district of Bartı and dated to the 2nd century AD,…
What to do in oxfordshire: Uffington White Horse and White Horse Hill
Now living in Oxfordshire we’re keen to discover all the county has to offer, first up was a trip to the Uffington White Horse, a prehistoric hill…
Cholula
The entrance to the Great Pyramid is via a tunnel on the north side. Excavators from the Proyecto Cholula used mining techniques to dig tunnels into the…