Category: Ancient

A HOARD of treasure unearthed at an ancient Trojan city in Greece has been revealed by archaeologists and it’s pretty spectacular. The city is mentioned in many myths Credit: EPA The discovery of Tenea was confirmed last year and since then experts have been working hard to unearth it. It includes a network of houses…

Archaeologists on Monday announced a “significant” series of finds at the Sanxingdui ruins in China’s southwestern Sichuan province. A bronze altar excavated from a sacrificial pit at the Sanxingdui ruins. Wang Xi / Xinhua News Agency via Getty Images A bronze altar and a dragon with a pig’s nose are among a trove of items discovered…

Archaeologists in Spain have uncovered 2,500-year-old statues thought to resemble the faces of a prosperous yet mysterious ancient society. Five stone busts dating from the 5th century BC were found at Casas del Turuñuelo, a historical landmark in Guareña, southern Spain. The site was built by the Tartessos – a civilisation settled in the southern Iberian Peninsula around…

Archaeologists working on HS2 have shed light on how an Iron Age village in Northamptonshire was transformed into a wealthy Roman trading town bustling with traffic almost 2,000 years ago. A team of around 80 archaeologists working on the HS2 high-speed rail project have spent 12 months excavating Blackgrounds, which is one of more than 100…

Researchers have uncovered an ancient lord’s tomb filled with gold treasure —and sacrificial victims— at an archaeological park in Panama, officials revealed on Friday. The tomb, estimated to be about 1,200 years old, marks the area where an elite chief was buried along with possibly dozens of people who died to accompany him to the…

But he won’t be able to enjoy his find, as the treasure is now under government control The copper pot found buried in the plot contained gold and silver earrings, necklace and beads (Telangana government ) Real estate in expanding cities and towns in India is of enormous value, but never as much as when…

Serene ethereal beauty, raw royal power, and evidence of artistic virtuosity have rarely been simultaneously captured as well as in this breathtaking, nearly life-size statue of the pharaoh Menkaure and a queen. Smooth as silk, the meticulously finished surface of the dark stone captures the physical ideals of the time and creates a sense of…

The pink granite sarcophagus of a high-ranking Egyptian noble has been found in an ancient burial chamber near Cairo, where it has been lying for thousands of years. It belonged to Ptah-em-wia, who served as head of the treasury under Ramses the Great, and has been described by archaeologists as a ‘dream discovery’. Inscribed on all sides…

Serene ethereal beauty, raw royal power, and evidence of artistic virtuosity have rarely been simultaneously captured as well as in this breathtaking, nearly life-size statue of the pharaoh Menkaure and a queen. Smooth as silk, the meticulously finished surface of the dark stone captures the physical ideals of the time and creates a sense of…

An ancient Greek war helmet has been unearthed in a rock-cut tomb where a warrior was laid to rest more than 2,000 years ago. The Illyrian helmet still boasts its iconic open-faced design, which was first developed in the Peloponnese region of Greece during the 8th and 7th centuries BC. The tomb was built on…