Archaeology
WWII air-raid shelter buried beneath German playground rediscovered during construction work
During the time of the German Democratic Republic (GDR), the shelter was partially back-filled through the ventilation shafts, before a playground was built over it and the structure below forgotten.
Archaeologists discover lost temple to war god near abandoned Roman military fort in Germany
Multi-million Herod’s Pools renovation project begins amid gov’t push to promote West Bank tourism
Ancient Greek elegy dedicated to judge found in ancient Egyptian tomb sealed with protection spells
Archaeologists unearth tomb shared by ancient Egyptian judge and his scribe father
While the tomb itself had been previously known, discovered by French archaeologist Auguste Mariette in the nineteenth century, the chapels found within it were not.
France loans Mexico rare Aztec manuscript as nations celebrate 200 years of diplomatic ties
The codex will be on display until December. As part of the exchange, Mexico will loan France another important historical document, the Codex Boturini.
Rare Christian amulet holding bible scrap, ancient stone seal unearthed at Turkish site - report
“Inside a copper box, we found an extremely thin gold sheet, only 0.1 millimeters thick, most likely carrying a passage from the Bible,” said Michele Ruzgar Massa of Bilkent University.
How to move an ancient mikvah? Inside the IAA's operation to conserve a Second Temple ritual bath
Discovering the mikvah, as well as stone measuring vessels, provides direct evidence of the existence of a Jewish settlement in the area at the time.
Hebron’s Jewish community finishes restoring tomb belonging to ancestors of biblical King David
The work was spearheaded by the community’s international spokesperson, Yishai Fleisher, a member of National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir's Otzma Yehudit party.
Greece denies German museum's bid for Parthenon Sculptures amid British Museum ownership fight
The sculptures are slated to go on display in November as part of Liebieghaus’s upcoming exhibition titled “Athena, the Stage is Yours: The Parthenon Puzzle.”
Turkey unearths rare statues of Roman Emperor Hadrian, Empress Sabina in ancient Mediterranean city
Hadrian’s statue is depicted wearing military garb, with the features of a lion and eagle carved into the emperor’s armor.
Bronze Age hoard, Egyptian diamonds: String of museum heists throughout August shake Europe
The Treasure of Villena is a a collection of Bronze Age artifacts found in 1963 • The necklace once belonged to Queen Nazli of Egypt and is adorned with 673 diamonds
Roadworks in Tbilisi uncover oldest medieval pottery cache ever found in Georgian capital
Medieval Georgian chronicles date Tbilisi's founding to the 4th century, when Vakhtang I ruled over the kingdom of Kartli in what is now eastern Georgia.
Is Monte Verde really 14,500 years old? Researchers clash over true age of Chile's ancient site
But a study published in March based on different testing called the 1997 study results inaccurate, concluding that Monte Verde dated to between about 4,200 and 8,200 years ago.
