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Builders have stumbled upon a treasure trove of 200-year-old coins worth nearly half a million pounds. The 10,000 coins were discovered during renovation work in Krakow, Poland. Made of copper and minted in the time of the 18th …
An empty sarcophagus of unknown origin carved from the solid stone was found by the expedition of the State Hermitage at the excavations of the ancient city of Mirmekiy in Kerch, the head of the expedition, Alexander Butyagin reported today. …
The National Agency for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of Georgia submitted to the pan-European Federation for the Protection of Cultural Heritage Europa Nostra a grant project for the conservation of the medieval fortress-village of Mutso …
Archaeological excavations at the ancient Kadıkalesi (Kadı Castle) in Turkey's Kuşadası district of Aydın, have revealed paw prints of cats and dogs on bricks and tiles dating back to the 8th century. Excavations at the …
A Viking sword estimated to date back to the 9th or 10th century was found in the ancient city of Patara in Turkey's southern Antalya province. The sword was discovered during excavation work being carried in Patara, which was at …
An ancient diversion traveled fast from the Near East to Eurasia, an archaeological find hints
Researchers from the Russian Academy of Sciences Archaeology Institute have discovered a previously unknown ancient Greek settlement in eastern Crimea, Chairman of the State Committee for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of the Republic of …
A well-preserved ancient wooden ship, presumably dating back to the Roman period, has been found off the coast near Crimea’s Balaklava, Roman Dunayev, who leads the Neptune underwater expeditions, said. "We …
An archaeological team has unearthed a 12-room villa with mosaic-covered floors and walls decorated with colorful frescoes and vegetative geometric figures in the ancient city of Tripolis located in the southwestern Turkish province of …
Göbeklitepe, a site in southeastern Turkey hailed as the world’s oldest temple, has been added to UNESCO World Heritage list, the country's Foreign Ministry said, adding that the decision was made during the ongoing 42nd UNESCO …
The ancient city of Bargylia, a community dating back some 2,500 years, is seeking a new protector. Bargylia, on the Turkish coast of the Aegean Sea in what was once governed by Athens, has been put up for sale for a snip at 35 …
A mummified body found near a shrine in Tehran could be of the early 20th-century Iranian monarch Reza Shah, a polarising figure whose reappearance would be problematic for the country’s present Islamic leaders. …
Eneolithic Age necklace presented at the "Treasures of Azerbaijan: Through the Waves of History" exhibition
3,500-year-old graveyards discovered during subway excavations in Istanbul
found in 8,000-year-old jars in Georgia
Chinese archaeologists have discovered a Neolithic stone burial site by the side of a river on the border between China and Russia. The Xiaonanshan ruins in Raohe County, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, are located on the …
Turkish archaeologists believe they have found the tomb of the original Santa Claus, otherwise known as Saint Nicholas. An intact tomb has been found underneath Saint Nicholas Church, in the Demre district of Turkey's south-west …
In Adygea, archaeologists and activists of the regional branch of the Russian Geographical Society reconstructed the dolmen supposedly destroyed by vandals. The restoration work was carried out under the guidance of Viktor Trifonov, the …
Recent archaeological discovery at Georgia's ancient Black Sea coastline Petra Fortress has provided historians with insight of 6th century contest between the Byzantine and Sasanian empires, ahead of upcoming tourist development on the …
The origins of smiley could be nearly 4,000-years-old after archaeologists in southeastern Turkey excavated a pot that bore the ubiquitous symbol, which today is one of the most frequently used emoticons online. The roots of the symbol …
